Current lumber, pulp and panel prices
January 25, 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 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 | January 20, 2023 | January 13, 2023 | 4-week average | 52-weeks average |
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2x4 eastern spruce-pine-fir (Canadian dollars)Footnote a | 590 | 580 | 588 | 1,013 |
Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a | 389 | 377 | 380 | 727 |
2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) #2 and better (U.S. dollars)Footnote b | 374 | 370 | 364 | 751 |
2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) Utility #3 (U.S. dollars)Footnote b | 248 | 230 | 303 | 619 |
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 | January 20, 2023 | January 13, 2023 | 4-week average | 52-week average |
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Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a | 477 | 475 | 474 | 795 |
15/32" 4-ply exterior (south) (U.S. dollars)Footnote a | 488 | 478 | 475 | 777 |
9.5mm 4-ply exterior (west) (Canadian dollars)Footnote b | 637 | 650 | 659 | 801 |
7/16" oriented strand board (north central) (Canadian dollars)Footnote b | 340 | 350 | 349 | 747 |
Pulp prices
Figure 3: Monthly pulp prices
U.S. dollars per metric ton

Source: Brian McClay and Associates Inc., used with permission granted by the publisher
View the table for monthly pulp prices
Table 3: Monthly pulp pricesFootnote a
December 2022 | November 2022 | 3-months average | 12-months average | |
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Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (U.S.) | 1,720 | 1,750 | 1,747 | 1,704 |
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (Europe) | 1,410 | 1,425 | 1,430 | 1,424 |
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (China) | 900 | 920 | 918 | 942 |
Bleached chemithermomechanical pulp (China)Footnote b | 640 | 650 | 648 | 674 |
Exchange rates
Figure 4: Weekly exchange rates

Source: Federal Reserve
View the table for weekly exchange rates
Table 4: Weekly exchange rates
January 20, 2023 | January 13, 2023 | 4-week average | 52-week average | |
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Euro—U.S. | 1.082 | 1.077 | 1.071 | 1.050 |
Canada—U.S. | 0.745 | 0.746 | 0.742 | 0.766 |
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