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After a consultation period, Fastmarkets has launched a quarterly assessment of pulp-grade SPF logs delivered to the interior region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. This launch will include two markets, one assessed in Canadian dollars and another converted to US currency.
Demand for pulp-grade logs is reported to be increasing in the British Columbia Interior while the availability of sawmill chip tightens. The launch of this new price assessment will enhance Fastmarkets’ woodfiber coverage for the region.Fastmarkets invited feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for British Columbia pulplogs-Interior, via an open consultation process between September 2 and October 3, 2025.
Following the consultation period, specifications — including naming conventions and currency — were formalized. The launch will take place on Thursday November 13, 2025.
The price specifications are as follows:
Roundwood SPF, delivered British Columbia – Interior, C$/cbm
Quality: Pulp-grade spruce-pine-fir (SPF) logs
Quantity: Min. 1,000 ton
Location: British Columbia-Interior
Incoterm: Delivered
Timing: Orders in quarter to date
Unit: cubic meter
Currency: Canadian dollar
Payment terms: Assume normal and customary payment terms
Publication: Quarterly, typically second week of the month on Thursdays
Roundwood SPF, delivered British Columbia – Interior, $/cbm
Location: British Columbia-Coast
Currency: US dollar
You can find the current methodology for Woodfiber & Biomass Markets here: https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology/.
To provide feedback on this price or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this price, please contact William Perritt by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: William Perritt, re: Roundwood SPF, delivered British Columbia – Interior.”
Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.
To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go the Fastmarkets methodology page.