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This is the fourth in a series related to the Mid-Year 2014 Forisk Forecast of U.S. timber prices. This excerpt comes from the feature article, which includes research on forecasting U.S. pulp and paper markets. A private equity analyst recently more…
This post includes an excerpt of the feature article in the June/July/August edition of Wood Bioenergy US (WBUS) written by Amanda Lang, Brooks Mendell, and Will Caldwell. The article compares estimates of wood-to-energy conversions from industry and academic research across wood more…
This is the fifth in a series related to the analysis of timber markets and wood baskets. Tip O’Neill, the former US Speaker of the House of Representatives known for a productive working relationship with his political “adversary” President Ronald more…
This is the fourth in a series related to the analysis of timber markets and wood baskets. An architect buddy told me, “Brooks, I can build a house anywhere a client wants – they can have it on a cliff, more…
This is the third in a series related to the analysis of timber markets and wood baskets. Forward-looking assessments of pine and hardwood prices in local markets can include forecasts of hauling, logging and third-party forestry administration costs that account more…
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 is the first in a series related to the analysis of timber markets and wood baskets. Across disciplines, we apply multiple tests to support a thorough analysis and final decisions. Reliance on a single measure can mislead and, ultimately, 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 post includes data from the August/September edition of Wood Bioenergy US (WBUS). In June 2012, Forisk posted data related to the rate of and reasons for bioenergy project failures since 2010. At the time, more projects in the U.S. had more…