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Introduction In December 2011, Forisk asked a simple question: how do timberland investment returns stack up against 10-year U.S. Treasuries, the classic “risk-free” benchmark? The answer then proved reassuring: over the 2001–2010 window, timberland investment vehicles, public and private, outperformed more…
This post includes ideas and content covered in the virtual Timber Market Analysis class, September 30th, and October 1st, 2026. Early registration ends September 16th; registration closes September 29th. In statistics, the law of large numbers teaches us that, as the size more…
This post includes ideas and content covered in the virtual Timber Market Analysis class, September 30th, and October 1st, 2026. During interviews, economist Skylar Olsen regularly says: “We treat the housing market as if it’s one large national market, but, more…
This blog includes an excerpt from Forisk’s upcoming white paper Market Pressures and Policy Opportunities for the U.S. Pulp and Paper Sector. Forisk provides forest industry analysis and forecasts for clients through the Forisk Research Quarterly. To receive the white more…
This blog includes an excerpt from Forisk’s Q3 2026 Forisk Research Quarterly. This uses data from Forisk’s North American Mill Capacity Database, a database of over 2,350 wood-using mills in North America. For more information on the Forisk Research Quarterly, mill more…
This post includes content from the Q3 2026 Forisk Research Quarterly and ideas covered in the virtual Timber Market Analysis class, offered on September 30th and October 1st, 2026. I, for one, am grateful about the carefully implemented, clearly explained, and practically practical effort more…
This post includes excerpts from the Q3 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…
Introduction Investors care about bond markets. For institutional investors tasked with managing portfolios on behalf of current and future retirees, U.S. policies and debt levels affect the relative attractiveness of assets from domestic timberlands to equities to treasuries. The bond more…
Last year, Forisk published a blog about the questions Forisk’s Custom Market Forecast (CMF) can answer for firms making investment and operating decisions in the timber and forest industries. After a year of delivering CMFs for clients, we developed case more…
The United Kingdom is the largest consumer of industrial wood pellets in the world, with three large dedicated biomass power stations. Two power stations (Drax Group and Lynemouth Power Station) were converted from coal. The third, Teeside Renewable Energy Station, more…