Everybody understands supply and demand and that pricing generally goes up with real demand. However, what the oriented strand board (OSB) associated mills have done to this fragile market is almost sinister.
Lots of buyers at lumberyards are getting nervous about the recent trend toward higher lumber prices despite continuing low demand, columnist (and LBM purchasing manager) Wally Roderick notes. What to do? His advice: Keep calm and carry on.
