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Current lumber, pulp and panel prices

May 24, 2023

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

View the table for weekly softwood lumber prices in North America

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 May 19, 2023 May 12, 2023 4-week average 52-weeks average
2x4 eastern spruce-pine-fir (Canadian dollars)Footnote a 560 560 561 704
Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a 395 403 408 494
2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) #2 and better (U.S. dollars)Footnote b 360 360 360 480
2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) Utility #3 (U.S. dollars)Footnote b 306 306 306 395
 
 

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

View the table for weekly panel prices in North America

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 May 19, 2023 May 12, 2023 4-week average 52-week average
Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a 537 540 536 585
15/32" 4-ply exterior (south) (U.S. dollars)Footnote a 553 558 556 617
9.5mm 4-ply exterior (west) (Canadian dollars)Footnote b 580 580 580 650
7/16" oriented strand board (north central) (Canadian dollars)Footnote b 415 415 410 436
 
 

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: Brian McClay and Associates Inc., 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.
  April 2023 March 2023 3-months average 12-months average
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (U.S.) n.a. 1,650 1,675 1,741
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (Europe) 1,290 1,340 1,335 1,425
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (China) 745 860 833 915
Bleached chemithermomechanical pulp (China)Footnote b 505 620 588 663
 
 

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.
  May 19, 2023 May 12, 2023 4-week average 52-week average
Euro—U.S. 1.083 1.094 1.095 1.045
Canada—U.S. 0.742 0.745 0.740 0.750
 
Source: Federal Reserve
 

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