Forest Products and the Economics of Timber Markets, Part II

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This post, the second of a two-part series, includes topics covered in the (virtual) Timber Market Analysis course on October 11th and 12th, 2023 and in the Forisk Research Quarterly. Also, for those interested in this type of research, please more…

How to Baseline Prices for Timber Price Forecasts and Forest Valuations

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This post supports topics addressed in the (virtual) Applied Forest Finance course on May 16th, 2023 and the Forisk Research Quarterly. Mathematically, averages specify the arithmetic mean. Calculating an average represents one of many approaches for profiling data when conducting more…

Timber Time Travel: Lessons from the Past to Inform the Future

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This post is the fourth in a series related to the Q1 2023 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ). It references our featured research on pulpwood and sawtimber price drivers. Each year we evaluate our forecast models to understand what went well more…

Turning Wood Flows into Cash Flows: Key Messages from the 2022 Conference

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On August 25th, 2022, Forisk hosted its sixth annual “Wood Flows & Cash Flows” conference, with attendees participating virtually from across 22 states, three Canadian provinces and three continents. The one-day event provided a comprehensive review of research relevant to more…

Useful Timber Market Research Tells a Story: Join Us for “Wood Flows & Cash Flows”

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Often, there is a “better” way to do things. It doesn’t really matter if you put your pants on with the leg left first or the right, but it is easier to put your pants on before your shoes. Early in more…

6th “Wood Flows and Cash Flows” Conference on August 25th, 2022

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Regional forest industry fundamentals are known by those in the business. The moving of softwood lumber capacity across North America from Western Canada and the Northwest to the U.S. South, changes in timberland ownership, and factors driving pulp fiber costs comprise a few. However, the more…

Preparing to Position Timberland Investments for Emerging Forest Carbon Markets

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Forest carbon can affect timberland values to the extent that robust markets for carbon support reliable cash flows to investors. With wood, the economic value of trees derives from the ability of manufacturers to turn logs into value added products more…

Demand, Supply, and Timber Prices: A Southern Saga

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This is the fifth in a series related to the Q1 2021 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Below is an excerpt from this quarter’s featured research. Forisk closely reviews more…

Top Forisk Blog Posts from 2020: Forest Finance, Largest Lumber Firms, Long-Term Forecasts and Logging Capacity

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Visitor traffic on the Forisk Blog increased 24% in 2020 over 2019, for an eighth consecutive year of growth. Thank you! Here are top posts from 2020, along with a few popular posts by topic: Forest Finance: What Does a more…