Lumber Prices Edge Up in May

As inventories issues continue to accumulate the supply chain is causing prices to increase. Madison’s Lumber Reporter said for the week ending May 30, Western Spruce-Pine-Fir was up 1 percent, or $6, to $450 per thousand-board-feet from the week before. Compared to a month ago, it was also up 1 percent. Year-over-year the increase was […]

The Shipping and Delivery Picture Gets More Complicated… and More Expensive

No matter how you transport your goods, it’s likely to get more expensive – and you may need to switch the companies you work with – following the new UPS contract and the demise of Yellow Trucking. The down-to-the-wire settlement of a new contract for 340,000 United Parcel Service workers last month averted what could […]

Dodge Charts Lower Wood Material Prices for March

While the cost of many building materials increased in March Dodge Data & Analytics shows prices in key categories of wood declined dramatically for the month. Inflation continues to cause havoc for those in the building and construction trade with the cost of many raw materials up this year but new data on the prices […]