In September 2025, the average price for the southern yellow pine lumber exported from the U.S.

Lumber buyers placed unsuccessful bets on tariffs and interest rates Lumber prices have dropped by more than 14% from a record high in early August. Many home builders, contractors and retailers ...

When the Trump administration more than doubled import fees on Canadian softwood lumber earlier this year, the goal was to support domestic prices and boost U.S. production. Instead, prices have ...

Southern yellow pine lumber prices have languished, prompting mill closures in the region. (Charlotte Kesl for The Wall Street Journal) Lumber producer Interfor said it would close two sawmills due to ...

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 ...

Devastating, often tragic as the Los Angeles-area fires have been, rebuilding could bring nightmares all its own, including murky insurance rules, material shortages and potentially higher costs for ...

PotlatchDeltic Corporation is undervalued, trading at 73% of NAV, with potential for EBITDA to nearly double due to favorable lumber market conditions. Lumber supply is declining due to mill closures, ...

This year ended with lumber prices wavering around what can be considered the “new normal,” according to the latest Madison's Lumber Reporter. The unprecedented volatility of the previous two years ...

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 ...