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Forisk Blog: January 2018

Financial Returns from Forest Management

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Brooks Mendell | comment (1) in Forest Finance & Economics, Stumpage Forecasting, Timber Market Analysis, Timberlands

This is the third in a series related to Forisk’s Q1 2018 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States and Canada. The following is an excerpt from the Forisk Facts & Figures column, Forisk’s quarterly “story more…

Is a short term decline in logging employment a long term concern?

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Shawn Baker | comments (2) in Forest Operations, Forest Technology

While I hesitate to use the phrase “can’t see the forest for the trees” when analyzing the timber industry, it does feel relevant when tracking trends and processing the floods of data coming at us in the modern world. Peter more…

Tags forest industry, logging employment

Forisk Forecast: US Housing Starts Outlook, Q1 2018 Update

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics

This is the first in a series related to Forisk’s Q1 2018 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States and Canada. Why forecast housing? To help clients assess how local timber markets or wood baskets perform, more…

Forest Finance: Opportunity Cost of Planting Trees

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics, Timber REITs, Timberlands

Time is a distinguishing characteristic of investing in forests versus other assets. Buying and planting tree seedlings for financial gain comes with an implied commitment. While the building you buy generates rental income next month, and the row crop you more…

Finance Tools Support Three Forest Investment Decisions

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics

What is a tree worth? For investors and forest owners, the value of a tree is determined by the returns on the capital committed to owning, growing and marketing the tree. In forestry, financial analysis supports our efforts to estimate more…

Tags continuing education

Consolidation of Wood Pellet Producers Continues

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Wood Bioenergy

The U.S. wood pellet sector continues a trend of consolidation. Enviva’s recent acquisition of Colombo Energy and Rentech’s bankruptcy serve as the most recent examples. Consolidation of wood pellet producers has taken place in three main ways: organic growth, attrition, more…

Tags Wood Bioenergy, wood pellets

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