Many home builders, contractors and retailers wagered that higher U.S. tariffs on imports would boost the cost of lumber, while lower interest rates would lift demand for the building material. But ...
In a January 14, 2025, Seeking Alpha article on lumber and the WOOD ETF, I concluded: WOOD’s twenty-year monthly chart shows that technical support is at the September 2022 $63.78 low, with resistance ...
In a July 19 Barchart article, I highlighted that the price of physical lumber for September delivery at $562 per 1,000 board feet was trending higher. In that piece, I discussed how lumber reflects ...
In a June 15, 2023, Barchart article, Lumber Could Have Found a Bottom—What’s Next? I wrote, “ I expect the decline in inflation and Fed’s pause as constructive events for the new home market. However ...
Lumber is a critical industrial commodity, as it is an essential ingredient in the construction of new homes and infrastructure. Lumber futures are traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. However, ...
The twin-peaked lumber bubble of 2021 and 2022 that once drove home building costs through the roof and exacerbated inflation is now nothing more than a memory. Spot lumber prices have plummeted 75% ...
Lumber prices skyrocketed during the pandemic, but returned to normal levels as housing demand cooled Construction is the primary demand input for softwood lumber in the United States, making housing ...
VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 11, 2025 /CNW/ - Log exports from Canada dropped -15% so far this year compared to 2024, while lumber exports rose +1.6%. Since 1952 Madison's Lumber Reporter has established ...
Lumber buyers placed unsuccessful bets on tariffs and interest rates Lumber prices have dropped by more than 14% from a record high in early August. Many home builders, contractors and retailers ...