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When analyzing timber markets and wood baskets for forest industry, bioenergy, and timberland investments, a key topic is the “riskiness”, viability, and competitiveness of nearby wood-using facilities. Timberland investors want to confirm that announced mills get built and existing mills more…
This post includes topics covered in the (virtual) Timber Market Analysis course on October 11th and 12th. Also, for those interested in this type of research, please visit Forisk’s forest economist job opening. Each quarter, when publishing the Forisk Research more…
This post, the second of a two-part series, includes topics covered in the (virtual) Timber Market Analysis course on October 11th and 12th, 2023 and in the Forisk Research Quarterly. Also, for those interested in this type of research, please more…
This post includes topics covered in the (virtual) Timber Market Analysis course on October 11th and 12th, 2023 and in the Forisk Research Quarterly. Also, for those interested in conducting this type of research, please check out Forisk’s forest economist more…
This post supports topics addressed in the (virtual) Applied Forest Finance course on May 16th, 2023 and the Forisk Research Quarterly. Mathematically, averages specify the arithmetic mean. Calculating an average represents one of many approaches for profiling data when conducting more…
This post includes topics addressed in the (virtual) Applied Forest Finance course on May 16th, 2023. Investors and managers in the forest industry often make decisions with imperfect and incomplete information. Therefore, we benefit by having an approach for dealing with more…
When it comes to managing a forest or procuring wood or running a mill or analyzing a market, the “safest” and most productive posture for any professional is to understand what you’re looking at (transparency) and to know what to more…
Forest products, whether evaluated from the perspective of embodied carbon or nature based solutions, could be viewed as an economic development “super food” that meets human needs with fewer environmental consequences. Forest products outperform other building materials in their ability more…
The Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh wrote, “When we want to understand something, we cannot just stand outside and observe it.”[1] Rather, to understand something, we study it. We invest time, ask questions, and evaluate evidence. We must engage. As more…
Where in the U.S. should investors put capital to work in the forest industry? New research from Forisk ranks local markets and shows how the answer differs for timberland investors, sawtimber consumers, and users of pulpwood. For example, rankings highlight more…