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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…
This post is the fourth in a series related to the Q2 2021 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis, timber price forecasts and featured research on forest carbon. Markets facilitate trade between buyers and sellers; they assign value more…
This is the second in a series related to the Q2 2021 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Each quarter when updating our Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) forecast models, we revisit more…
This is the fifth in a series related to the Q1 2021 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Below is an excerpt from this quarter’s featured research. Forisk closely reviews more…
This is the third in a series related to the Q1 2021 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. The U.S. housing market continued to trend higher in December, driven by increased more…
This is the second in a series related to the Q4 2020 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. The U.S. housing market continued to trend higher in September while shifting more…
This is the first in a series related to the Q3 2020 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Through the first half of 2020, U.S. housing starts increased 0.7% year-over-year; single-family more…
This is the first in a series related to Forisk’s Q2 2020 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. In Q1 2020, with strong growth in all regions, U.S. housing starts increased 22% year-over-year; single-family starts 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 is the first in a series related to Forisk’s Q4 2019 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. Through September 2019, U.S. housing starts decreased 1.3% year-over-year; single-family starts declined 1.8%, while multifamily starts were more…