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Current lumber, pulp and panel prices

January 8, 2025

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 January 3, 2025 December 27, 2024 4-week average 52-weeks average
2x4 eastern spruce-pine-fir (Canadian dollars)Footnote a 645 645 650 625
Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a 435 433 432 400
2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) #2 and better (U.S. dollars)Footnote b 435 435 450 413
2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) Utility #3 (U.S. dollars)Footnote b 326 326 326 312
 
 

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 January 3, 2025 December 27, 2024 4-week average 52-week average
Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a 543 543 545 569
15/32" 4-ply exterior (south) (U.S. dollars)Footnote a 492 495 499 562
9.5mm 4-ply exterior (west) (Canadian dollars)Footnote b 705 705 705 612
7/16" oriented strand board (north central) (Canadian dollars)Footnote b 515 515 525 534
 
 

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.
  November 2024 October 2024 3-months average 12-months average
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (U.S.) 1,685 1,700 1,707 1,619
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (Europe) 1,485 1,515 1,515 1,504
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (China) 775 775 770 776
Bleached chemithermomechanical pulp (China)Footnote b 440 505 467 493
 
 

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.
  January 3, 2025 December 27, 2024 4-week average 52-week average
Euro—U.S. 1.032 1.041 1.043 1.081
Canada—U.S. 0.694 0.694 0.698 0.729
 
Source: Federal Reserve
 

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