Log prices climb 26%.
Markets
Imports of wood pellets to the UK lost 8%.
Exports of OSB from Norway rose 1.8%.
Exports of lumber from Chile upped 1.4%.
Plywood price climbs 9%.
Industrial purchase prices decline 4.3% as wood and pulp inputs fall 4.2% and paper-products output prices drop 3.4%.
First-half harvest volume climbed 9%.
Exports of particle board from Turkey grew 11%.
The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending July 4, 2025 was US$505 mfbm.
Price for lumber exported from the U.S. to India gained 4%.
Comparable result shifts by Euro 116 million from Q1 as pulp demand weakens in Europe and China.
Cedar and cypress drop 9.6% and 7.1% year on year; spruce studs rise 1.4% month on month yet remain below May 2024.
Exports of wood chips from Vietnam to Japan grew 25%.
Price for plywood exported from Russia to the U.S. added 0.7%.
Exports of plywood from Brazil lost 10%.
Exports of newsprint from Canada lost 14%.
The price of lumber declined 7%.
Price for wood pellets exported from Canada upped 2%.
Exports of wood chips from the U.S. grew 10%.
Shipments fall 6% as capacity utilization declines to 76.1%.