Current lumber, pulp and panel prices
March 13, 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 | March 8, 2024 | March 1, 2024 | 4-week average | 52-weeks average |
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2x4 eastern spruce-pine-fir (Canadian dollars)Footnote a | 690 | 670 | 665 | 616 |
Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a | 417 | 403 | 400 | 408 |
2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) #2 and better (U.S. dollars)Footnote b | 452 | 442 | 445 | 405 |
2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) Utility #3 (U.S. dollars)Footnote b | 330 | 310 | 314 | 325 |
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 | March 8, 2024 | March 1, 2024 | 4-week average | 52-week average |
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Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a | 614 | 598 | 598 | 582 |
15/32" 4-ply exterior (south) (U.S. dollars)Footnote a | 615 | 617 | 624 | 586 |
9.5mm 4-ply exterior (west) (Canadian dollars)Footnote b | 680 | 608 | 626 | 588 |
7/16" oriented strand board (north central) (Canadian dollars)Footnote b | 615 | 495 | 525 | 515 |
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
January 2024 | December 2023 | 3-months average | 12-months average | |
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Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (U.S.) | 1,380 | 1,350 | 1,348 | 1,420 |
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (Europe) | 1,350 | 1,300 | 1,298 | 1,244 |
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (China) | 745 | 750 | 750 | 745 |
Bleached chemithermomechanical pulp (China)Footnote b | 510 | 540 | 530 | 521 |
Exchange rates
Figure 4: Weekly exchange rates
Source: Federal Reserve
View the table for weekly exchange rates
Table 4: Weekly exchange rates
March 8, 2024 | March 1, 2024 | 4-week average | 52-week average | |
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Euro—U.S. | 1.090 | 1.084 | 1.083 | 1.084 |
Canada—U.S. | 0.740 | 0.738 | 0.740 | 0.741 |
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