As the pandemic crushed the US economy last spring, sawmills shut down lumber production to brace for a housing slump. The slump never arrived and now there isn't enough lumber to feed the red-hot housing market.
Plus an increase from 9% to 24% tariff on lumber coming from Canada in 2017 did not help.
Why lumber prices are so high and what it means for home building costs - CNN
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