Forest Industry Q&A: Lumber Prices versus Timber Prices and Other Recent Topics

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Each week, our team communicates with dozens of forest industry professionals and investors. At times, these discussions reveal patterns or highlight concerns common across sectors and regions. This post shares and answers versions of three of the most consistently asked more…

Coronavirus Case Study, Part III: Toilet Paper, Housing Starts and Forest Industry Implications

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We do not have a toilet paper problem. As a forest industry analyst, I say this for three reasons. Many firms in this industry are Forisk clients or customers of clients and we can confirm that trees continue to grow, more…

Pulp/Paper Containerboard Conversions: Implications on Wood Use and Prices

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This post includes data from the Q2 2019 Forisk Research Quarterly and the 2019 Multi-Client Study: North American Forest Market & Industry Rankings. Despite recent declines in production, several pulp and paper producers announced investments and conversions to expand containerboard capacity. Firms more…

Regional and Local Sawtimber Supply Stories: Pacific Northwest vs South

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This is the fourth in a series related to the Q4 2018 Forisk Research Quarterly and Forisk’s annual “Wood Flows & Cash Flows” event on December 13th in Atlanta. This post includes an excerpt from the Q4 2018 Forisk Research Quarterly more…