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Last week, I met with the CEO of one of world’s largest forest management and consulting firms. We ended up discussing a mutually perplexing question, “why do some timberland investors prioritize macro issues like housing at the expense of understanding more…
The 1970 movie “Sometimes a Great Notion”, based on the novel by Ken Kesey, centers on an independent logger in Wakonda, Oregon, and a battle between the local logging union and a lumber conglomerate. The patriarch of the logging family, more…
From the desk of Dr. Tim Sydor, Forest Economist: The 2011 Timberland Investment Conference, hosted last week by the University of Georgia’s (UGA) Center for Forest Business at Lake Oconee, attracted over 350 participants from all aspects of the timberland more…
Our team at Forisk just released its 2011 timber (stumpage) forecast for pine sawtimber and pulpwood for the US South and by state. Overall, we show increasing demand for wood raw materials and higher pine stumpage prices for forest owners more…
According to the March/April summary of Wood Bioenergy South, as of April 14, 2010: 130 wood-consuming bioenergy projects have been announced in the US South. In total, these projects represent potential, incremental wood use of 46.6 million tons/year by 2020. more…
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The EPA validated Forisk’s technology screen this month when it announced that it lowered its 2010 mandate for cellulosic ethanol production from 100 million gallons to 6.5 million gallons – a 94% drop in production targets. According to the February more…
According to the January summary of Wood Bioenergy South, as of January 26, 2010: 126 wood-consuming bioenergy projects have been announced in the US South. In total, these projects represent potential, incremental wood use of 46.4+ million tons/year by 2020. more…
ATLANTA, GA (WABE) – In recent years, Georgia’s timber producers have fallen on tough times. But a new forecast shows the worst could be behind them. WABE’s Jim Burress reports. The South’s demand for timber between 2006 and 2009 fell by nearly a more…