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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 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 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…
This is the first in a series related to Forisk’s 2014 forecast of softwood stumpage prices and hardwood log prices in the United States. When Ben Bernanke stepped down in January 2014 after two terms as Chairman of the Federal more…
This post includes an excerpt from the feature article in the August/September edition of Wood Bioenergy US (WBUS) about how wood demand from bioenergy is expected to affect state-by-state pine pulpwood stumpage prices. Wood bioenergy markets continue to impact timberland investments more…
This post includes excerpts from the September 19th “Accounting for Inflation in Timber Forecasts” presentation at the 2013 “Who Will Own the Forest?” (WWOTF) conference in Portland, Oregon. In 1913, one dollar bought 18 loaves of bread or three gallons more…
This is the third in a series related to Forisk’s 2013 mid-year forecast of softwood stumpage prices in the United States. The United States has more softwood trees than you can shake a stick at. Forisk analysis of U.S. Forest more…