USA

US market remains weak

Article by Gerd Ebner, translated by Susanne Höfler | 20.05.2019 - 16:32

For the season unusually weak softwood lumber sales keep prices in the United States low. As for 2-by-4, the price level lost US-$4 totaling US-$405/1000 bft.

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US softwood lumber prices for 2-by-4 free Great Lakes region: €158/m³ short of last year's level © Timber-Online.net

The exchange ratio did not change since the previous week: US-$1.12/€. European suppliers yielded €234/m³. This is a difference of -€158/m³ (-60%) in comparison to last year's level.

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