Physical lumber futures remain in a narrow trading band, with the nearby contract price in an under $150 range in 2024. The consolidation of lumber futures has caused the band between annual highs and ...

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 ...

Lumber producers have migrated from Canada to the U.S. South. Now lumber-futures trading is heading to the Southern pineries as well. The exchange operator CME Group said it would launch trading in ...

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange rolled out the physical lumber contract in 2023 to attract more volume for hedgers and other market participants. The physical lumber contract is smaller than the old ...

In a February 27, 2024, Barchart article on lumber demand, as the market moved toward spring 2024, I wrote: I believe the current environment limits lumber’s downside. At the same time, the price ...