随着需求疲软、持续供应过剩和贸易政策不确定性的趋同,木材期货价格跌至每千板英尺560美元,为七周低点。美国的关税正在加大对加拿大软木的压力,现有的反倾销和反补贴税约为35%,加上新的第232条对木材征收10%的关税,对木制品征收25%的关税,使进口成本提高到45%以上。需求疲软加剧了这一下降,7月份经季节性调整的美国住宅建筑许可证为140万套,为2020年6月以来的最低水平,建筑支出比2024年5月下降了3.4%。房屋开工量仍接近五年低点,尽管进口成本较高,但零售价格仍保持低迷。出口渠道已经缩小,加拿大软木受到关税的限制,对中国的硬木出口从2017年的40%下降到今天的7%。临时限产和工厂关闭正在出现,但充足的库存和疲软的施工持续面临下行压力。
Lumber futures tumbled toward $560 per thousand board feet, a seven-week low, as weakening demand, persistent oversupply, and trade-policy uncertainties converged. US tariffs are intensifying pressure on Canadian softwood, with existing antidumping and countervailing duties around 35%, plus new Section 232 levies of 10% on timber and 25% on wood products, lifting import costs above 45%. Weak demand compounds the decline, with US residential building permits at a seasonally adjusted 1.4 million units in July, the lowest since June 2020, and construction spending down 3.4% from May 2024. Housing starts remain near five-year lows, keeping retail price pass-through muted despite higher import costs. Export channels have narrowed, with Canadian softwood constrained by tariffs and hardwood exports to China dropping from 40% of volume in 2017 to 7% today. Temporary curtailments and mill closures are emerging, yet abundant inventories and sluggish construction sustain downward pressure.