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In evaluating timber markets and wood baskets for forest industry and bioenergy investments, a key concern is the “riskiness”, health and competitiveness of wood-using manufacturing facilities in and near the market. Timberland investors want to confirm that the mills will more…
While the general public’s understanding of wood bioenergy remains incomplete, recent reporting on the issue fails to meaningfully inform readers on the status of woody biomass supplies and the actual development of wood bioenergy markets in the U.S. In fact, more…
If a tree falls in the woods, will someone buy it? Who? What will they use it for? How much will they pay for it? How many other trees will they need this year? Next year? A rigorous timber market more…
This is the second in a two-part series related to wood supply agreements and their relevance to analyzing timber markets. Part I of this series on wood supply agreements introduced basic pricing mechanisms often used in supply agreements and associated more…
This is the first in a two-part series related to wood supply agreements and their relevance to analyzing timber markets. In his 1989 book Liar’s Poker, Michael Lewis wrote, “Risk, I learned, was a commodity. Risk could be canned and more…
This is the sixth in a series related to Forisk’s 2013 forecast of softwood stumpage prices in the United States. When housing crashed in the United States, forest owners and timberland investors deferred harvesting sawtimber, the logs needed to manufacture more…
This is the fifth in a series related to Forisk’s 2013 forecast of softwood stumpage prices in the United States. In the 2013 Forisk Forecast published in March, four key themes frame the outlook for the next ten years: Timber more…
This is the fourth in a series related to Forisk’s 2013 forecast of softwood stumpage prices in the United States. How did Forisk’s Forecast perform in 2012? For pine stumpage prices in the U.S. South, the Forisk Forecast was within more…
According to Forisk tracking of timberland ownership in the United States, 117 firms currently own or manage in excess of 100,000 acres of timberland. These firms feature the following descriptive statistics: As a group, they own/manage 86.2 million acres of more…
Through executing the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, President Thomas Jefferson proved himself, among other things, the preeminent timberland acquisition professional. In this bold embrace, he more than doubled the size of the United States by acquiring 820,000 square miles of more…