U.S.: Softwood and Panel Markets - Week 3, 2015

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Random Lengths Lumber Market Report
January remained a bear in framing lumber markets. Prices continued to soften as measured demand and growing inventories prompted mills to take a more aggressive approach to sales. Most producers remained confident that their customers needed to buy, but were waiting for prices to find a bottom. A pickup in sales Wednesday had traders debating whether a bottom was at hand. With all key framing species giving ground, the Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price fell $10, to $367.

 
Week
Jan 23
Week
Jan 16
Year Ago
2014
Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price*
$367
$377
$404
KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L Mill Price
312
321
376
KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L, delivered Great Lakes
418
430
471
Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L (Portland)
305
310 400
Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L
440
456
448
KD Coast Hem-Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L
335
342
404
Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12 R/L
665
665
805
* Weighted average of 15 key items


Random Lengths Panel Market Report
Structural panel sales were lackluster. Prices of OSB slowly eroded across all producing zones, as supplies outstripped demand. Large, block deals were a rarity, but several producers had loads available for quick shipment. Southern Pine plywood sales were so-so for most producers. A few reported a mild pickup, helped by price concessions. Demand for western Fir plywood remained feeble, although pockets of activity emerged in the latter half of the week.

(f.o.b. mill prices)
Week
Jan 23
Week
Jan 16
Year Ago
2014
Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price*
$379
$388
$360
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 3-ply exterior sheathing plywood 430-460
443-470
360-395
Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing plywood
430-460
445-475
360-395
Western 1/2-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing plywood 395 410
365
North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board 197 202 222
*Weighted average of 11 key items
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