Current lumber, pulp and panel prices
July 24, 2024
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 in North America
- panel prices in North America
- monthly pulp prices in the United States, Europe and China
- exchange rates for Canada's main trade partners
Softwood lumber prices
Figure 1: Weekly lumber prices in North America
![Weekly lumber prices in North America](/sites/nrcan/files/forest/clppp2024/july24_2024_lum_e.gif)
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
View the table for weekly softwood lumber prices in North America
Table 1: Weekly softwood lumber prices in North America
Dollars per thousand board feet | July 19, 2024 | July 12, 2024 | 4-week average | 52-weeks average |
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2x4 eastern spruce-pine-fir (Canadian dollars)Footnote a | 545 | 545 | 553 | 629 |
Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a | 361 | 359 | 362 | 397 |
2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) #2 and better (U.S. dollars)Footnote b | 329 | 332 | 338 | 410 |
2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) Utility #3 (U.S. dollars)Footnote b | 275 | 280 | 289 | 331 |
Panel prices
Figure 2: Weekly panel prices in North America
![Weekly panel prices in North America](/sites/nrcan/files/forest/clppp2024/july24_2024_pan_e.gif)
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
View the table for weekly panel prices in North America
Table 2: Weekly panel prices in North America
Dollars per thousand square feet | July 19, 2024 | July 12, 2024 | 4-week average | 52-week average |
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Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a | 509 | 510 | 512 | 604 |
15/32" 4-ply exterior (south) (U.S. dollars)Footnote a | 482 | 485 | 505 | 598 |
9.5mm 4-ply exterior (west) (Canadian dollars)Footnote b | 530 | 530 | 535 | 602 |
7/16" oriented strand board (north central) (Canadian dollars)Footnote b | 475 | 475 | 475 | 585 |
Pulp prices
Figure 3: Monthly pulp prices
U.S. dollars per metric ton
![Monthly pulp prices. Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (U.S., Europe and China) and bleached chemithermomechanical (China) prices.](/sites/nrcan/files/forest/clppp2024/july24_2024_pulp_e.gif)
Source: TTO BMA, used with permission granted by the publisher
View the table for monthly pulp prices
Table 3: Monthly pulp pricesFootnote a
June 2024 | May 2024 | 3-months average | 12-months average | |
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Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (U.S.) | 1,790 | 1,690 | 1,697 | 1,435 |
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (Europe) | 1,635 | 1,625 | 1,602 | 1,346 |
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (China) | 825 | 835 | 820 | 755 |
Bleached chemithermomechanical pulp (China)Footnote b | 505 | 505 | 506 | 508 |
Exchange rates
Figure 4: Weekly exchange rates
![Weekly exchange rates U.S.-Euro and US-Canada exchange rates](/sites/nrcan/files/forest/clppp2024/july24_2024_exch.gif)
Source: Federal Reserve
View the table for weekly exchange rates
Table 4: Weekly exchange rates
July 19, 2024 | July 12, 2024 | 4-week average | 52-week average | |
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Euro—U.S. | 1.091 | 1.085 | 1.081 | 1.080 |
Canada—U.S. | 0.730 | 0.734 | 0.732 | 0.737 |
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