Lumber
Softwood from British Columbia and the boreal forest. US duties on Canadian lumber are a standing trade dispute.
518.0
USD/mbf, −2.7% on the week
CME lumber, indicative, week of October 23, 2026. Source: Commodities-API (commodities-api.com), indicative prices.
52 weeks of Friday closes
- Week
- −2.7%
- 13-week range
- 518.0 to 613.5
- 52-week range
- 508.0 to 654.5
- Over the year
- −4.0%
- Matters to
- North America, Asia
Where Canada sells it
Lumber: C$7.0 billion of Canadian exports in the 12 months to August 2026, 21% of it outside the United States.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian International Merchandise Trade Web Application (catalogue 71-607-X), domestic exports, by destination.
Largest buyers outside the United States
| China | C$442 million |
|---|---|
| Japan | C$384 million |
| Philippines | C$108 million |
| Taiwan | C$92 million |
| Germany | C$62 million |
| United Kingdom | C$55 million |
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