Price trends of the previous two weeks persisted, with Canadian S-P-F and western species strengthening and Southern Pine weakening. Sales overall tapered from the pace of recent weeks, and a larger degree of caution was noted by many traders in the week’s latter half. Nonetheless, most producers were fortified with solid order files — some extending to or even through mid-June. Any notion that producers outside the Southern Pine region were growing vulnerable was widely dismissed.
Week May 20 |
Week May 13 | Year Ago 2015 | |
Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price* | $360 | $359 | $310 |
KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L Mill Price | $325 | $319 | $251 |
KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L, delivered Great Lakes | $420 | $410 | $347 |
Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L (Portland) | $350 | $345 | $288 |
Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L | $415 | $424 | $345 |
KD Coast Hem-Fir #2&Btr 2x4 R/L | $380 | $377 | $297 |
Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12 R/L | $700 | $700 | $670 |
* Weighted average of 15 key items |
Random Lengths Panel Market Report
Structural panel prices gained, largely on momentum from the previous week. The urgency that gripped the OSB market last week faded, but prices continued to climb. In the South, depleted inventories throughout the supply chain required steady replenishment. Southern Pine plywood sales were slow but steady, and prices maintained an upward tilt. Retailers purchased only to cover near-term requirements. In western Fir plywood markets, modestly higher mill quotes to start the week reflected momentum carried over from the preceding week’s action in sheathing.
(f.o.b. mill prices) | Week May 20 | Week May 13 | Year Ago 2015 |
Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price* | $378 | $376 | $354 |
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 3-ply rated sheathing plywood | 367-383 | 367-383 | $390-440 |
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 4-ply rated sheathing plywood | 372-387 | 372-387 | $390-440 |
Western 1/2-inch 4-ply rated sheathing plywood | 368 | 367 | $389 |
North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board | 280 | 275 | $195 |
* Weighted average of 11 key items |