Lumber prices have experienced extreme volatility in recent years due to low liquidity and macroeconomic factors. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange introduced a new physical lumber futures contract to ...

Lumber prices are influenced by interest rates, which impact mortgage rates and new home construction. Weyerhaeuser Company is a real estate investment trust that benefits from stable to rising lumber ...

In a July 19 Barchart article, I highlighted that the price of physical lumber for September delivery at $562 per 1,000 board feet was trending higher. In that piece, I discussed how lumber reflects ...

Corn and beans continue trading within tight ranges. Yield estimates seem less certain than usual for this time of year. Therefore, a sideways market may be likely until the September USDA report is ...

Chris Routhe, vice president of operations at Millard Lumber, has watched the price of their product skyrocket during the pandemic."We had a high price of lumber, it reached its peak, end of May-ish," ...

Lumber prices have experienced a wild ride since the onset of the pandemic. But prices have mostly trended one way since March, and that is down. Indeed, the price of lumber per 1,000 board feet ...

Being a homebuilder is all about catching the big waves when they hit and knowing when to wait out the next great swell before you paddle out. Like the rest of the country, the Treasure Valley’s real ...

In another possible sign of housing market recovery, framing lumber prices have been rising lately and reached $347 per 1,000 board feet last week, which was the highest level since early May 2010 ...