Current lumber, pulp and panel prices
October 9, 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
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 | October 4, 2024 | September 27, 2024 | 4-week average | 52-weeks average |
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2x4 eastern spruce-pine-fir (Canadian dollars)Footnote a | 595 | 590 | 598 | 621 |
Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a | 398 | 396 | 397 | 388 |
2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) #2 and better (U.S. dollars)Footnote b | 388 | 394 | 399 | 403 |
2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) Utility #3 (U.S. dollars)Footnote b | 306 | 295 | 298 | 315 |
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
View the table for weekly panel prices in North America
Table 2: Weekly panel prices in North America
Dollars per thousand square feet | October 4, 2024 | September 27, 2024 | 4-week average | 52-week average |
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Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a | 522 | 522 | 523 | 578 |
15/32" 4-ply exterior (south) (U.S. dollars)Footnote a | 553 | 553 | 540 | 582 |
9.5mm 4-ply exterior (west) (Canadian dollars)Footnote b | 571 | 571 | 566 | 593 |
7/16" oriented strand board (north central) (Canadian dollars)Footnote b | 415 | 415 | 415 | 535 |
Pulp prices
Figure 3: Monthly pulp prices
U.S. dollars per metric ton
Source: TTO BMA, used with permission granted by the publisher
View the table for monthly pulp prices
Table 3: Monthly pulp pricesFootnote a
August 2024 | July 2024 | 3-months average | 12-months average | |
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Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (U.S.) | 1,760 | 1,790 | 1,780 | 1,514 |
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (Europe) | 1,570 | 1,615 | 1,607 | 1,425 |
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (China) | 755 | 770 | 783 | 771 |
Bleached chemithermomechanical pulp (China)Footnote b | 470 | 475 | 483 | 510 |
Exchange rates
Figure 4: Weekly exchange rates
Source: Federal Reserve
View the table for weekly exchange rates
Table 4: Weekly exchange rates
October 4, 2024 | September 27, 2024 | 4-week average | 52-week average | |
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Euro—U.S. | 1.105 | 1.115 | 1.109 | 1.085 |
Canada—U.S. | 0.740 | 0.742 | 0.738 | 0.735 |
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