Current lumber, pulp and panel prices

October 1, 2025

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

Information includes:

Softwood lumber prices

Figure 1: Weekly lumber prices in North America

Note: Eastern spruce-pine-fir 2x4 #2 and better, Random Lengths composite prices and western spruce-pine-fir 2x4 #2 and better, kiln dried
Sources: 1) Random Lengths, used with publisher's permission
2) Madison's Lumber Reporter, used with permission granted by the publisher

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Table 1: Weekly softwood 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

September 26, 2025

September 19, 2025

4-week average

52-weeks average

2x4 eastern spruce-pine-fir (Canadian dollars)Footnote a

580

590

594

643

Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a

367

371

376

437

2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) #2 and better (U.S. dollars)Footnote b

430

430

425

468

2x4 western spruce-pine-fir (kiln dried) Utility #3 (U.S. dollars)Footnote b

245

283

277

324

 
 

Panel prices

Figure 2: Weekly panel prices in North America

Note: Random Lengths structural panels composite prices, 15/32" 4-ply exterior southern, 1/2" 4-ply exterior western and 7/16" oriented strand board (north central)
Sources: 1) Random Lengths, used with publisher's permission
2) Madison's Lumber Reporter, used with permission granted by the publisher

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Table 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

September 26, 2025

September 19, 2025

4-week average

52-week average

Composite (U.S. dollars)Footnote a

434

435

438

503

15/32" 4-ply exterior (south) (U.S. dollars)Footnote a

448

456

462

515

9.5mm 4-ply exterior (west) (Canadian dollars)Footnote b

600

581

583

616

7/16" oriented strand board (north central) (Canadian dollars)Footnote b

320

310

318

424

 
 

Pulp prices

Figure 3: Monthly pulp prices

U.S. dollars per metric ton

Source: TTO BMA, used with permission granted by the publisher

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Table 3: Monthly pulp pricesFootnote a

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.
 

August 2025

July 2025

3-months average

12-months average

Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (U.S.)

1,700

1,740

1,743

1,745

Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (Europe)

1,490

1,490

1,497

1,524

Northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (China)

685

690

690

754

Bleached chemithermomechanical pulp (China)Footnote b

440

440

440

447

 
 

Exchange rates

Figure 4: Weekly exchange rates

Source: Federal Reserve

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Table 4: Weekly exchange rates

This table shows weekly exchange rates for the current week, as well as a 4-week and 52 week averages.
 

September 26, 2025

September 19, 2025

4-week average

52-week average

Euro—U.S.

1.173

1.181

1.173

1.105

Canada—U.S.

0.719

0.726

0.723

0.715

 
Source: Federal Reserve
 

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