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title: "Update: Lumber Prices Mostly Unchanged Year-over-year"
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description: "Lumber prices have remained mostly unchanged year-over-year, with the new physically-delivered Lumber Futures contract introduced in August 2022 priced about 24% higher than the previous contract. As of January 2, 2026, the price was $534.00 per 1,000 board feet, down 1.6% from the previous year. Seasonal demand typically peaks in the first half of the year, but current prices indicate weak demand for framing lumber despite ongoing tariffs."
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# Update: Lumber Prices Mostly Unchanged Year-over-year

by Here is another update on lumber prices. i The CME group discontinued the Random Length Lumber Futures contract on May 16, 2023. I switched to a physically-delivered Lumber Futures contract that was started in August 2022. Unfortunately, this impacts long term price comparisons since the new contract was priced about 24% higher than the old random length contract for the period when both contracts were available. This graph shows CME random length framing futures through August 2022 (blue), and the new physically-delivered Lumber Futures (LBR) contract starting in August 2022 (Red). On January 2, 2026, LBR was at $534.00 per 1,000 board feet, down 1.6% from a year ago. p There is somewhat of a seasonal demand for lumber, and lumber prices frequently peak in the first half of the year. The pickup in early 2018 was due to the Trump lumber tariffs in 2017. There were huge increases during the pandemic due to a combination of supply constraints and a pickup in housing starts. Now, even with the tariffs, prices are mostly unchanged year-over-year suggesting weak demand for framing lumber.

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