In the week ending November 15, 2024, the price of benchmark softwood lumber item Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2x4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$460 mfbm. This is up +$16, or +4%, from the previous week when it was $444, said weekly forest products industry price guide newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

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Lumber supply-demand balance potentially achieved

Lumber supply-demand balance potentially achieved

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The frenzied tone of lumber sales attenuated in most product categories in North-America. Supply remained tight as a drum and prices were firm or up.

In the week ending November 15, 2024, the price of benchmark softwood lumber item Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2x4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$460 mfbm. This is up +$16, or +4%, from the previous week when it was $444, said weekly forest products industry price guide newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

That week’s price is up +$57, or +14%, from one month ago when it was $403.

Compared to the same week last year, when it was US$404 mfbm, that week’s price was up +$56, or +14%. Compared to two years ago when it was $490, that week’s price was down -$30, or -6%.

In the week ending November 15, 2024, the price of Southern Yellow Pine East Side 2x4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$435 mfbm. This is down -$25, or -5%, from the previous week when it was $460.

That week’s price is down -$30, or -6%, from one month ago when it was $465.

When compared to the same week last year, when it was $405, that week’s price was up +$30, or +7%. Compared to two years ago when it was $455, that week’s price was down -$20, or -4%.