Lumber Prices Slumped to the Lowest Level in a Year on Dwindling Demand
Rubber and Wood | 2025-09-10 22:57:29
As of now, there is sufficient wood stocks in the U.S. to cover several months of anticipated fall demand.
By Paul Ploumis
SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Lumber prices have been on a free fall. The prices of the commodity dropped to a 52-week low to $526.50 per thousand board feet on 1st September, 2025. Also, lumber futures, which touched a three-year high in August this year, fell by almost one-fourth since then.
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This year, the prices have fluctuated a lot. In the midst of tariff negotiations earlier this year, there was a glut of supplies, primarily due to expected increases in prices for Canadian imports. Price instability was brought on by the Trump administration's threat of higher import duties. Prices later dropped after the U.S. government backed off. Timber prices increased as a result of the White House's May national security worries over wood shipments entering the nation.
The United States currently has enough wood supplies to meet the expected fall demand for several months.
Companies that produce timber in North America responded quickly. Interfor said last week that it has chosen to reduce output by over 12%, citing continued economic uncertainties and deteriorating market circumstances. Market analysts predict that the region's timber industry will see further closures or reductions.
