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US price level as in 2018, strengthened dollar helps

Article by Gerd Ebner, translated by Susanne Höfler | 09.10.2019 - 12:30

2-by-4 SPF FOB is currently being sold for roughly US-$435/1000 bft in the eastern United States. This means that prices now are similar to those of last year based on the US dollar.

The significantly strengthened euro (most recently US-$1.09/€) is boosting the price for European exporters to €256/m3 or around €200/m3 ex German works. One year ago, the level was still €20/m3 lower.