Madison’s Reporter: Some Lumber Prices Pop Slightly as Supplies Tighten

In the week ending June 09, 2023, the price of Western S-P-F 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$360 mfbm, said forest products industry price guide newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter. This is flat from the previous week.

That week’s price is up by +$3, or +1%, from one month ago when it was US$358 mfbm.

Compared to the same week last year, when it was US$660 mfbm, that week’s price is down by -$300, or -45%. Compared to two years ago when it was US$1,600 mfbm, that week’s price is down by -$1,240 or -78.

In the week ending June 09, 2023, the price of Southern Yellow Pine East Side 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$425 mfbm. This is down by -$22 or -5% compared to the previous week when it was US$447 mfbm.

That week’s price is down by -$74, or -15%, from one month ago when it was US$499 mfbm.

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Compared to the same week last year, when it was US$725 mfbm, that week’s price is down by -$300, or -41%. Compared to two years ago when it was US$1,265 mfbm, that week’s price is down by -$840 or -66%.

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Source: Madison’s Lumber Reporter