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by Haemm0r 1846 days ago
Currently those tariffs have a big impact on the markets in Germany, Austria and others in Europe too. According to the media the US is buying wood at large [e.g. 1] in combo with local companies trying to stock up prices for wooden build home increased 20-30% in the region. If you talk to local carpenters (Austria) lead times are a roulette game and prices change daily.

The post-covid effect may complicate things furthermore.

[1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-12/u-s-lumbe...