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A successful timber market analysis answers two questions. One, what are the “facts on the ground” for this market or wood basket? This helps profile the market with respect to forest supplies and wood demand. The timber suppliers and wood-using more…
This post includes an excerpt from the bioenergy research authored by Andrew Copley and Amanda Lang published in the Q2 2017 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) Publication. U.S. wood bioenergy project announcements have slowed; any meaningful growth, if realized, will occur more…
The historian Stephen Ambrose once said, “The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope.” This simple statement contains multitudes (to misappropriate another famous quote), but the sentiment provides some comfort as it pertains to more…
This is the fourth in a series related to Forisk’s Q2 2017 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. From 2009 through 2016, U.S. housing starts increased 112%, a compound annual rate exceeding 11%. Over this more…
This is the third in a series related to Forisk’s Q2 2017 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. Forisk has been accumulating timberland transaction and ownership data for the past twelve years. The ownership data more…
This is the second in a series related to Forisk’s Q2 2017 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. This week, the U.S. imposed a 20% tariff on the imports of softwood lumber from Canada. Tariffs are more…
This is the first in a series related to Forisk’s Q2 2017 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States and Canada. In our work, we apply forward-looking scenarios to our understanding of the “facts on the more…
This post includes an excerpt from the bioenergy research authored by Andrew Copley and Amanda Lang to be published in the Q2 2017 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) Publication. U.S. pellet exports were flat from 2015 to 2016: ports exported 4.7 more…
Forisk tracks wood-using facilities in North America’s forest products industry to study capital allocation, wood demand, and forest technology trends. Demand for logs from sawmills drives timber prices in most local markets and affects timberland values. Over the past 20 more…
With the impending vote on the American Health Care Act, there has been a tremendous amount of ink spilled regarding the cost of health insurance and its role in the economy. As the debate continues, I try to think about more…