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This post includes data from the Forisk Wood Fiber Review. To learn more about the Forisk Wood Fiber Review, please contact Nick DiLuzio (ndiluzio@forisk.com). In nominal terms (not adjusted for inflation), delivered softwood residual chip prices increased by $1.50 per green more…
This post includes data and market intelligence from the Forisk Wood Fiber Review and the “Market Update” in the Q2 2025 Forisk Research Quarterly. Forisk tracks domestic and export log prices in the Pacific Northwest as part of the Forisk more…
Co-authored by Joshua Uzu This post includes data from Forisk’s North American Timberland Transactions Database and research from the Q2 2025 Forisk Research Quarterly. As noted in previous updates, 2023 and 2024 were below average years for timberland transaction more…
This blog includes data from Forisk’s North American Mill Capacity Database, a database of over 2,300 wood-using mills in North America. For more information on the mill database or Forisk’s other products, please visit forisk.com or contact Nick DiLuzio at ndiluzio@forisk.com. Forest industry manufacturing more…
By Gracie Knight, Forisk Intern In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), logs are typically scaled based on the Scribner Decimal C Log Rule that estimates the board feet of lumber recoverable from a log based on small end diameter and 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…
Co-authored by Joshua Uzu This post includes data from Forisk’s 2025 North American Timberland Owner & Manager List and the Q2 2025 Forisk Research Quarterly. Forisk has been tracking timberland transactions and aggregating timberland owner data since 2005. The 2025 edition of the North 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…
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 starts through March more…
For timberland investors, integrated firms that own timberland and mills, and wood-using manufacturers, the exercise for realizing value is specific to the trees grown, sold, and procured from each local timber market or wood basket. This forest industry reality becomes more…