Medium-Density Fiberboard Price Trend and Forecast 2026-2027

Medium-density fiberboard is a dry-process wood fibre panel bonded mainly with urea-formaldehyde resin and used in furniture, cabinets, doors, mouldings and flooring. European production was 11.2 million cubic metres in 2024, and China's fibreboard capacity was 46 million cubic metres across more than 278 manufacturers, with Shandong at 6.4 million and Guangxi at 5.9 million.

The global average price was USD 350 per cubic metre in the first quarter of 2025, USD 354 in the second, USD 358 in the third, USD 362 in the fourth, USD 369 in the first quarter of 2026 and USD 376 in the second. In the second quarter Germany was USD 450, the United States USD 408, Brazil USD 345 and China USD 301, each about 2 percent above the first quarter.

Medium-Density Fiberboard Prices in October 2026

Medium-density fiberboard entered October 2026 near the second-quarter global average of USD 376 per cubic metre, up 1.9 percent from the first quarter, within a second-half forecast range of USD 370 to USD 400.

• Resin and chemicals: Homann reported chemicals, timber, energy and transport costs up by more than 50 percent in some cases, with customers accepting increases only from June, while urea rose from about USD 400 per tonne to above USD 850 in April before easing to USD 453 in June.
• Freight disruption: Greenpanel's MDF exports were nil in its April to June quarter because container rates rose from USD 400 to 500 to USD 5,500 to 6,000, and its price increases of about 15 percent were largely rolled back as peers reversed theirs.
• Demand and supply balance: Arauco describes MDF demand as stable but supply as high, so prices are rising only gradually to recover costs, while Homann reports weak furniture demand and expects only a gradual recovery.
• Trade measures: The United States Section 232 tariff of 25 percent on kitchen cabinets, vanities and upholstered furniture remains in force, with a scheduled increase delayed to January 2027, which keeps import-dependent furniture demand cautious.

Supplier news: Homann will idle its Pagiriai MDF and HDF plant in Lithuania from January 2027 for at least 12 months, removing new European supply but signalling overcapacity and weak furniture demand. Arauco's second-quarter wood products revenue rose 15.4 percent to USD 817.5 million on better MDF prices and volumes, while Dexco's net income fell 61.4 percent.

Medium-Density Fiberboard Price Forecast for 2026

Supply and demand should stay moderately tight through H2 2026, with the wood-fiber and resin feedstock costs doing most of the work on pricing. Germany and the US both kept the furniture demand steady through H1, and that's likely to continue. Brazil's production base kept the supply building, while China's large production base kept it the most affordable of the four. None of the four markets we track is showing signs of genuine disruption heading into the back half of the year.

Buyers should keep an eye on the broader softwood-fiber and urea-formaldehyde resin markets specifically, since both feedstocks can move for reasons unrelated to MDF demand directly, given how widely each is used across other wood-products and chemical applications.

The furniture-manufacturing and residential-construction demand cycle bears watching too, since MDF consumption tracks those broader industry trends fairly closely across every region we track.

What could push prices higher? A wood-fiber or resin feedstock spike, or a stronger-than-expected furniture-manufacturing demand surge. What could pull them lower? A slowdown in residential construction or furniture-manufacturing activity.

For the Quarter Ending June 2026

Medium-Density Fiberboard Prices Q2 2026:

• China: USD 301/CBM
• United States: USD 408/CBM
• Germany: USD 450/CBM
• Brazil: USD 345/CBM

Medium-Density Fiberboard Prices in China

China's MDF producers passed through the firmer feedstock costs this quarter, and the domestic furniture demand held steady. The gain came to 2.0%, USD 295/CBM to USD 301. That kept China comfortably the most affordable of the four markets.

Why did the price of Medium-Density Fiberboard change in Q2 2026 in China?

The wood-fiber and resin feedstock costs firmed through the quarter, and the domestic furniture demand held its ground right alongside that.

Medium-Density Fiberboard Prices in United States

USD 408/CBM. That's where the US landed in Q2, up 2.0% from USD 400 in Q1. The furniture demand stayed steady, and the feedstock costs climbed just enough to push things higher.

Why did the price of Medium-Density Fiberboard change in Q2 2026 in United States?

The furniture demand didn't move much, honestly. It was the wood-fiber and resin feedstock costs doing most of the work this quarter.

Medium-Density Fiberboard Prices in Germany

Germany gained 2.0% to USD 450/CBM, the established furniture and cabinetry demand staying firm through the period.

Why did the price of Medium-Density Fiberboard change in Q2 2026 in Germany?

Germany's premium held for the usual reason: steady furniture and cabinetry demand backed by firming feedstock costs.

Medium-Density Fiberboard Prices in Brazil

Brazil climbed 2.1% to USD 345/CBM, the growing production base continuing to build through the period.

Why did the price of Medium-Density Fiberboard change in Q2 2026 in Brazil?

The growing production base kept building, and that alone explains most of the move here.

For the Quarter Ending March 2026

Medium-Density Fiberboard Prices Q1 2026:

• China: USD 295/CBM
• United States: USD 400/CBM
• Germany: USD 441/CBM
• Brazil: USD 338/CBM

Medium-Density Fiberboard Prices in China

China gained 2.1% to USD 295/CBM, the demand firming as the year opened.

Why did the price of Medium-Density Fiberboard change in Q1 2026 in China?

The domestic furniture demand firmed as the year opened, and the wood-fiber feedstock costs edged higher right alongside it.

Medium-Density Fiberboard Prices in United States

US MDF rose 2.0% to USD 400/CBM, the furniture demand firming with the new year.

Why did the price of Medium-Density Fiberboard change in Q1 2026 in United States?

The furniture demand firmed with the new year, and the feedstock costs kept climbing steadily too.

Medium-Density Fiberboard Prices in Germany

Germany gained 2.1% to USD 441/CBM, the furniture and cabinetry demand staying firm through the quarter.

Why did the price of Medium-Density Fiberboard change in Q1 2026 in Germany?

The furniture and cabinetry demand stayed firm, and the feedstock costs firmed alongside it.

Medium-Density Fiberboard Prices in Brazil

Brazil climbed 2.1% to USD 338/CBM, the production base building through the quarter.

Why did the price of Medium-Density Fiberboard change in Q1 2026 in Brazil?

The production base built through the quarter, tracking the furniture-manufacturing activity closely.

Quarterly Medium-Density Fiberboard Price Trends

The global average climbed steadily across the window, from USD 350/CBM in Q1 2025 to USD 376 by Q2 2026, a net gain of about 7.4%. Every quarter posted a gain here, reflecting the firming wood-fiber and resin feedstock costs and the steady furniture-manufacturing demand across every market we track, with the pace of the gains picking up somewhat in the most recent two quarters. That kind of steady, uninterrupted climb is worth noting, since it stands in contrast to how choppy some other commodities in this space have looked over the same period.

What was Medium-Density Fiberboard Price in 2025?

2025 was a steady year for medium-density fiberboard. Starting near USD 350/CBM in Q1, the global average finished 2025 at USD 362, a gain of about 3.4%. The furniture-manufacturing demand held consistent all year across every market we track, before the pace of gains picked up further once 2026 got underway. The consistency of that pattern across all four regions makes this one of the more predictable building-material markets we track. Buyers who track this market closely tend to view that steady annual pattern as the baseline against which any future quarter's move should be judged.

Medium-Density Fiberboard Prices in China in 2025

Chinese prices moved from about USD 280/CBM in Q1 2025 to USD 289 by Q4, up roughly 3.2%. The domestic demand held steady all year, and China stayed the most affordable of the four markets throughout.

Medium-Density Fiberboard Prices in United States in 2025

US prices climbed from USD 380/CBM in Q1 to USD 392 by Q4, a 3.2% gain, tracking the steady furniture demand.

Medium-Density Fiberboard Prices in Germany in 2025

German prices rose from USD 420/CBM in Q1 to USD 432 by Q4, up 2.9%, the highest absolute price throughout the four markets on the established furniture and cabinetry demand.

Medium-Density Fiberboard Prices in Brazil in 2025

Brazilian prices moved from USD 320/CBM in Q1 to USD 331 by Q4, a 3.4% gain, as the production base kept building through the year.

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