Lumber & Commodity Reports

By Don Magruder New tariffs on Canadian lumber and continued mill curtailments and closures reversed last month’s gains in the wood commodity markets despite continued unimpressive housing numbers nationally and in Florida. For October 2025, the RoMac Building Supply Lumber and Commodity Index (Index) increased 6.2 percent to $366.94 per thousand, with both dimensional lumber and sheathings increasing in price. There is a continued belief that these markets are at or near th

By Don Magruder After an August break, the RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index (Index) for September 2025 decreased for the 2...

By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index (Index) for July 2025 decreased 1.8 percent to $384.21 per thousand as the...

By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index (Index) for May 2025 decreased 6.4 percent to $407.71 per thousand as...

By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index (Index) for April 2025 decreased to $435.61 per thousand, or 9.3 percent...

By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index (Index) for March 2025 increased to $480.08 per thousand or 6.0 percent...

By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index (Index) for January 2025 decreased 9.6 percent to $413.95 per thousand as...

By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index (Index) for December 2024 decreased by .6 percent to $458.11 per thousand...

By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index (Index) for November surged 9.5 percent to $460.93 per thousand. Tighter...

By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index (Index) for October increased 3.1 percent to $421.09 per thousand as the...

By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index (Index) for September increased 2.6 percent to $408.56 per thousand as...

By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index (Index) for August increased by 6.3 percent to $398.30 per thousand as...

By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index (Index) for June 2024 decreased 10.0 percent to $374.78 per thousand as...

By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index for June 2024 decreased 4.9 percent to $416.46 per thousand which marks...

By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index for May 2024 decreased 21.4 percent to $437.72 per thousand which wiped...

By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index for April 2024 increased 9.2 percent to $556.92 per thousand from last...

By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index for March 2024 increased 9.9 percent to $509.97 per thousand over the last...

By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index for January 2024 increased 3.5 percent to $464.13 per thousand, and this...

By Don Magruder The RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index for November rebounded from last month’s decline as mills sought to...

By Don Magruder After several months of resiliency, the RoMac Building Supply Wood Commodity Index (Index) is finally capitulating to...