Current lumber, pulp and panel prices

December 4, 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

Figure 1: Weekly lumber prices in North America

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 November 29, 2024 November 22, 2024 4-week average 52-weeks average
2x4 eastern spruce-pine-fir (Canadian dollars)Footnote a 670 670 669 625
Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a 446 448 446 396
2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) #2 and better (U.S. dollars)Footnote b 470 470 461 410
2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) Utility #3 (U.S. dollars)Footnote b 340 340 338 313
 
 

Panel prices

Figure 2: Weekly panel prices in North America

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 November 29, 2024 November 22, 2024 4-week average 52-week average
Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a 564 564 562 574
15/32" 4-ply exterior (south) (U.S. dollars)Footnote a 539 544 549 573
9.5mm 4-ply exterior (west) (Canadian dollars)Footnote b 705 705 693 603
7/16" oriented strand board (north central) (Canadian dollars)Footnote b 540 540 539 532
 
 

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.

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.
  October 2024 September 2024 3-months average 12-months average
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (U.S.) 1,700 1,735 1,732 1,588
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (Europe) 1,515 1,545 1,543 1,484
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (China) 775 760 763 774
Bleached chemithermomechanical pulp (China)Footnote b 505 455 477 501
 
 

Exchange rates

Figure 4: Weekly exchange rates

Weekly exchange rates U.S.-Euro and US-Canada 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.
  November 29, 2024 November 22, 2024 4-week average 52-week average
Euro—U.S. 1.053 1.051 1.060 1.086
Canada—U.S. 0.713 0.715 0.715 0.734
 
Source: Federal Reserve
 

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