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This post introduces research covered in the Q1 2020 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) and during the upcoming March 19th “Applied Forest Finance” course in Atlanta. Recent news in timberland markets centered on the acquisition of Pope Resources by Rayonier. Part more…
This is the first in a series related to Forisk’s Q1 2020 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. In 2019, housing starts improved year-over-year in all market segments: total housing starts advanced 3.2%; single-family starts more…
This post introduces research covered in the Q1 2020 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) and during the upcoming March 19th “Applied Forest Finance” course in Atlanta. Any story about returns getting back to normal or reverting to the mean presumes that more…
Visitor traffic on the Forisk Blog increased 4% in 2019 over 2018, for a seventh consecutive year of growth. Thank you! Here are top posts from 2019, along with a few popular posts by topic: Forest Finance: What Does a more…
Forisk has acquired the North American Wood Fiber Review from Wood Resources International of Bothell, Washington. The Review, which tracks wood fiber markets in all major regions of the U.S. and Canada, will be published as the Forisk Wood Fiber more…
When I was a kid, my Mom taught me that she would be the most important woman in my life, until I married, at which point my wife would become the most important woman in my life. This guidance, beyond more…
This is the sixth in a series related to the Q4 2019 Forisk Research Quarterly’s (FRQ) forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Driven by U.S. volumes, North American wood pellet exports increased 13% year-over-year through August, more…
This is the fifth in a series related to the Q4 2019 Forisk Research Quarterly’s (FRQ) forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Hurricane Michael hit the Florida panhandle and southwest Georgia as a category 5 hurricane on more…
This is the fourth in a series related to the Q4 2019 Forisk Research Quarterly’s (FRQ) forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Publicly-traded timber investments struggled in 2018. Only direct timber investments generated positive returns in more…
This is the third in a series related to Forisk’s Q4 2019 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. It contains an excerpt from our feature article on timber supply in the U.S. South co-authored by more…