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Why Georgias Timber Growers Come Up Short In Pandemic Building Boom

Published: July 30, 2021, 8:51 p.m.

b"The COVID-19 pandemic is sparking an unprecedented boom in housing sales and remodeling across the country as many Americans seek more space in which to live, work and learn at home. The historic levels of consumer demand over the last year has pushed finished lumber prices to all-time highs and Georgia\\u2019s massive timber industry that employs hundreds of thousands of people is struggling to adjust. The latest Georgia Today podcast with guest Ryan Dezember, a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, explores the lumber boom's impact on the state\\u2019s critical timber industry and its growers, and what all this could mean for home prices."