CHICAGO, Feb 18 - Chicago Mercantile Exchange lumber futures closed lower on Thursday amid pressure from reports of slowing cash trade and possible easier prices as wholesalers discount their wood, ...

CME Group is launching a new lumber futures contract that could ease price volatility and boost trading volume. Starting next month, the new contracts will offer one-quarter the amount of wood. That ...

A record wildfire season in 2023 is still revealing its effects on the market, one factor driving hedging in lumber futures Interest in the CME Group Lumber contract launched in 2022 soared to a ...

In an August 6 Barchart article on the lumber market, I concluded: Lumber may not be able to sustain a significant rally over the coming weeks and months. Still, any price weakness could be a buying ...

LONDON, March 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fastmarkets, a leading cross-commodity price-reporting agency, announced that it has been selected as the PRA for the new CME Group cash-settled lumber futures ...