Current lumber, pulp and panel prices

August 6, 2025

The most recent prices for key forest sector products in Canada published on a weekly basis by the Canadian Forest Service.

Information includes:

Figure 1: Weekly lumber prices in North America

This table shows weekly softwood lumber prices in North America for the current week, as well as a 4-week and 52 week averages.
Dollars per thousand board feet	August 1, 2025	July 25, 2025	4-week average	52-weeks average
2x4 eastern spruce-pine-fir (Canadian dollars)^Footnote^a	680	680	678	638
Composite (U.S. dollars)^Footnote^a	438	431	432	436
2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) #2 and better (U.S. dollars)^Footnote^b	533	527	514	457
2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) Utility #3 (U.S. dollars)^Footnote^b	338	315	322	322

Figure 2: Weekly panel prices in North America

This table shows weekly panel prices in North America for the current week, as well as a 4-week and 52 week averages.
Dollars per thousand square feet	August 1, 2025	July 25, 2025	4-week average	52-week average
Composite (U.S. dollars)^Footnote^a	442	445	444	515
15/32" 4-ply exterior (south) (U.S. dollars)^Footnote^a	469	462	459	524
9.5mm 4-ply exterior (west) (Canadian dollars)^Footnote^b	594	606	609	611
7/16" oriented strand board (north central) (Canadian dollars)^Footnote^b	330	335	334	439

Figure 3: Monthly pulp prices

U.S. dollars per metric ton

This table shows monthly prices of U.S.-NBSK pulp, Europe-NBSK pulp, China-NBSK pulp and China-BCTMP as well as their 3- and 12-month average in U.S. dollars per metric ton.
	June 2025	May 2025	3-months average	12-months average
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (U.S.)	1,790	1,835	1,817	1,755
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (Europe)	1,510	1,560	1,557	1,541
Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (China)	695	725	732	767
Bleached chemithermomechanical pulp (China)^Footnote^b	440	440	440	452

Figure 4: Weekly exchange rates

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