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US prices are rising again

Article by Gerd Ebner (translated by Eva Guzely) | 06.05.2022 - 09:54

According to Madison’s Lumber Reporter, 2-by-4 (Western SPF, KD, #2 & better) cost US-$1,090/1,000 bft on April 29. Week on week, this corresponds to an increase of US-$30/1,000 bft.

Since the euro became somewhat weaker compared to the US dollar (US-$1.05/€), European exporters make €40/m³ more and now earn €670/m³ (actual size, free Great Lakes region).

This is how the US price is converted into euros per cubic meter:

Here, you can find detailed instructions on how the conversion of US prices into euros per cubic meters is done.