Current lumber, pulp and panel prices
June 26, 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/june26_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 | June 21, 2024 | June 14, 2024 | 4-week average | 52-weeks average |
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2x4 eastern spruce-pine-fir (Canadian dollars)Footnote a | 575 | 585 | 594 | 639 |
Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a | 375 | 380 | 382 | 404 |
2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) #2 and better (U.S. dollars)Footnote b | 384 | 384 | 384 | 418 |
2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) Utility #3 (U.S. dollars)Footnote b | 301 | 301 | 307 | 334 |
Panel prices
Figure 2: Weekly panel prices in North America
![Weekly panel prices in North America](/sites/nrcan/files/forest/clppp2024/june26_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 | June 21, 2024 | June 14, 2024 | 4-week average | 52-week average |
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Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a | 525 | 554 | 562 | 610 |
15/32" 4-ply exterior (south) (U.S. dollars)Footnote a | 519 | 536 | 534 | 598 |
9.5mm 4-ply exterior (west) (Canadian dollars)Footnote b | 550 | 550 | 550 | 607 |
7/16" oriented strand board (north central) (Canadian dollars)Footnote b | 650 | 575 | 596 | 593 |
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/june26_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
May 2024 | April 2024 | 3-months average | 12-months average | |
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Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (U.S.) | 1,690 | 1,610 | 1,603 | 1,405 |
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (Europe) | 1,625 | 1,545 | 1,545 | 1,309 |
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (China) | 835 | 800 | 807 | 742 |
Bleached chemithermomechanical pulp (China)Footnote b | 505 | 507.5 | 504 | 503 |
Exchange rates
Figure 4: Weekly exchange rates
![Weekly exchange rates U.S.-Euro and US-Canada exchange rates](/sites/nrcan/files/forest/clppp2024/june26_2024_exch.gif)
Source: Federal Reserve
View the table for weekly exchange rates
Table 4: Weekly exchange rates
June 21, 2024 | June 14, 2024 | 4-week average | 52-week average | |
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Euro—U.S. | 1.072 | 1.076 | 1.080 | 1.082 |
Canada—U.S. | 0.729 | 0.728 | 0.730 | 0.739 |
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