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This is the third in a three-part series related to Forisk’s modeling of future softwood stumpage prices in the US South and Pacific Northwest. Part I focused on housing (Studying US Housing Starts) and Part II addressed wood demand (Sawmill more…
This is the second in a three-part series related to Forisk’s modeling of future softwood stumpage prices in the US South and Pacific Northwest. In Tony Hillerman’s Navajo Tribal police novel Dance Hall of the Dead, Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn remembers more…
This is the first in a three-part series related to Forisk’s modeling of future softwood stumpage prices in the US South and Pacific Northwest. Increasing housing starts prime the pump during an economic recovery. The Economist magazine describes the upside more…
A successful timber market analysis answers the question “what matters, and what does not, in this timber or wood raw material market?” While we care about forest inventories and supplies, wood demand and competition, and stumpage prices and forecasts, we more…
Rayonier’s (RYN) announced ten percent dividend increase reminded me of the well-traveled quote from investor and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban on stocks and dividends: I believe non dividend stocks aren’t much more than baseball cards. They are worth what you more…
Regardless the policy mandates and investor interests, regional analysis of US bioenergy markets highlights how specific geographies provide superior access to raw material and infrastructure resources for supporting high growth investment opportunities. The costs associated with locating and building wood bioenergy more…
As we hit midfield for 2012 and closed out the second quarter, the timber REIT sector as measured by the Forisk Timber REIT (FTR) Index posted a 12.09% gain relative to 8.31% for the S&P 500 (click here for the more…
The costs associated with citing and building wood bioenergy projects can exceed those to build and operate natural gas or coal plants (in terms of dollars per unit of electricity output). As such, factors determining the success and failure of more…
Recent rosiness reported in US housing markets triggered interest and trading in public timber REITs. Year-to-date, timber REITs and the Forisk Timber REIT (FTR) Index show positive performance (Table 1). However, the results vary by firm and sit below 2012 more…
From the desk of Amanda Lang, who attended and spoke at the Forest Landowner’s Association National Conference last week in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. “Forest certification” generated lots of questions from those attending the 2012 Forest Landowner’s Association national meeting. more…