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As the end of the year approaches, fiber markets remain tumultuous across North America. Slowing sawmill operations in Western Canada are exacerbating fiber shortages, as pulpmills also announce production curtailments. Meanwhile, slowing pulp production in the U.S. South places further more…
This represents our final update on timberland in 2022. After an action packed twelve months, where do we stand as we close out the year? Before we dive into 2022’s performance, let’s review some recent history. We bounced back in 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…
Sawmill expansions continue amid supply chain constraints. Stoltze completed an automated grading line at their lumber facility in Columbia Falls, MT. West Fraser in Henderson, TX announced a $255 million investment to build a new sawmill complex around the existing more…
This post is the third in a series related to the Q4 2022 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts. This post includes excerpts from the Forest Operations chapter. The most recent Bureau of more…
This post is the second in a series related to the Q4 2022 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts. This post includes excerpts from the featured research article by Nick Bolton, Brooks Mendell, and more…
This post is the first in a series related to the Q4 2022 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis, timber price forecasts, and featured research on southern silviculture. The U.S. housing market fell in September, with both single 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…