Ditto the price of siding and framing materials, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Wholesale costs of lumber have soared in the past few weeks, driven by the continuing boom in new-home ...
VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 20, 2024 /CNW/ - The Madison's Lumber Prices Index for the week ending November 15, 2024 was US$495 mfbm. This is up +3%, or +$14, from the previous week when it was US$481.
Like crude oil and copper, lumber prices indicate economic health and well-being. Moreover, lumber is a barometer of the demand for new housing, as those two-by-fours are crucial ingredients in ...
Donald Trump said he wouldimpose25% tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico. US lumber prices, which already have risen in recent months due to lower production in Canada, could see further ...
Threats by President-elect Donald Trump to impose sweeping new tariffs on the United States' top trading partners are revving up an old trade war that has pitted Washington, Oregon and Idaho foresters ...
Panel prices continued to surge, particularly for plywood. In the week ending November 8, 2024, the price of benchmark softwood lumber item Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2x4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$444 mfbm.