U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 21, 2012
- May 30, 2012
- • Source: Used with permission granted by Random Lenghts Publications, Inc.
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Week
May 25 |
Week
May 18 |
Year Ago
2011 |
| Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price* |
$344
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$343 |
$259
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| KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L Mill Price |
309
|
308
|
227 |
| KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L, delivered Great Lakes |
405
|
404 |
326
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| Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L (Portland) |
250
|
250 |
245 |
| Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L |
360
|
360 |
268
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| KD Coast Hem-Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L |
325
|
325
|
263
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| Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12 R/L |
595
|
600
|
625
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| * Weighted average of 15 key items | |||
Structural panel sales were sporadic. OSB sales varied widely between producing regions, leaving prices all over the map. Western Canada remained a standout. Prices in the South gained modestly. Intermittent replenishment generated enough sales to push most Southern Pine plywood mill order files on sheathing into the week of June 4. Western Fir plywood mills generated mostly truckload sales in the West, although truck availability tightened.
| (f.o.b. mill prices) |
Week
May 25 |
Week
May 18 |
Year Ago
2011 |
| Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price* |
$364
|
$358
|
$274
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| Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 3-ply exterior sheathing plywood | 385-400 |
385-400
|
288-305
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| Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing plywood |
390-415
|
386-415
|
282-310
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| Western 1/2-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing plywood | 388 |
384 |
289
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| North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board | 243 |
235
|
170
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| *Weighted average of 11 key items | |||