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“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now” This proverb, often attributed to China, encourages action today even if you failed to act earlier. It also echoes a fundamental truth, and more…
This post includes excerpts from the Q2 2026 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. To learn more or to subscribe to the FRQ, please contact Nick DiLuzio (ndiluzio@forisk.com). Year-to-Date Housing Activity Seasonally more…
This post is the first in a series related to the Q1 2026 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. To learn more or to subscribe to the FRQ, please contact Nick DiLuzio more…
This post is the second in a series related to the Q4 2025 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. To learn more or to subscribe to the FRQ, please contact Nick more…
This post is the first in a series related to the Q4 2025 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. To learn more or to subscribe to the FRQ, please contact Nick more…
This post is third in a series related to the Q3 2025 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. To learn more or to subscribe to the FRQ, please contact Nick DiLuzio more…
This post is second in a series related to the Q3 2025 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Logging is a tough business. Like so many production-based industries, it relies more…
Each quarter in our Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), we review our forecast performance over the past five years against actual outcomes. This forecast scorecard allows both our clients and us to understand our historical performance, which helps inform our future more…
By David Rossi Year-to-Date Housing Activity Amid a historic spike in economic policy uncertainty, first quarter housing growth remained seasonally resilient. Building permits authorized through March totaled 343 thousand units, down just 4% from last year’s Q1 totals. Year-to-date housing more…
At Forisk, we believe markets are uniquely local. We work hard to track mill capital investments because of their impact on local wood baskets. Similarly, we forecast timber supply at local levels to understand the supply and demand balance (or more…