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Current lumber, pulp and panel prices

September 15, 2021

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 September 10, 2021 September 3, 2021 4-week average 52-weeks average
2x4 eastern spruce-pine-fir (Canadian dollars)Footnote a 630 575 583 1,177
Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a 418 396 401 870
2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) #2 and better (U.S. dollars)Footnote b 480 430 430 913
2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) Utility #3 (U.S. dollars)Footnote b 365 355 331 769
 
 

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 September 10, 2021 September 3, 2021 4-week average 52-week average
Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a 601 595 592 1,020
15/32" 4-ply exterior (south) (U.S. dollars)Footnote a 518 495 491 985
9.5mm 4-ply exterior (west) (Canadian dollars)Footnote b 525 525 545 990
7/16" oriented strand board (north central) (Canadian dollars)Footnote b 585 600 599 1,208
 
 

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.
  July 2021 June 2021 3-months average 12-months average
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (U.S.) 1,575 1,615 1,602 1,330
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (Europe) 1,340 1,340 1,327 1,054
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (China) 850 885 898 779
Bleached chemithermomechanical pulp (China)Footnote b 450 495 506 512
 
 

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.
  September 10, 2021 September 3, 2021 4-week average 52-week average
Euro—U.S. 1.183 1.184 1.178 1.196
Canada—U.S. 0.791 0.795 0.791 0.790
 
Source: Federal Reserve
 

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