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A timberland investment, in and of itself, comprises a bundle of diversified cash flows. The sources of these flows include softwood and hardwood logs and fiber, hunting leases, cell phone towers and, increasingly, ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration. These more…
Investors and analysts can tend to “boil the ocean” – to analyze everything – in evaluating opportunities or new markets. In forestry, this is especially the case with first-time investors in the industry. However, at some point, we need to more…
Just over 1.7 million acres of U.S. timberland changed hands in 2020. This represented a 32% decrease in transaction volume from a 10-year median value of 2.5 million acres per year. However, in 2021 transaction volume bounced back, and by more…
Aunt Fanny called at 4:45 in the morning. “Nephew, tell me about forest carbon.” “Do I have to?” I asked. “I avoid big words till the sun rises and my first cup of coffee.” Aunt Fanny laughed. “Tell you what. more…
This blog represents our third update on timberland sales year-to-date. In Q1, we reported that sales were picking up, perhaps pulling us above 2020’s ten-year low. Activity dipped slightly in Q2, down from a hot first quarter. By the midpoint more…
This post highlights featured research from the Q3 2021 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Each year we collect data on silviculture practices of large landowners and managers, alternating annually more…
Earlier this year, we reported on the status of U.S timberland transactions year-to-date in 2021. Based on the current trend of timberland transaction activity at the time, the forecast for 2021 seemed promising. How has this prediction held up in more…
Forest carbon can affect timberland values to the extent that robust markets for carbon support reliable cash flows to investors. With wood, the economic value of trees derives from the ability of manufacturers to turn logs into value added products more…
This post includes data from Forisk’s 2021 North American Timberland Owner & Manager List and the Q2 2021 Forisk Research Quarterly. This past year, Forisk marked its sixteenth year of tracking timberland transactions and aggregating timberland owner data. Currently, this tracking includes 323 more…
This post is the fourth in a series related to the Q2 2021 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis, timber price forecasts and featured research on forest carbon. Markets facilitate trade between buyers and sellers; they assign value more…