That is not a recent thing. Home Depot wood has been dripping wet for many years. It's routine to put a screw into it and have water running past the head as you tighten it. I typically buy 50-100% more than I expect to use on the assumption that a good chunk of it will warp as it dries and become useless.
I'm not sure if I should feel better or worse about the situation knowing home depot has been doing this long before the pandemic.
Plywood is fine, but if you need anything you build to last, buy pressure treated at HD, or buy plain lumber somewhere else.
(I bought some 2x4s for a non-permanent project during the pandemic. It was so soft and wet that when I fired a railgun into one of the pieces, the nail went all the way through. That should not happen)
HD sells pressure treated wood that's then kiln dried (KDAT), if you would like to open up a large line of credit with them.
YMMV, but for people who need actual kiln-dried wood it's usually a better option to go to a real lumber yard.