Generally, softwood is used as construction lumber. All of your everyday 2x4s, 2x6s, 4x4s, and so on, are made of softwood lumbers like spruce or pine. Hardwood is used in a variety of other ways ...

Shopping for a new home? Ready to renovate your kitchen or install a new deck? You’ll be paying more to do so.

Southern yellow pine futures will begin trading later this month as prices split from those of Canadian lumber.

Canadian producers want to make plain to consumers that the lumber grown north of the border is a superior product ...

Traders have been gearing up for a 25% import tax on Canadian lumber, which fulfills about one-fourth of U.S. demand. On-the-spot prices for the spruce, pine and fir boards that homes are built ...