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Forisk Blog: February 2020

Discount Rates and the Coronavirus

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics, Timberlands

“Should we lower or increase our discount rate when valuing these assets?” asked the timberland investor, worried about impacts from the coronavirus (COVID-19) on trade, U.S. economic growth and asset values. Generally, discount rates represent the sum of a benchmark more…

Trillion Trees: Good for the Timber Industry?

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Amanda Lang | comments (3) in Timber Supply, Wood Prices

Lawmakers proposed legislation last week that set a goal for the United States to support planting one trillion trees by 2050 globally to address climate change. Trees absorb and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and the bill is touted more…

Tags policy, timber supply, Tree planting, trillion trees

Canadian Wood Pellet Exports, Q1 2020 Update

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Wood Bioenergy

This post introduces research covered in the Q1 2020 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ). Canadian wood pellet exports declined 2.0% year-over-year through November 2019. Increased Canadian wood pellet export growth to Belgium and the UK offset a 16% year-over-year decline to Japan. more…

Tags Canada, Wood Bioenergy, wood pellets

Localized Wood Demand and Logging Capacity: Perspective Matters

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Shawn Baker | comment (1) in Forest Operations, Timber Market Analysis, Wood Demand & Procurement

This post introduces research covered in the Q1 2020 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ). I’m not the world’s biggest baseball fan (I’m not even the biggest baseball fan at Forisk), but the quantitative nature of the game does appeal to me. For more…

Tags logging employment, wood demand

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