LUMBER AND COMMODITY REPORT – September 2018 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply The commodity market’s hard landing in September got a bounce thanks to a Hurricane named Florence. The Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Wood Commodity Index (Index) for September 2018 increased 3.5 percent to $416.10 per thousand, primarily on the strength of the […]
LUMBER AND COMMODITY REPORT – May 2018 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Wood Commodity Index (Index) for May came in surprisingly strong with a 7.7 percent increase or $37.34 per thousand. The one percent respite in April did not carry over into May and it appears the “Great Price […]
LUMBER AND COMMODITY REPORT – March 2019 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply The Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Wood Commodity Index (Index) for April only increased 1.0 percent to $486.84 per thousand, which is a marked improvement compared to increases of 11.1 percent and 5.5 percent over the last two months. The decrease in […]
LUMBER AND COMMODITY REPORT – April 2018 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply The RoMac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Wood Commodity Index (Index) for April only increased 1.0 percent to $486.84 per thousand, which is a marked improvement compared to increases of 11.1 percent and 5.5 percent over the last two months. The decrease in […]
LUMBER AND COMMODITY REPORT – March 2018 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply The Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Wood Commodity Index (Index) for March increased a strong 5.5 percent to $482.12 per thousand and that is on top of the 11.1 percent increase from the prior month. Inflation in the wood commodity markets has […]
LUMBER AND COMMODITY REPORT – February 2018 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply The RoMac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Wood Commodity Index (Index) for February increased a whopping 11.1 percent to $456.83 per thousand as wood prices rose in all species and sizes. It is unclear if this runup in price is a precursor to […]
LUMBER AND COMMODITY REPORT – January 2018 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply The Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Wood Commodity Index (Index) for mid-January increased 4.4 percent to $411.25 per thousand, and this reverses two months of nearly 10 percent decreases. This may be the first flashpoint of a year with significant inflation in […]
LUMBER AND COMMODITY REPORT – December 2017 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply The Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Wood Commodity Index (Index) for mid-December dropped 10.4 percent over the last 30 days, and this is on top of a 9.2 percent decline from the previous month. The decision by the United States Trade Commission […]
LUMBER AND COMMODITY REPORT – November 2017 by Don Magruder, CEO of RoMac Building Supply The Ro-Mac Lumber & Supply, Inc. Wood Commodity Index dropped 9.2 percent as the collapse in sheathing prices drug the entire Index down. The Index would have dropped significantly more if not for the tariffs and duties slapped on Canadian softwood by […]
