US lumber prices continue to fall despite low inventories
Wood-pricing service Random Lengths said that its framing-lumber composite index dropped in the last week of 2022 to [...]
January 5, 2023
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US homebuilders buy time with huge backlogs
The US housing market has fallen off a cliff, but for now, homebuilders are biding their time. As bad as [...]
December 19, 2022
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Lumber futures rise on more Canadian sawmill curtailments
US lumber futures rose by the most allowed by exchange rules following Canfor's announcement that it would further curtail [...]
December 13, 2022
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US lumber prices haven’t been this low since lockdown
Lumber prices hit their lowest level since June 2020 on Monday as the housing market continues to slow [...]
December 8, 2022
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US lumber: Post-bubble prices under further pressure
US lumber futures continued to fall over the past few months as weakening housing markets in major economies amid rising [...]
November 16, 2022
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U.S. lumber prices could rise again
U.S. softwood lumber futures dropped 72.7% from the March 2022 high to the September 2022 low. The six [...]
October 19, 2022
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U.S. sawmills produce more softwood lumber, while Canadian output drops
U.S. sawmills in July produced 3.105 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber, up [...]
October 19, 2022
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US lumber prices fall to around pre-pandemic levels
US lumber prices have fallen to their lowest level in more than two years, bringing two-by-fours back to [...]
October 3, 2022
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US lumber prices fell 10% after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates
US lumber prices extended their 2-day decline to 10% after the Fed hiked interest rates by 75 [...]
September 27, 2022
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US hardwood flooring tackles supply chain issues and labor shortages
Last year, the U.S. hardwood industry posted its first year of revenue gains since 2016, buoyed by elevated housing [...]
September 22, 2022
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