Supply-driven Undercurrent Keeps Lumber Prices Firm

Supply-driven Undercurrent Keeps Lumber Prices Firm

As the dog days of summer arrived, many players felt there was a supply-driven undercurrent keeping commodity prices firm.  In the week ending July 24, 2026, the price of benchmark softwood lumber item Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2×4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$510 mfbm. This was up +$10, or +2%, from the previous week when it was $500, said weekly forest products industry price guide newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter. That week’s price was up +$15, or…

Bliffert Lumber completes merger with East Side Lumber

Bliffert Lumber completes merger with East Side Lumber August 6, 2026 | 8:57 am CDT Woodworking Industry News Bliffert Lumber completes merger with East Side Lumber By Dakota Smith August 6, 2026 | 8:57 am CDT Print Bliffert Lumber and East Side Lumber completed their merger effective August 1, 2026. Photo by Bliffert Lumber.  STURTEVANT, Wis. — Bliffert Lumber and East Side Lumber completed their merger effective August 1, 2026, bringing …