Northern Comments

HARD MAPLE

The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association’s latest Trend of Business report shows that cabinet sales quantities were off 13.4% year-to-date through September 2025. Since Hard Maple is a primary species in both cabinet manufacturing and Northern lumber production, this downward trend has been quite impactive for Northern sawmills and drying operations. However, an even larger decline in Eastern US hardwood sawmill production—down 17.8% on the year through October—has blunted impacts to pricing. Since the start of the year, kiln dried net tally prices for Northern #1&2 White 4/4 Hard Maple have fallen 11.4% for Fas but have climbed 17.3% for #1C and 11.7% for #2A. This week, the kiln dried 4/4 and 5/4 #1C figures notch gains in both color classifications, while the #1&2 White 6/4 Fas and 8/4 #1C&Btr listings and noted ranges fall back, as does the green #1&2 White 4/4 #2A listing.