| Sales slumped and many framing
lumber prices sagged. Bad weather in the Upper Midwest and East caught
most of the blame, while traders were also looking for offshore demand
to kick back into gear amid a modest start to the year. Softness was
evident in all key framing lumber species, and the Random Lengths
Framing Lumber Composite Price slipped $2, its first retrenchment since
early December. Many producers chose to wait out the downturn, reasoning
that customers would have needs to cover when the weather clears.
| |
Week
Jan 28
|
Week
Jan 21
|
Year Ago
2010
|
|
Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price* |
$305
|
$305 |
$284
|
| KD Western S-P-F #2&Btr 2x4 R/L
Mill Price |
299
|
309
|
250
|
| KD Eastern S-P-F #1&2 2x4 R/L,
delivered Great Lakes |
383
|
385 |
335
|
| Green Douglas Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L
(Portland) |
262
|
268
|
228
|
| Southern Pine (Westside) #2 2x4 R/L |
334
|
329 |
294
|
| KD Coast Hem-Fir Std&Btr 2x4 R/L |
295
|
300
|
252
|
| Ponderosa Pine (Inland) #2&Btr 1x12
R/L |
575
|
575
|
640
|
| *
Weighted average of 15 key items |
Panel market
Structural panel markets were in retreat. Eroding order files in OSB
forced several manufacturers to search more aggressively for orders.
Another week of two-tiered pricing in Southern Pine plywood forced a
couple of producers to lower their sights. They chopped quotes on rated
sheathing and sought counters to compete with secondaries' prices. One
major western Fir plywood producer cut quotes at midweek to spur sales
of sheathing and underlayment.
| mill prices) |
Week
Jan 28
|
Week
Jan 21
|
Year Ago
2010
|
|
Random Lengths Structural Panel Composite Price* |
$298
|
$306
|
$293
|
| Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 3-ply exterior
sheathing plywood |
295-325
|
|
306-317
|
| Southern (west-east) 15/32-inch 4-ply exterior
sheathing plywood |
315-340
|
320-340
|
313-330
|
| Western 1/2-inch 4-ply exterior sheathing
plywood |
315
|
325 |
295
|
| North Central 7/16-inch Oriented Strand Board |
195
|
215
|
203
|
| *Weighted average of
11 key items |
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