The current sawmill capacity estimate is down 1.2% from the first quarter of 2025. Despite this quarterly decline, capacity ...

Lumber prices are down more than 20% this year but are poised to gain upward traction, experts told Insider. Futures pricing for lumber suggest demand is building up for summertime projects. Higher ...

It was spring of 2020, and Keta Kosman saw a perfect storm about to collide with the lumber industry. As the COVID-19 epidemic set in, then-president Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin ...

Lumber prices have continued surging in response to supply shortages spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. The lumber scarcity matched with increased demand during the pandemic drove costs sky-high, which ...

The latest producer price index from the Labor Department came out Tuesday. Overall producer prices were up 1% in January, and they were up nearly 10% from a year earlier. But buried in the report is ...

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 futures have jumped in recent days on concerns over the impact of wildfires on supply. One of North America's largest lumber producers said it would cut output at sawmills due to the fires. One ...