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This is the second in a three-part series related to the financial performance, current trends and changing structure of the timberland investment sector. Part I of Timber in Turmoil (Private Timberland Purgatory) focused on the history versus current reality of more…
This is the first in a three-part series related to the financial performance, current trends and changing structure of the timberland investment sector. While trees continue grow, timberland values continue to fall. In the world of mortals, every financial return more…
When studying exchange rates and currency markets, I sometimes think of the old joke “the quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and stick it back in your pocket.” Currency markets shake more than more…
Last week, I met with the CEO of one of world’s largest forest management and consulting firms. We ended up discussing a mutually perplexing question, “why do some timberland investors prioritize macro issues like housing at the expense of understanding more…
This year, Amanda Lang, our Director of Wood Bioenergy Research, has led efforts to enhance the investment-relevant insights from Wood Bioenergy US, the Forisk publication that tracks all announced and operating wood-using bioenergy projects in the US. As of the September more…
Over the past three months, Dr. Tim Sydor, Forisk’s Director of Economic Analysis and Forecasting, has led our mid-year update of Forisk’s 2011-2020 timber forecast for the US South and Pacific Northwest. The results show sawtimber prices for the US more…
According to Forisk tracking of timberland ownership, 58 firms currently own or manage in excess of 100,000 acres of timberlands in the United States. These firms feature the following descriptive statistics: As a group, they own/manage 57.6 million acres of more…
Our team at Forisk just released its 2011 timber (stumpage) forecast for pine sawtimber and pulpwood for the US South and by state. Overall, we show increasing demand for wood raw materials and higher pine stumpage prices for forest owners more…
Locating, financing, constructing and operating wood-using bioenergy projects go beyond drafting a pro forma and wishing upon a star. The reality is complicated, difficult and time-consuming. Last year, we developed a methodology to help forest owners and other wood-market more…
The Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) – like a ravenous, insatiable house guest – continues to feast on pine forests, primarily in British Columbia. Fortunately, according to the most recent update from researcher Adrian Walton of the BC Forest Service (May 11, 2010), more…