Current lumber, pulp and panel prices

April 16, 2025

The most recent prices for key forest sector products in Canada published on a weekly basis by the Canadian Forest Service.

Information includes:

Softwood lumber prices

Figure 1: Weekly lumber prices in North America

Note: Eastern spruce-pine-fir 2x4 #2 and better, Random Lengths composite prices and western spruce-pine-fir 2x4 #2 and better, kiln dried
Sources: 1) Random Lengths, used with publisher's permission
2) Madison's Lumber Reporter, used with permission granted by the publisher

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Table 1: Weekly softwood lumber prices in North America

This table shows weekly softwood lumber prices in North America for the current week, as well as a 4-week and 52 week averages.

Dollars per thousand board feet

April 11, 2025

April 4, 2025

4-week average

52-weeks average

2x4 eastern spruce-pine-fir (Canadian dollars)Footnote a

650

655

654

620

Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a

486

490

488

415

2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) #2 and better (U.S. dollars)Footnote b

505

545

533

426

2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) Utility #3 (U.S. dollars)Footnote b

328

348

343

316

 
 

Panel prices

Figure 2: Weekly panel prices in North America

Note: Random Lengths structural panels composite prices, 15/32" 4-ply exterior southern, 1/2" 4-ply exterior western and 7/16" oriented strand board (north central)
Sources: 1) Random Lengths, used with publisher's permission
2) Madison's Lumber Reporter, used with permission granted by the publisher

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Table 2: Weekly panel prices in North America

This table shows weekly panel prices in North America for the current week, as well as a 4-week and 52 week averages.

Dollars per thousand square feet

April 11, 2025

April 4, 2025

4-week average

52-week average

Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a

515

520

526

543

15/32" 4-ply exterior (south) (U.S. dollars)Footnote a

523

538

551

536

9.5mm 4-ply exterior (west) (Canadian dollars)Footnote b

595

565

585

604

7/16" oriented strand board (north central) (Canadian dollars)Footnote b

425

425

436

502

 
 

Pulp prices

Figure 3: Monthly pulp prices

U.S. dollars per metric ton

Source: TTO BMA, used with permission granted by the publisher

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Table 3: Monthly pulp pricesFootnote a

This table shows monthly prices of U.S.-NBSK pulp, Europe-NBSK pulp, China-NBSK pulp and China-BCTMP as well as their 3- and 12-month average in U.S. dollars per metric ton.
 

February 2025

January 2025

3-months average

12-months average

Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (U.S.)

1,745

1,710

1,710

1,700

Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (Europe)

1,540

1,505

1,510

1,544

Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (China)

805

790

790

788

Bleached chemithermomechanical pulp (China)Footnote b

440

440

440

474

 
 

Exchange rates

Figure 4: Weekly exchange rates

Source: Federal Reserve

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Table 4: Weekly exchange rates

This table shows weekly exchange rates for the current week, as well as a 4-week and 52 week averages.
 

April 11, 2025

April 4, 2025

4-week average

52-week average

Euro—U.S.

1.108

1.091

1.091

1.074

Canada—U.S.

0.710

0.702

0.703

0.718

 
Source: Federal Reserve
 

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