U.S. Southeast Wood Fiber Market Updates

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This post is an excerpt from the Southeast chapter in the Q3 2025 Forisk Wood Fiber Review (WFR), which provides a quarterly review of pulpwood, chips, biomass markets and trade in the U.S. and Canada. Mill News and Market Impacts more…

Forest Industry Uncertainties Magnify the Strengths and Weaknesses of Local Timber Markets

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This post includes ideas and content covered in the virtual Timber Market Analysis class, October 1st and 2nd, 2025. Lumber prices, OSB prices, construction spending, and housing starts are down. Manufacturing input costs, tariff rates, and policy frictions are up. more…

Virgin Fiber and OCC Price Trends in the U.S.

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This post is an excerpt from the Q3 2025 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America, and contains data from Forisk’s Wood Fiber Review. Introduction News of pulp and paper mill closures more…

Southern Softwood Residual Chip Prices Have Lagged Inflation

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This post includes data from the Forisk Wood Fiber Review. To learn more about the Forisk Wood Fiber Review, please contact Nick DiLuzio (ndiluzio@forisk.com). In nominal terms (not adjusted for inflation), delivered softwood residual chip prices increased by $1.50 per green more…

Delivered Log Price Trends in the Pacific Northwest

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This post includes data and market intelligence from the Forisk Wood Fiber Review and the “Market Update” in the Q2 2025 Forisk Research Quarterly. Forisk tracks domestic and export log prices in the Pacific Northwest as part of the Forisk more…

How to Compare Timber Markets and Wood Baskets During Trade Wars, Recessions, and Recoveries

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For timberland investors, integrated firms that own timberland and mills, and wood-using manufacturers, the exercise for realizing value is specific to the trees grown, sold, and procured from each local timber market or wood basket. This forest industry reality becomes more…

Q1 2024 Forisk Wood Fiber Review: PNW Residual Chip Prices Continue Downward Trend; Whole-Log Chip Production Regaining Momentum

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This blog includes data from the Forisk Wood Fiber Review, a quarterly publication tracking North America’s major wood fiber markets. For more information, please visit www.forisk.com. At first glance, the Q1 2024 increase in whole-log chip prices might look like that portion more…