UFP Industries provides its short term outlook for lumber, end market

The company provided its short term outlook. “We continue to anticipate lumber prices will remain at lower levels in 2024 based on current supply and demand dynamics. Recent industry production curtailments combined with new demand from rebuilding after storm damage may better align supply and demand in 2025… Our outlook for the fourth quarter remains unchanged for our Retail and Packaging segments. While we continue to anticipate demand will decrease in Retail by mid-single digits and decrease in Packaging by mid- to high-single digits, we now anticipate a decrease in demand for Construction by low-single digits, with continued strength in our Factory Built business offsetting weaker demand in our other Construction business units. We anticipate the softer demand and competitive pricing environment to continue through the remainder of 2024 and into 2025, resulting in more challenging year-over-year unit sales and profitability comparisons, partially offset by market share gains in each of our segments.