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Lumber Prices Post Biggest–Ever Weekly Drop With Buyers Balking
Lumber Prices Post Biggest–Ever Weekly Drop With Buyers Balking
(Bloomberg) -- Lumber futures posted their biggest-ever weekly loss, extending a tumble from all-time highs reached last month as sawmills ramp up output and buyers hold off on purchases.Prices in Chicago fell 18% this week, the biggest decline for most-active futures in records going back to 1986. Lumber has has now dropped almost 40% from the record high reached on May 10.Sawmills appear to be catching up with the rampant homebuilding demand in North America that fueled a months-long rally, br
Lumber Prices Post Biggest–Ever Weekly Drop With Buyers Balking