I last wrote about the lumber market and its price action on Barchart on August 21, 2025, where I concluded with 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 CME’s continuous physical lumber futures contract fell 22.99% in Q2 and was down 21.24% over the first six months of 2024, closing Q2 at $450.50 per 1,000 board feet. In a July 4, 2024, Barchart ...

Lumber futures hit their highest price in three years Friday despite a home-building slump and a lackluster remodeling market. Though wood demand is tepid, traders are pricing in dramatically higher ...

They say money doesn't grow on trees, but over the last year it did. Lumber prices skyrocketed to historic highs during the coronavirus pandemic, fueled by a demand for new homes and a surge in ...

Remember how early in the pandemic, nearly everything home-related shot up in price? Now, with folks out and about again and interest rates high and supply chains smoothed out, those lumber prices ...

A red-hot housing market is sparking a record-breaking rally in lumber-tracking exchange-traded funds. The $393 million iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (ticker WOOD) has nearly doubled in the ...

Lumber prices, which shed more than 20% in August, have continued to fall to start September, hitting their lowest price this year thanks to a glut of wood that was piled up ahead of a big increase in ...

Key recession signals include the Leading Economic Index, Consumer Confidence Index, plunging lumber prices, and freight ...

A combination of factors has driven lumber prices to their highest levels since the Covid pandemic. In recent weeks, spot market prices for framing lumber were up 14.9% yearly. A combination of ...

According to woodworking YouTuber Dave from DIY with Dave, the White House has imposed a 10% tariff on foreign softwood lumber and 25% on certain wood products like kitchen cabinets, vanities, and ...

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 ...