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Madison's Lumber Reporter Since 1952 we track producer/wholesaler softwood lumber prices https://linktr.ee/madisonslumber

Madison's tracks North America's lumber and panel prices and market comment every week. Our sources keep us up-to-date with what is happening on the ground with Canadian and US sawmills and lumber wholesalers.

Lumber Delivery Costs and Timing Paramount in Early OctoberAs October dawned the supply-demand situation for North Ameri...
10/14/2026

Lumber Delivery Costs and Timing Paramount in Early October

As October dawned the supply-demand situation for North America construction framing dimension softwood lumber did not become any less murky.

In the week ending October 02, 2026 the price of Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2x4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$464 mfbm, which was flat from the previous week, said weekly forest products industry price guide newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter.
That week’s price was down -$8, or -2%, from one month ago when it was $472.

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KEY TAKE-AWAYS:
• Western lumber markets showed paradoxical signs of stable instability.
• Buyers of Western-SPF in the US continued to focus on their most short-term needs only.
• Sawmills attempted to draw a line in the sand on their asking prices.
• Large Canadian Western-SPF mills leaned on order files into late October and refused to budge on pricing.
• Logistics played a significant role with each order; freight costs and timelines could make or break deals.
• Demand for Eastern-SPF came in fits and starts while prices were relatively stable.
• Price vulnerability was apparent across the entire Southern Yellow Pine complex.
• Southern US sawmills held tenuous lead times into early- or mid-October at best.

FULL STORY: https://madisonsreport.com/lumber-delivery-costs-and-timing-paramount-in-early-october/


The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending Oct 09, 2026 is: US$500 mfbmThis is down -1%, or -$5, from the pre...
10/09/2026

The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending Oct 09, 2026 is: US$500 mfbm

This is down -1%, or -$5, from the previous week when it was US$505.
This is down -3%, or -$14, from one month ago when it was US$514.

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Skyrocketing Freight Costs Hampered Lumber SalesAs the usual slow-down to construction framing dimension softwood lumber...
10/07/2026

Skyrocketing Freight Costs Hampered Lumber Sales

As the usual slow-down to construction framing dimension softwood lumber sales occurred into late September, the situation of severely-strained inventories continued.

In the week ending September 25, 2026, the price of benchmark softwood lumber item Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2x4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$464 mfbm. This was down -$8, or 22%, from the previous week when it was $470, said weekly forest products industry price guide newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter.
That week’s price was down -$26, or -5%, from one month ago when it was $490.

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KEY TAKE-AWAYS:
• According to Western-SPF traders in the United States, there was minimal lumber inventory on the ground with all suppliers.
• Business was largely relegated to specific prompt tallies with verifiable delivery costs and timelines.
• Logistical hurdles continued to plague suppliers, with some sawmills struggling to find carriers due to fuel prices.
• Purchasers often walked away from attractive sawmill pricing once freight costs were factored in.
• Many customers didn’t have negotiating freedom as they had let their inventories run down to bare pavement.
• Canadian Western-SPF sellers continued to search for stable levels on a few key items, while most dimension widths’ prices remained flat.
• Eastern-SPF players cautioned there was plenty of variation between mill pricing, and numbers were often not aligned with print.
• Most Southern Yellow Pine prices deviated palpably from print as patient buyers found deals by shopping around between suppliers.

FULL STORY: https://madisonsreport.com/skyrocketing-freight-costs-hampered-lumber-sales/

The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending Oct 02, 2026 is: US$505 mfbmThis is flat from the previous week wh...
10/02/2026

The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending Oct 02, 2026 is: US$505 mfbm

This is flat from the previous week when it was US$505.
This is down -4%, or -$20, from one month ago when it was US$525.

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Madison’s Lumber Prices Index now live on LSEG.comhttps://www.lseg.com/en/data-analytics/products/workspace/download-wor...
10/01/2026

Madison’s Lumber Prices Index now live on LSEG.com
https://www.lseg.com/en/data-analytics/products/workspace/download-workspace

Big news for the financial services industry!

Madison’s Reporter trusted lumber pricing data is now live on the Refinitiv (formerly Thomson Reuters) website at the London Stock Exchange Group—bringing even greater visibility to one of North America’s most relied-upon market indicators.
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The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index can now be found on the LSEG platform under the RIC “ .MLPIndex “. Examples of screen view here and below show the MLPIndex plotted against lumber futures. Stop searching. Start knowing.

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Some Lumber Prices Slip in Mid-September The week following Labour Day did not show any substantial increase in lumber s...
09/30/2026

Some Lumber Prices Slip in Mid-September

The week following Labour Day did not show any substantial increase in lumber sales volumes. For the most part prices held their own, while some key items did slip downward somewhat.

In the week ending September 18, 2026 the price of Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2x4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$472 mfbm, which was down -$8, or -2% from the previous week when it was $480, said weekly forest products industry price guide newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter.
That week’s price was down -$18, or -4%, from one month ago when it was $490.

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KEY TAKE-AWAYS:
• In the week following Labour Day the hoped-for autumn sales push of Western-SPF in the US failed to materialize.
• Takeaway remained the frequent, small-volume forays which kept the supply-demand equation in a relative balance.
• In Canada there was enough demand for Western-SPF to constitute an upward trend.
• Most sawmills leaned on two- to three-week order files.
• Inventory and supply were again front of mind for most folks, with buyers managing thin on-ground stocks.
• Uncertainty reigned for Eastern-SPF dealers due to the recent ratcheting up of trade tensions between Canada and the US.
• Some commodity prices slipped between $5 to $15 per thousand on key items.
• Demand for Southern Yellow Pine remained uneven, with reports varying considerably within and between zones.

FULL STORY: https://madisonsreport.com/some-lumber-prices-slip-in-mid-september/


The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending Sept 25, 2026 is: US$505 mfbmThis is down -2%, or -$9, from the pr...
09/25/2026

The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending Sept 25, 2026 is: US$505 mfbm

This is down -2%, or -$9, from the previous week when it was US$514.
This is down -3%, or -$13, from one month ago when it was US$518.

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The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending Sept 18, 2026 is: US$514 mfbmThis is down -2%, or -$11, from the p...
09/18/2026

The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending Sept 18, 2026 is: US$514 mfbm

This is down -2%, or -$11, from the previous week when it was US$525.
This is down -1%, or -$7, from one month ago when it was US$521.

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Turning Point for Lumber Sales at Labour Day 2026While prices did not make much movement, the state of the North America...
09/16/2026

Turning Point for Lumber Sales at Labour Day 2026

While prices did not make much movement, the state of the North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber market leading up to Labour Day demonstrated a quiet strength.

In the week ending September 04, 2026 the price of Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2x4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$470 mfbm, which was down -$5, or -1% from the previous week when it was $475, said weekly forest products industry price guide newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter.
That week’s price was down -$20, or -4%, from one month ago when it was $490.

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KEY TAKE-AWAYS:
• Lean field inventories continued to support an uneasy truce between supply and demand.
• Players were adamant the market could turn on a dime if half-decent autumn demand materializes.
• Significant variations appeared between US Western-SPF suppliers, regions, and origin-destination pairings.
• In Canada, prices on key Western-SPF 2x4 dimension items wavered around the previous week’s levels.
• According to Eastern-SPF suppliers, the Toronto region was a basket case while the Great Lakes market was flat.
• Plenty of distributors in the NorthEast deeply discounted items to keep unwanted stock moving.
• Prices of Southern Yellow Pine narrows continued to lead the way back up after precipitously dropping during summer.
• On the US Eastern seaboard, inventory holders showed varying levels of urgency to move material.

FULL STORY: https://madisonsreport.com/turning-point-for-lumber-sales-at-labour-day-2026/


The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending Sept 11, 2026 is: US$525 mfbmThis is up +1%, or +$7, from the prev...
09/11/2026

The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending Sept 11, 2026 is: US$525 mfbm

This is up +1%, or +$7, from the previous week when it was US$518.
This is down -1%, or -$5, from one month ago when it was US$530.

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