Happy Monday folks! Deals are in the air! While several categories are still at historically high prices (looking at you, plywood and OSB), pricing is working its way down throughout the supply chain. Even stubborn 1” boards are starting to show signs of softening.

Hardwood is one area that is higher than previous years and will likely stay that way. Log supply has been dismal, as storms have hammered the gulf coast with historic levels of rainfall […]

Happy Monday folks! The market correction on dimensional lumber in full effect. 2-inch SYP is mostly affected as well as 4-inch timbers, while 1-inch S4S boards remain propped up for now. Distributors like us are aggressively working through our current inventories so that we can take advantage of some lower pricing available from the mills, but most of us still have higher inventory levels and costs than we would prefer. We sincerely appreciate the help of our customers […]

Happy Monday number 2 everyone! Happy to see everyone again as I have been in Mexico for the last week and change scoping out retirement destinations, albeit a little early considering that is about 30 years out. Apparently, I was not the only buyer taking some time off the last few weeks, as prices on all SYP dimensional lumber have now come down in a big way. We certainly appreciate our customers’ recognition that it takes us distributors […]

Happy Monday everyone and welcome back to the Monday Market Report! The winds of change are upon us for sure, but for how long and to what extent we cannot be certain. The major volume buyers of #2&better lumber have significantly curtailed recent orders causing a downward shift in prices for upper grades in almost every dimension and region. 2×4 and 2×6 have been the most heavily impacted. Boards remain strong as well as longer timbers, but some […]

Happy Monday everyone! The lumber market took a collective breath this week, but we are not out of the woods just yet. DIY business is down slightly at big box stores compared to last year, but it has been replaced by contractor sales for those needing to fill orders that secondary suppliers were not able to fill. April housing starts were down from March, but still running at a good clip compared to recent years. Some #2 and […]

Happy Monday everyone! When will it all end!? This is the multibillion-dollar question going around right now. No one really knows, though there are plenty of guesses going around. None of them include this week as prices skyrocketed yet again, especially in the southern yellow pine market. There are a few factors that some people think may impact cash prices in the near to midterm. Futures have been dropping daily in anticipation of a correction, but they are […]

Good morning all and Happy Monday! Hope everyone did something nice for the mothers this weekend! Another historic run in the markets this week, with lumber and panels pushing higher still. Lumber futures are trading nearly 40% over their prices just 3-4 weeks ago. SYP lumber is still the most economical option in the North American markets, and that will continue to drive our prices up regionally across all dimensions and grades. Plywood is in the same shape […]

Good morning all and Happy Monday! For the Led Zeppelin fans out there, the song remains the same. Another week of substantial gains across all dimensions and grades of lumber and plywood this week. Along with the same story of too much demand, not enough supply, non-traditional SYP buyers coming into this market increased competition to cover inventory needs for regional buyers. While there is widespread concern for the downside of these price gains, the need to fulfill […]

Hello, and welcome to another week of steep increases across all wood products, otherwise known as the Monday Market Report. The same effects are being felt across nearly all input costs in the construction and industrial markets. Diesel, copper, brass, steel, gypsum, you name it, prices continue to surge. What all of these have in common is an extremely stressed supply chain. As far as lumber and plywood go in the Southern US markets, prices are up across […]