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Co-authored by Pat Jolley This post is an excerpt from the Q3 2025 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. The U.S. pallet industry produces an estimated 600 million new more…
This post is an excerpt from the Q3 2025 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America, and contains data from Forisk’s Wood Fiber Review. Introduction News of pulp and paper mill closures more…
This post is an excerpt from the Q2 2025 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. The U.S. imports 14 billion board feet (BBFT) of lumber net of exports, primarily from Canada more…
This post is an excerpt from the Q1 2025 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Hurricane Helene On September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend region of more…
This post is the first in a series related to the Q3 2024 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. The post includes excerpts from the Feature Article. Introduction Forisk’s clients have more…
This post is the third in a series related to the Q2 2024 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Introduction Oriented strand board (OSB) is a building material made from small diameter more…
Mill news is mixed for the North American forest products industry as firms continue to complete mill investments and announce mill closings. In the first quarter of 2024, firms advanced sawmill expansions in the U.S. South while others closed sawmills more…
This post is the second in a series related to the Q1 2024 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Introduction The U.S. Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program released a more…
This post is the third in a series related to the Q4 2023 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. U.S. South Southern pine inventories increase 10% in ten years to a more…
Firms continue to invest in forest industry manufacturing facilities in the U.S. South. The region features abundant timber supplies and an established supply chain with favorable business operating conditions. Lumber manufacturers evaluate timber markets for future capital expansion, and the more…