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Regional forest industry fundamentals are known by those in the business. The moving of softwood lumber capacity across North America from Western Canada and the Northwest to the U.S. South, changes in timberland ownership, and factors driving pulp fiber costs comprise a few. However, the more…
North American wood pellet capacity increased 12% in 2021. This trend is led by export-oriented projects in the U.S. South, which continue to drive sector growth. Wood pellet production capacity reached 20 million metric tons in North America in 2021. more…
In capturing a quarterly “snapshot” of fiber prices by region across North America, the Forisk Wood Fiber Review (FWFR) also summarizes market trends and investments. Fevered lumber prices appear to have broken due to a combination of producers (sawmills) catching more…
This is the sixth in a series related to the Q1 2021 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Forisk projects global demand for industrial wood pellets to reach 31 million metric more…
This post is the second in a series related to the Q1 2021 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Words and their combinations are so interesting. Ice is frozen water. Cream more…
This is the fifth in a series related to the Q4 2020 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Canadian wood pellet exports rose 9.6% year-over-year through August 2020. Canadian wood pellet more…
This is the fifth in a series related to the Q3 2020 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. The post includes excerpts from our wood bioenergy research. Wood biomass continued more…
This post contains a sample from the Q2 2020 Forisk Wood Fiber Review. U.S. pellet feedstock fiber prices were stable in Q2 2020, despite the effects of the coronavirus. The U.S. Pellet Feedstock Price Index (PFPI-US)[1] increased 0.2%, reaching $60.60/odmt. more…
This is the fifth in a series related to the Q2 2020 Forisk Research Quarterly. Wood use for viable bioenergy projects in the U.S. could reach 79 million tons per year in 2029. Regionally, the South accounts for 56% of the more…
This post introduces research covered in the Q1 2020 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ). Canadian wood pellet exports declined 2.0% year-over-year through November 2019. Increased Canadian wood pellet export growth to Belgium and the UK offset a 16% year-over-year decline to Japan. more…