2x4 material still over a $1/foot here....was trying to come down, but $5+ diesel will keep pushing it

Then things get really interesting.

I dont follow it much but what happened to the crypto-apparently near worthless now?That is what a few articles have reported.

Danny, what is the par on that putt-putt hole? One to the landing, another to the porch, then where too?

bitcoin was $30,075 today.

Marty - we have and do study history. We also had the benefit of many relatives who lived through the depression and WWII. Lots of good guidance and ideas from those folks.

In case you have not read my recent post. I wrote extensively about actions taken by the lost leaders of this country following the actions of Adolf Hitler after he seized power in 1933.

We are living in dangerous times that will become much more dangerous before long. Hungry people losing their homes can take desperate and dangerous actions.

* I agree, willy.

A 2x4 stud is still over $5 at Home Depot.

I noticed that too. Looks like a mini golf course.

Same here but they were over $8.00 not long ago.

Lumber as a commodity has dropped something like 80% in the last 12 months. Those commodity prices are the writing on the wall much like the Baltic Dry in 2007.

I started a remodel job on April 1. 2x4x8 studs were $7.50. Looks like Menards has them for $5.30 today.

Have a relative that was higher up in a box store. Say a 2x4 is selling for $8 and they get in a shipment that can sell for $6. They then price them at $7.00. Next shipment is $5 so now the price is $6. This is also given that the inventory and new load are equal numbers. When prices are rising they just go with the new higher price and no averaging.

Lumber is still high here.

I think there's people waiting for lumber prices to calm down a bit. Just my 2 cents.

I just priced some lumber yesterday.
2x12x24’ treated is $174 each!

We were going to build a new house in March, 2020.
Well that didn’t happen.

Because of issues, I will likely never see it.

Just drove back up from Oregon. Log yards in Longview were pretty loaded. Log trucks constantly on highway 9 through Washington. Newly harvested timber sales visible in the foothills. Ton of log truck traffic in bc. That was mostly chip wood. In wa. It was cedar, hemlock, and large alder As well as pulp wood.

Biden DOUBLING tariffs on Candian softwood last year didn't help.
That'll help economic recovery!

EVERYTHING his administration has done hurts America.
His America Last policy is working beyond all expectations!


Home Depot 2x4x8 price, over time.
Was less than $2 here before the insanity began

Internet #314908020, Model #6091b, Store SKU #161640

26 June 2021 - $8.25

30 June 2021 - $7.94

7 July 2021 - $7.46

18 July 2021 - $6.48

20 July 2021 - $5.84

28 July 2021 - $5.84

29 July 2021 - $5.18

2 August 2021 - $5.18

3 August 2021 - $4.68 43.3% reduction from $8.25

9 August 2021 - $4.68

10 August 2021 - $3.98 51.8% reduction from $8.25

16 August 2021 - $3.98

17 August 2021 - $3.77

22 August 2021 - $3.77

24 August 2021 - $3.67

30 August 2021 - $3.67

31 August 2021 - $3.48

20 September 2021 - $3.48

22 September 2021 - $3.58

30 September 2021 - $3.58

7 October 2021 - $3.77

11 October 2021 - $3.77

12 October 2021 - $3.98 Another increase.

25 October 2021 - $3.98

10 November 2021 - $4.25 (Forgot to check last week)

29 November 2021 - $4.25

3 December 2021 - $4.35

7 December 2021 - $4.48

18 December 2021 - $5.48

22 December 2021 - $5.98

27 December 2021 - $5.98

28 December 2021 - $6.48

31 January 2022 - $6.48

3 February 2022 - $6.98

21 February 2022 - $6.98 Did not verify price on 21 Feb. Assumed normal Tuesday increase

22 February 2022 - $7.35

28 February 2022 - $7.35

2 March 2022 - $7.75

8 March 2022 - $7.75

14 March 2022 - $7.98

29 March 2022 - $7.98

3 April 2022 - $7.75

8 April 2022 - $6.98

18 April 2022 - $6.98

19 April 2022 - $6.48

25 April 2022 - $6.48

3 May 2022 - $6.74

21 May 2022 - $6.74

24 May 2022 - $6.48

31 May 2022 - $6.48

7 June 2022 - $5.75

9 June 2022 - $5.25

The mill I work at a puts out a market report for the employees every couple of months. Our 2x4 8 ft. stud prices dropped over $400 per thousand in May with no firming of price in sight.
2 x4 8 ft stud sales down 21.56 per cent from a year ago
2x4x8' Burrill down 13.93 per cent
2x4x9' studs down 10.30 per cent
Cedar Decking down 30.11 per cent

Logs are in short supply because of the long wet spring

Doug fir/larch $605 a thousand down $20 from last May
Grand fir/hemlock $550 up $20
Spruce/Lodgepole pine $550 down$10
Western Red Cedar $1,900 down $130
Ponderosa Pine $445 up $5
Ton wood $66 a ton down $5

They are predicting a couple of tough years in the lumber business.

I paid $7.84 per foot of 1x12 RS cedar this week