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This is the fifth in a series related to Forisk’s 2014 mid-year forecast of U.S. timber prices. For the first time since 2006, U.S. hardwood lumber consumption will likely exceed 10 billion board feet in 2014. The top three hardwood more…
This is the fourth in a series related to the Mid-Year 2014 Forisk Forecast of U.S. timber prices. This excerpt comes from the feature article, which includes research on forecasting U.S. pulp and paper markets. A private equity analyst recently more…
This is the third in a series related to Forisk’s 2014 mid-year forecast of U.S. timber prices. Question In the U.S., where does the softwood lumber come from that builders use to construct and remodel homes? Short Answer Three sources more…
This is the second in a series related to Forisk’s 2014 mid-year forecast of U.S. timber prices by state and region. How has Forisk’s Forecast performed year-to-date for 2014? For pine stumpage prices in the U.S. South, the 2014 Forisk more…
This is the first in a series related to Forisk’s 2014 mid-year forecast of timber prices in the United States. “Nothing to be done,” wrote playwright Samuel Beckett for the opening of Waiting for Godot. Indeed, that line captures our more…
This post includes an excerpt of the feature article in the June/July/August edition of Wood Bioenergy US (WBUS) written by Amanda Lang, Brooks Mendell, and Will Caldwell. The article compares estimates of wood-to-energy conversions from industry and academic research across wood more…
This is the sixth in a series related to the analysis of timber markets and wood baskets. Forest supplies, wood demand and timber prices cycle. However, these three rarely “get the memo” and synchronize in a timely, convenient fashion. (The more…
This is the fifth in a series related to the analysis of timber markets and wood baskets. Tip O’Neill, the former US Speaker of the House of Representatives known for a productive working relationship with his political “adversary” President Ronald more…
This is the fourth in a series related to the analysis of timber markets and wood baskets. An architect buddy told me, “Brooks, I can build a house anywhere a client wants – they can have it on a cliff, more…
This is the third in a series related to the analysis of timber markets and wood baskets. Forward-looking assessments of pine and hardwood prices in local markets can include forecasts of hauling, logging and third-party forestry administration costs that account more…