Booming buyer demand, withering US lumber supplies and a tariff hike on Canadian softwood have pushed lumber prices to a pandemic high, with sales contracts closing at $950 Wednesday.
Source: Inman News
Biden tariff policy propels lumber costs back to record highs
Published in home prices, labor costs, lumber prices, lumber shortage, Markets & Economy and Select
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