US construction boom sends European lumber prices soaring
Lumber scarcity or not?
Against the backdrop of this multifaceted situation, many German buyers and end users of lumber products feel there might not be enough left for them on the home market. There s no lack of media reports on people failing to get their hands on enough lumber for their businesses. The current hype in the US has been spilling over to Germany, and some market participants are hoarding lumber, filling their storehouses beyond their own needs, speculating on further price hikes and thus making that excess wood unavailable for others, Merforth commented.
Did you happen to stop by a yard sale at 36 Garfield Street in Saco on Saturday, May 1st?
She is looking for a 2-foot tall ceramic Christmas tree. She is willing to pay double what you paid for it. You see, it was handmade by her grandmother 40 some odd years ago. She told both her uncle and Mother that she wanted it - but it was sold at this yard sale. They did not remember. This is NOT the tree she is looking for, but it is very similar.
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She is completely devastated as this little tree has so much sentimental value to her. It was handmade by her late grandmother.
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BusinessU.S. trade chief pressured to lift duties on Canadian lumber
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U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 12, 2021. Pete Marovich/Pool via REUTERS
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As U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai prepares to meet her Canadian and Mexican counterparts on Monday to review progress in the new North American trade agreement, she is under pressure from home builders and lawmakers to cut U.S. tariffs on Canadian lumber.
Shortages of softwood lumber amid soaring U.S. housing demand and mill production curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic have caused prices to triple in the past year, adding $36,000 to the average cost of a new single-family home, according to estimates by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).