Lumber climbs sky-high

Lumber prices are making headlines in the United States as they are sitting at a record high. Today’s episode, our lumber expert, Deni Koenhemsi, sits with John Anton from our pricing and purchasing team to talk about the pricing and availability of lumber. Some of the questions they tackle include why lumber is so expensive, if and when we may see some relief, and what the real risk is for things not going well going forward. John Anton, Director, Pricing and Purchasing, IHS Markit https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/anton-john Deni Koenhemsi, Construction materials analyst, Pricing and Purchasing, IHS Markit https://experts.ihsmarkit.com/experts/koenhemsi-deni