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This post includes themes from Forisk’s FRQ research and the (virtual) Applied Forest Finance course on March 31st, 2026. Early registration ends March 17th* Introduction On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel initiated joint strikes on Iranian and more…
This blog includes data from Forisk’s North American Mill Capacity Database, a database of over 2,350 wood-using mills in North America. For more information on the mill database or Forisk’s other products, please visit forisk.com or contact Nick DiLuzio at ndiluzio@forisk.com. Introduction There were more…
This blog includes data from Forisk’s North American Mill Capacity Database, a database of over 2,300 wood-using mills in North America. For more information on the mill database or Forisk’s other products, please visit forisk.com or contact Nick DiLuzio at ndiluzio@forisk.com. By Pat Jolley more…
The Forisk Research Quarterly publishes analysis of the softwood lumber sector in North America and capital investment trends. To produce custom reports and maps, check out Forisk’s North American Forest Industry Capacity Database. Discounted rates available for companies that also subscribe to more…
Between reporting on artificial intelligence and the Luka Doncic trade to the LA Lakers, news leaked about potential U.S. tariffs on imports from Canada. While headlines screamed – see the January 31st The Wall Street Journal editorial “The Dumbest Trade more…
By Pat Jolley Mill news is mixed for the North American forest products industry as firms continue to complete mill investments and announce mill closings. In the first quarter of 2024, firms advanced sawmill expansions in the U.S. South while more…
For softwood lumber producers in North America, 2021 was a year of opportunity. Lumber prices skyrocketed in the first half of the year to unprecedented highs, then fell back to normal ranges in the third quarter. As we close the more…
This is the third in a series related to Forisk’s Q1 2019 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. New sawmills in the South were announced at a rapid clip in 2018, accelerating a trend of more…
After yet another consolidating acquisition of southern sawmills, it seems like an opportune moment to review the changing profile of the softwood lumber industry in the U.S. South. At the end of 2008 – the early days of the housing more…