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Lumber prices, which shed more than 20% in August, have continued to fall to start September, hitting their lowest price this ...
Many home builders, contractors and retailers wagered that higher U.S. tariffs on imports would boost the cost of lumber, ...
Lumber futures are down again Wednesday, dropping to their lowest prices since last autumn, before higher duties on Canadian imports and the threat of tariffs sen ...
Construction costs rose 2.7 in Q2 and 5.4 year over year, led by higher lumber and copper prices. Milwaukee tracked above ...
I concluded a February 2025 Barchart article on the lumber market with: The odds favor higher lumber prices over the coming months as the fundamental supply-demand balance suggests that lumber demand ...
Lumber futures (LB1:COM) have come under strain after the initial tariff-driven upswing has fizzled out and the cracks in the ...
Lumber prices haven’t seen much improvement through the first half of the year as rising interest rates continue to weigh on the housing market.
With overall supply and demand well-balanced, hardwood lumber prices—which were topsy-turvy in 2009 and 2010—have been leveling off. Prices have even firmed up on some items like Ash and Poplar.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration may declare a national housing emergency this year to address ...
The price of Western SPF two-by-four lumber — an industry benchmark — shot up from under $400 per thousand board feet in January 2020 to over $1,600 in May 2021.
Lumber pricing is on the move, as exports again began to grow in 2010. Vietnam surpassed Mexico to become the largest market for U.S. hardwood exports.