Lumber is a crucial construction ingredient, making it a bellwether industrial raw material. Lumber trades on the futures market, but it's one of the most illiquid contracts in the commodities asset ...

Lumber prices are stable - a new contract makes lumber hedging more versatile. Lumber remains highly illiquid, increasing the chances of explosive and implosive price action. Interest rates are ...

I concluded a February 2025 Barchart article on the lumber market with: The odds favor higher lumber prices over the coming months as the fundamental supply-demand balance suggests that lumber demand ...

Disdero’s offering is comprised entirely of specialty products, featuring a complete line of clear lumber and distinctive ...

It smells good inside the warehouse of Brick + Board in Baltimore, like freshly cut wood — only the wood itself, stacked floor to ceiling on one side of the shop, isn’t so fresh. “We’re taking old ...

Can rising lumber prices create a logjam in the U.S. housing recovery? Dec. 17, 2012 — -- With lumber prices on the rise, analysts are watching whether the commodity could cause a logjam in the ...

Lumber has seen a dramatic decline in price despite its scarcity. There is still not enough lumber to meet demands for new housing. Lumber is crucial to the U.S. because nine out of 10 new ...

Lumber is piled June 24 at a housing construction site in Middleton, Mass. Wood prices have skyrocketed over the last year, leaving would-be home renovators deciding whether to wait out the high costs ...