October 2025
As for SYP West 2x6 #3/Utility KD (RL), that price was US$240 mfbm, which was up $5, or 2%, from the previous week when it was $235 and was up $7, or 3%, from one month ago when it was $233.
For this year the seasonal price cycle up-and-down of Western SPF 2x4 has been a high of US$550 mfbm in March and a low of US$420 in September. A range of $130 throughout a year, as construction activity ramps up then wanes into winter, is a return to the usual historical amount prior to all the volatility of 2020 to 2022. This bodes well for next year new home building, as players are now able to recognize where prices might be in the coming spring.
Keta Kosman is the owner of the weekly Madison’s Lumber Reporter, the premiere source for North American softwood lumber and pellet news, prices, industry insight, and industry contacts. Established in 1952, Madison’s publishes current Canadian and U.S. construction framing dimension lumber and panel wholesaler pricing information 50 weeks a year and provides access to historical pricing as well.
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