Rising tariffs on imported wood and furniture products could soon affect home renovation costs—but local contractors say the impact might not be as severe as some ...
President Trump is trying to reverse the Clinton era rule that puts 59 million acres of National Forest lands off limits to timber harvest and other development. America's timber industry may not see ...
Lumber futures prices are trading higher after President Trump slapped a 10% tariff on wood imports in a Monday night executive order that cited national security. Lumber prices have been on a ...
Another day, another tariff announcement from the White House. This time, it’s a 10% import tax on softwood lumber and timber. It’ll go into effect mid-October, at the same time as the 25% tariffs ...
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 ...
Lumber prices are so weak that Beckerle Lumber, a New York-based retailer, can now get next-day deliveries from its distributor at a lower cost than its usual bulk orders from mills, which take weeks ...
Falling lumber prices suggest there is trouble ahead for the struggling U.S. housing market, as builders scale back new construction because of a recent inventory glut and growing economic uncertainty ...
Nicole Charky-Chami is a senior editor based in Los Angeles, writing and producing breaking news. She teaches journalism courses for UCLA Extension and previously taught at Loyola Marymount University ...
Lumber prices, which shed more than 20% in August, have continued to fall to start September, hitting their lowest price this year thanks to a glut of wood that was piled up ahead of a big increase in ...