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This is the second in a series related to the analysis of timber markets and wood baskets. For baseball card collectors, quality trumps volume. The analysis of hardwood markets reveals a similar reality: simply owning lots of trees differs markedly more…
This is the first in a series related to the analysis of timber markets and wood baskets. Across disciplines, we apply multiple tests to support a thorough analysis and final decisions. Reliance on a single measure can mislead and, ultimately, more…
This post includes an excerpt from the feature article in the March/April/May 2014 edition of Wood Bioenergy US (WBUS) that explores how recent UK government decisions could affect US pellet exports and ultimately pine pulpwood price forecasts for the US South. more…
This excerpt comes from the 2014 Forisk Forecast feature article, which includes research on foreign exchange rates and capital investments in wood-using capacity. Capital investment activity in U.S. forest industry capacity continues to increase. Announcements from 2013 alone include investments more…
This is the third in a series related to Forisk’s research of U.S. timberland ownership. The list below ranks the 2014 top 20 U.S. timberland owners and managers by acres, and compares this to their 2013 rankings. By rank, the more…
This is the second in a series related to Forisk’s research of U.S. timberland ownership. “Industrial” timberlands – those acres owned and managed with a primary objective of generating more wood volumes in less time than publicly or other privately more…
This is the first in a series related to Forisk’s research of U.S. timberland ownership. Since 2010, Forisk has tracked U.S. timberland ownership to support its forestry investment research and study of timberland investment vehicles. In 2012, we published for more…
This is the fourth in a series related to Forisk’s 2014 forecast of softwood stumpage prices in the United States. This excerpt comes from the feature article, which includes Forisk research on foreign exchange rates and capital investments in wood-using more…
This is the third in a series related to the 2014 Forisk Forecast. Question What is the status of the Panama Canal expansion and its implications for the U.S. forest industry? Short Answer The expansion of the Panama Canal has more…
This is the second in a series related to Forisk’s 2014 forecast of softwood stumpage prices and hardwood log prices in the United States. How did Forisk’s Forecast perform in 2013? For pine stumpage prices in the U.S. South, the more…