As if construction projects haven't been plagued with enough problems this year, it seems that lumber prices are headed skyward yet again. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price ...

Let’s keep this simple: lumber and steel are two of the biggest drivers of flatbed freight in this country. If people are building houses, warehouses, retail centers, data centers, transmission lines, ...

Lumber rose to an unsustainable level. Illiquid markets do crazy things, but there is sanity in the insanity. Lumber is consolidating as the winter approaches. Another rally is in the cards for the ...

My most recent Barchart article on the lumber market was in mid-August. September physical lumber futures were at the $530 per 1,000 board feet level. In that article, I wrote: Markets reflect ...

The price of lumber impacts many industries, from construction to transportation. When the real estate market cools down, fewer people spend money on home improvements and home construction, which ...

Last year, lumber turned into the surprise superstar of the U.S. economy when it briefly outperformed bitcoin, gold, and the S&P 500 to become “the hottest commodity on the planet.” To learn more, I ...

The global demand for lumber has skyrocketed since the world went into lockdown. Consider this stat: Lumber prices have risen by 130 percent since before the COVID-19 pandemic, which makes for an ...

From toilet paper to flour, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a number of product shortages in the United States since its onset in early 2020. According to the National Association of Home Builders ...

Kyle Little, Sherwood Lumber's chief operating officer, argued on "Mornings with Maria" on Tuesday that the price of lumber was pushed to an "unsustainable price point and now we're seeing a little ...

Fed chairman points to lumber price fall as evidence inflation is "transitory." Lumber prices are likely to stay elevated vs. historic levels. Similar dynamic for oil. Over the past few weeks, lumber ...

Amid surging lumber prices that are already adding an average of $36,000 to the construction cost of new homes, the Biden administration is moving forward with plans to double tariffs on lumber ...

The price of US lumber futures has pulled back from May's peak, falling roughly 43% as of mid-June. Experts told Insider that it could go down to $600 in the next six months. Still, the lumber ...