bc forest products exports, lumber prices: aug and oct 2014

VALUE of BC Softwood Lumber Exports : Jan – Aug 2013: C$7.72 billionVALUE of BC Softwood Lumber Exports : Jan – Aug 2014: C$8.27 billion (up 7.8%)

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British Columbia Softwood Lumber Exports, to USA, China, and Japan

VALUES JAN to AUGUST 2013 vs. 2014

Construction Framing Dimension LumberPrice Comparison, North America

OCTOBER 2013 to 2014

Benchmark Western Spruce-Pine-Fir R/L KD 2x4 #2&Btr: Oct 2014 US$350, Oct 2013 US$364 (down 4.8%)Eastern Spruce-Pine-Fir R/L KD 2x4 #2&Btr : Oct 2014 US$440, Oct 2013 US$465 (down 5.4%)Hem-Fir Inland R/L KD 2x4 #2&Btr : Oct 2014 US$400, Oct 2013 US$410 (down 2.4%)Southern Yellow Pine R/L KD 2x4 #2&Btr : Oct 2014 US$435, Oct 2013 US$410 (up 5.9%)Douglas fir R/L GREEN 2x4 #2&Btr: Oct 2014 US$315, Oct 2013 US$325 (down 3.1%)All prices US dollars per thousand board feet net fob mill

SOURCE: Madison’s Lumber Reporterwww.madisonsreport.com

British Columbia Forest Products ExportsHighlights of Year-to-Date : August 2014