LUMBER AND COMMODITY REPORT – December 2012 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply Usually, just before Christmas, a hush falls over the wood commodity markets as dealers and traders focus more on Santa Claus and cookies than sticks of lumber. This year, on the contrary, there is no Christmas rest as the wood commodity markets […]
LUMBER AND COMMODITY REPORT – February 2013 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply Your Home Builders Association Wood Commodity Index (Index) increased 4.5% to $439.98 per thousand driven primarily by strength in the sheathing market. What makes the February increase significant is that it follows-up a whopping 11% increase in January, and this price weathered […]
Over the last 30 days, the Home Builders Association Wood Commodity Index has decreased 14.4% to $317.39, primarily on a downward move of OSB sheathing and CDX plywood. Dealers are reporting a softening in demand as a result of uncertainty that seems to be gripping the market just prior the presidential elections. One dealer told […]
LUMBER AND COMMODITY REPORT – November 2012 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply Your Home Builders Association Wood Commodity Index (Index) for January 2013 increased 11.0% in price to $420.84 per thousand as higher demand pressured narrowing inventories. Many dealers and suppliers have refused to stock heavier inventories fearing a winter collapse in pricing, and […]
Your Home Builders Association Wood Commodity Index (Index) for January 2013 increased 11.0% in price to $420.84 per thousand as higher demand pressured narrowing inventories. Many dealers and suppliers have refused to stock heavier inventories fearing a winter collapse in pricing, and this tight supply is adding fuel to an already hot market. It is […]
