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This post introduces research and topics that will be addressed in the Q2 2024 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. When deciding where to allocate limited capital, we benefit by more…
As part of our featured research in the Q1 2024 Forisk Research Quarterly, we investigated local variations in supply, demand, and timber prices. Our findings confirm standard economic assumptions regarding timber prices over time and across geographies. 1) Wood demand more…
Last week Forisk hosted a Timber Market Analysis class attended (remotely) by over 70 students. We enjoyed engaging with such a lively group of market analysts over the course of two days. The main topics on our second day related more…
This post is the fourth in a series related to the Q3 2023 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. As they grow, trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This capturing more…
This post is the fourth in a series related to the Q1 2023 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ). It references our featured research on pulpwood and sawtimber price drivers. Each year we evaluate our forecast models to understand what went well more…
This post is the fourth in a series related to the Q2 2022 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis, timber price forecasts, and featured research on regional pulpwood price dynamics. The U.S. housing market maintained its momentum more…
Forestry is an industry of long time horizons. We often measure our performance over decades. Even in the comparatively fast-growing stands of the Southern U.S., forest rotations stretch to three decades or more. In that light, short-term disruptions feel less more…
This post is the fourth in a series related to the Q1 2022 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis, timber price forecasts, and featured research on forest carbon. The U.S. housing market maintained its strength to close out more…
This post is the second in a series related to the Q3 2021 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis, timber price forecasts, and featured research on forest carbon. Each quarter when updating our Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) more…
Foresters often hear non-foresters confuse terms, such as referring to lumber as timber or logs (which is like calling a pork chop a pig). A confusion with terms leads to misunderstanding issues and ultimately complicates analysis or discussion intended to more…