The price of lumber impacts many industries, from construction to transportation. When the real estate market cools down, fewer people spend money on home improvements and home construction, which ...

Wandering into a lumberyard or big box store with the intention of buying lumber can be an intimidating experience. There seems to be an obscure foreign language spoken: "FAS-S4S random width, number ...

Dear James: I went out to buy some lumber for some home projects. I was overwhelmed by the different kinds of lumber. What do the different grades and types of lumber mean? — Bobbi T. Dear Bobbi: ...

My most recent Barchart article on the lumber market was in mid-August. September physical lumber futures were at the $530 per 1,000 board feet level. In that article, I wrote: Markets reflect ...