Why N. American lumber prices have nearly tripled again?

Why N. American lumber prices have nearly tripled again?
Simple economics popped the lumber bubble last year. Once the price of lumber topped $1,515 per thousand board feet in the spring, do-it-yourselfers en masse stopped buying. At the same time, sawmills trying to cash in on the sky-high prices increased production, contributing to prices plummeting by August to $389 per thousand board feet. Suddenly, lumber buyers, who were used to paying $350 to $500 per thousand board feet prior the pandemic, felt some serious relief.    End of the story, right? Not at all. Since bottoming in August, lumber has gone on ...

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