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This is the third in a series related to Forisk’s Q2 2015 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. Before studying trends and projecting forward, we look back and evaluate the performance of previous forecasts and more…
This is the second in a series related to Forisk’s Q2 2015 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. Home construction drives baseline wood demand in the United States. Without demand for wood and forest products, more…
This is the first in a series related to Forisk’s Q2 2015 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. Each quarter when updating our Forisk Research Quarterly forecast models, we revisit prior projections and review applied more…
Research published in April 2015 in Forest Science further de-feathers the canard that institutional timberland investors fail to replant forests. In fact, according to “Timberland Ownerships and Forestation in the Southern United States” by Daowei Zhang, Xing Sun and Brett more…
Aunt Fanny sighed loudly and kicked the dirt. A pinecone ricocheted off a nearby white oak before landing in a mound of dirt and leaves. Two dogs barked in the distance. “Nephew, I have a few thoughts regarding the value more…
Forestry professionals continually grapple with the most effective and “context appropriate” ways to report timberland investment performance and forest sustainability. How do we compare results in forestry for questions ranging from cash flows to wood flows? Once you get through more…
For wood users and timberland investors in the United States, global and national analyses, while useful, can mislead when thinking through the relevance of wood bioenergy in specific local markets. Wood bioenergy, as a “point source” of wood demand for more…
My Aunt Fanny, retired after 30 plus years with a regional community bank, inherited 220 acres of forestland in middle Georgia. Since then, she’s peppered me with questions and seduced me with Mentos in order to get a better understanding more…
This post includes data from the Q1 2015 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) chapter on U.S. North hardwood markets. The old joke, “Why did the sawmill owner sell his mill? Because he was board,” does not apply to hardwood lumber operations. more…
This post includes excerpts from the Q1 2015 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) chapter on timberland investment vehicles and ownership. Institutional investors looking to add timberlands to their portfolios and timber REITs looking to grow their asset base both face the more…