Madison's Lumber Reporter

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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10/01/2026

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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/

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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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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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/

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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09/09/2026

Last Summer Vacations Ahead of Labour Day Stall Lumber Trading

Even as, in advance of Labour Day, the North America construction framing dimension softwood lumber market was in the usual snoozy mode, the price of benchmark lumber commodity item Western S-P-F 2x4 crested higher than the same week last year. And landed quite a bit above the same time in 2024.

In the week ending August 28, 2026, the price of benchmark softwood lumber item Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2x4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$475 mfbm. This was down -$5, or -1%, from the previous week.

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KEY TAKE-AWAYS:
• Western-SPF players in the US were more interested in taking the symbolic last weeks of summer to vacation rather than sit at a desk.
• Trading activity unsurprisingly sputtered as distractions abounded ahead of the upcoming Labour Day weekend holiday.
• Prices of Western-SPF in Canada continued its sideways-to-down drift as summer holidays again took precedence over slow business.
• Scores of Eastern-SPF buyers staying out of the fray while a smaller cohort opportunistically sniped discounted orders where they could be found.
• Higher-priced Euro wood was arriving into a much softer market, so the next 30-45 days will be interesting.
• Southern Yellow Pine sawmills did a good job over the past few weeks cleaning up accumulations of certain items.
• Alternating hot and stormy weather in the US northeast was not expected to break until around mid-September, which kept construction activity there low.

FULL STORY: https://madisonsreport.com/last-summer-vacations-ahead-of-labour-day-stall-lumber-trading/

09/04/2026

The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending Sept 04, 2026 is: US$518 mfbm

This is down -1%, or -$3, from the previous week when it was US$518.
This is down -3%, or -$18, from one month ago when it was US$536.

This is up +9%, or +$41, from the same week last year when it was US$477.

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09/03/2026

Deep dive into latest softwood lumber prices and market update for the beginning of September 2026.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4xakty0Tko

KEY TAKE-AWAYS:
• Western-SPF players in the US were more interested in taking the symbolic last weeks of summer to vacation rather than sit at a desk.
• Trading activity unsurprisingly sputtered as distractions abounded ahead of the upcoming Labour Day weekend holiday.
• Prices of Western-SPF in Canada continued its sideways-to-down drift as summer holidays again took precedence over slow business.
• Scores of Eastern-SPF buyers staying out of the fray while a smaller cohort opportunistically sniped discounted orders where they could be found.
• Higher-priced Euro wood was arriving into a much softer market, so the next 30-45 days will be interesting.
• Southern Yellow Pine sawmills did a good job over the past few weeks cleaning up accumulations of certain items.
• Alternating hot and stormy weather in the US northeast was not expected to break until around mid-September, which kept construction activity there low.

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https://youtu.be/r4xakty0TkoDeep dive into latest softwood lumber ...