Lumber Weekly Chart; Lumber Crashes -26% Over Last Month

Lumber prices are crashing lower. Lumber prints a 3-year high on 8/1/25 and then falls backwards from the third story to the cement driveway below. 7 hundo to 520 is a drop of 180 or -26% crash over the last month. Long lumber traders just got smacked across the head with a 2x4.  Lumber was produced and expanded as the tariff drama started months ago. Users wanted to get ahead of price changes. But as time muddles along, with King Trumpski disliking Canadian PM Carney, a trade and tariff war continues.

Lumber is in oversupply now as the demand for new homes lessens; a double-whammy of pain. Interest rates are not low enough to attract home buyers to increase the demand for wood. Sawmills are curbing production. Lots of lumber is stacking-up at the border as Uncle Sam wrestles Paul Bunyan with both making jackasses out of themselves. Common Americans and Canadians are trampled by their boots. Like Mark Twain said, 'Never argue with a fool because onlookers may not be able to tell the difference'.

If King Donnie wants the United States to build, we need Canadian lumber. Dale Carnegie would win friends and influence people but Donnie loses friends and chases people away. Get off my lawn! The US and Canada should work out there differences but everyone is an adult baby nowadays. Lumberjack Song a Monty Python gem. This information is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Do not invest based on anything you read or view here. Consult your financial advisor before making any investment decision.