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Forisk Blog: August 2017

Counting Trees: Notes on Modeling the Accumulation of Forest Supplies in the U.S. South

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Brooks Mendell | comments (3) in Timber Market Analysis, Timberlands, Wood Demand & Procurement

The pursuit of the ‘preferred answer’ starts early in life. Any two-year old knows to ask Dad after Mom says, “No.” In forestry and the forecasting of timber markets, comparing approaches, like getting a second opinion, strengthens our collective understanding, more…

How Does Increasing Sawmill Efficiency Affect Wood Demand and Timber Prices?

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Amanda Lang | no comments in Forest Technology, Stumpage Forecasting

This post includes an excerpt from research published in the Q3 2017 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ). Pine sawtimber stumpage prices in the South bottomed in 2012. Despite modest recovery through 2015, prices dropped the past two years. While timber price models more…

Tags technology, timber forecast, wood demand

Sizing Up Canada’s Forest Products Industry

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics

This post includes an excerpt from research published in the Q3 2017 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ). Canadian forests support one of the world’s leading wood products industries. And that industry is in flux, rationalizing legacy investments in newsprint mills, navigating more…

Tags Canada, softwood lumber

Global Industrial Wood Pellet Demand Forecast and U.S. Wood Bioenergy Update: Q3 2017

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Brooks Mendell | comment (1) in Forisk, Wood Bioenergy

This post includes an excerpt from the bioenergy research authored by Amanda Lang and Andrew Copley published in the Q3 2017 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) Publication. Forisk projects global demand for industrial wood pellets to grow at an annual compound more…

Tags Wood Bioenergy, wood pellets

Truck Insurance Remains a Concern for the Logging Industry

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Shawn Baker | comment (1) in Forest Operations

Below is an excerpt from a Q3 2017 article in the Forisk Research Quarterly examining issues affecting commercial automobile insurance and log truck insurance specifically. Large swaths of the general public still have no idea what modern logging entails. Even in areas with extensive more…

Tags logging costs

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