One key change is coming to the Random Lengths lumber price guide effective with the April 3, 2020, issue.
Prices of Appearance Grade 2×4 8-foot in Western S-P-F, Coast dry Douglas Fir, and Inland Hem-Fir will be added to the stud section on page 5 of the 14-page weekly report. This product will reflect premium grade stock, allowing for limited pencil wane.
These prices are being added after an extensive industry consultation found that a majority of the industry wants benchmark pricing for this sector of the market.
An initial proposal to include Eastern S-P-F was dropped, after finding there was insufficient support from the industry to track this product in this species.
