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This post includes an excerpt from the Timberland Investment chapter in the Q1 2018 Forisk Research Quarterly. The timberland market continues to generate a steady diet of deals to review. Through year-end 2017, there were nearly 1.8 million acres of more…
This post includes an excerpt from the bioenergy research, authored by Andrew Copley and Amanda Lang, published in the Q1 2018 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) Publication. Canadian wood pellet capacity is expected to increase 18% in 2018. Canadian wood pellet more…
This is the third in a series related to Forisk’s Q1 2018 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States and Canada. The following is an excerpt from the Forisk Facts & Figures column, Forisk’s quarterly “story more…
While I hesitate to use the phrase “can’t see the forest for the trees” when analyzing the timber industry, it does feel relevant when tracking trends and processing the floods of data coming at us in the modern world. Peter more…
This is the first in a series related to Forisk’s Q1 2018 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States and Canada. Why forecast housing? To help clients assess how local timber markets or wood baskets perform, more…
Time is a distinguishing characteristic of investing in forests versus other assets. Buying and planting tree seedlings for financial gain comes with an implied commitment. While the building you buy generates rental income next month, and the row crop you more…
What is a tree worth? For investors and forest owners, the value of a tree is determined by the returns on the capital committed to owning, growing and marketing the tree. In forestry, financial analysis supports our efforts to estimate more…
The U.S. wood pellet sector continues a trend of consolidation. Enviva’s recent acquisition of Colombo Energy and Rentech’s bankruptcy serve as the most recent examples. Consolidation of wood pellet producers has taken place in three main ways: organic growth, attrition, more…
Visitor traffic on the Forisk Blog increased 38% in 2017 over 2016. Thank you! Here are the top five posts from 2017: Forest Finance: What Does a Negative or Zero NPV Say About My Potential Timberland Investment? Again number one, more…
This post includes an excerpt from the Q4 2017 Forisk Research Quarterly feature article, “Local Projections and Pricing Impacts of Timber Supplies in the U.S. South” authored by Amanda Lang, Shawn Baker, and Brooks Mendell Each year, Forisk estimates future more…