U.S. softwood and panel markets - week 13, 2012
- aprile 03, 2012
- • Sorgente: Used with permission granted by Random Lenghts Publications, Inc.
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Week
Mar 30 |
Week
Mar 23 |
Year Ago
2011 |
| Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price* |
$298
|
$301 |
$287
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| KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L Mill Price |
279
|
282
|
284 |
| KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L, delivered Great Lakes |
374
|
379 |
370
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| Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L (Portland) |
250
|
258 |
268 |
| Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L |
309
|
310 |
273
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| KD Coast Hem-Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L |
294
|
297
|
312
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| Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12 R/L |
650
|
655
|
645
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| * Weighted average of 15 key items | |||
Lackluster demand subdued structural panel sales. Another quiet week of trading left OSB prices all over the map. Some mills remained on the sidelines, leaning on order files and spurning all counters. Others were open to mild discounts. Pricing among Southern Pine plywood producers was messy, as some plants pushed output into the market to move order files out an additional week. Buyer uncertainty about market direction left western Fir plywood sales quiet.
| (f.o.b. mill prices) |
Week
Mar 30 |
Week
Mar 23 |
Year Ago
2011 |
| Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price* |
$342
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$348
|
$308
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| Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 3-ply exterior sheathing plywood | 375-395 |
375-400
|
330-345
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| Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing plywood |
385-410
|
385-420
|
340-350
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| Western 1/2-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing plywood | 370 |
389 |
342
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| North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board | 202 |
210
|
190
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| *Weighted average of 11 key items | |||