Higher prices, steady demand and ongoing labor issues highlighted activity in the lumber market last week. Restricted offerings from the mills enabled prices to increase on many different items that were sold. Persistent takeaway for clients and distributors kept demand constant and buyers busy trying to maintain a steady flow of material through the pipeline. A shortage of labor on all fronts, from production to getting materials to market, were an ongoing struggle for all concerns, limiting how much can get accomplished at any given time.
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Thanks for posting @william_giguere
The narrative continues…
Have you seen any changes in transport availability?
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second @Andrew_Gibson 's question @william_giguere : do these labor shortages include truck drivers and other transport as is the case in the UK? Or here they are limited to production labor?
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all facets of labor. the mills have been struggling keeping and engaging new employees!
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plenty of trucks but lack of drivers to drive them
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