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“Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.” – Douglas Adams While attending a recent forestry meeting, I received a text message about more sawmills closing due more…
This post includes data from the Q3 2024 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) and Forisk’s new digital platform for the North American Mill Capacity Database. Over the past 50 years, major shifts in the regional distribution of lumber capacity across North more…
This blog includes data from the Forisk Wood Fiber Review, a quarterly publication tracking North America’s major wood fiber markets. For more information, please visit www.forisk.com. At first glance, the Q1 2024 increase in whole-log chip prices might look like that portion more…
This blog includes data from the Forisk Wood Fiber Review, a quarterly publication tracking North America’s major wood fiber markets. For more information, please visit www.forisk.com. There are plenty of residual chips available in the northwest US, with consuming mills reporting more…
This post is the third in a series related to the Q4 2023 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. U.S. South Southern pine inventories increase 10% in ten years to a more…
This blog includes data from the Forisk Wood Fiber Review, a quarterly publication tracking North America’s major wood fiber markets. For more information, please visit www.forisk.com. The paper and packaging slowdown has reached into a third consecutive quarter and has more…
This post highlights featured research on our 2023 western silviculture survey from the Q2 2023 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. In 2023, Forisk completed our fourth survey of western more…
We have been getting questions from clients about pulp markets as pulpmills across the country cut back production and wood purchases. Stephen Wright, the Product Manager of Forisk’s Wood Fiber Review, discussed market trends with procurement managers and timberland owners more…
This post is the second in a series related to the Q4 2021 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis, timber price forecasts, and featured research on timber supplies in the Pacific Northwest. When investing in timber assets, we more…
This post highlights featured research from the Q3 2021 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Each year we collect data on silviculture practices of large landowners and managers, alternating annually more…