available tons. But there are others that weren’t so wise. They are knocking on doors and calling their suppliers, saying, “Ship all that you have available. I’m low on inventory.” That’s because paper machines are running at close to 100 percent operating rates.

The Southeast is a hotbed for these developments.

“I see a situation devel-
oping where domestic buy-
ers are not fully aware of just
how much export tonnage
has picked up in the last few
weeks,” emails a supplier in
this region. “They see that the export price has gone up but
do not appreciate that the order levels at those prices have
sometimes doubled or tripled. Some mill buyers will not see
it until they check their receipts for August and realize some
tons they expected to receive did not show up but instead
went into containers headed overseas.”
The door is wide open for export shipments. Anyone

East $130–140 (+ 20)

Midwest 130–140 (+ 20)

Southeast 135–145 (+ 20)

Southwest 135–145 (+ 20)

Los Angeles 125–135 (+ 20)

San Francisco 120–130 (+ 20)

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Transacted Paper Stock Prices – High Grades

For detailed chart explanation, see page 11

New DLK
Cuttings
( 13)

White News Blanks (24)

Coated
Soft Wht.
Shavings
(28)

Hard
White
Shavings
(30)

Hard
White
Env. Cuts
(31)

Unprint
Bleached
Sulfate
(47)

210–220 (0) 365–375 (- 10) 430–440 (- 10) 530–540 (0) 420–430 (- 10)

175–185 (0) 365–375 (- 10) 430–440 (- 10) 520–530 (- 10) 410–420 (- 10)

165–175 (0) 375–385 (- 10) 440–450 (- 10) 520–530 (- 10) 400–410 (- 10)

175–185 (0) 385–395 (- 10) 475–485 (- 10) 520–530 (- 10) 410–420 (- 10)

205–215 (0) 385–395 (- 10) 445–455 (- 10) 450–460 (- 10) 405–415 (- 10)

Pacific NW 140–150 (+ 20) 205–215 (0)

Source: Official Board Markets

385–395 (- 10) 445–455 (- 10) 450–460 (- 10)

405–415 (- 10)

OBM

close enough to a port to take advantage of this situation would be a fool not to.

In the past week alone, OCC pricing volatility has risen dramatically. It might only last for 10 days or two weeks. No one knows for sure. But right now a lot of mill buyers have to be biting their fingernails. – MA

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