Lumber futures traded above $580 per thousand board feet in September, holding above earlier month lows as tightening supply and signs of renewed housing demand supported the market. Producers including Interfor have reduced output through maintenance downtime, shift cuts and mill idling, while Canadian softwood shipments remain constrained by tariff uncertainty, limiting prompt availability. Expectations of further Federal Reserve interest rate cuts later in 2025 also buoyed sentiment, encouraging builders to replenish inventories ahead of an anticipated pickup in demand. In the housing market, new single-family home sales jumped 20.5% in August to an annualized ...
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