For 2-by-4 free Great Lakes region, this means a slight price reduction. While up until recently, the price level had been stable (US-$445/1000 bft), last week was a slight decline to US-$440/1000 bft. With the exchange ratio unchanged, European exporters currently receive around €253/m³ (€-3/m³ within one week). One year ago, their yield was still €70/m³ more.