Framing Risk with Respect to Construction Labor Shortages and the Forest Industry

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This post is the third in a series related to the Q4 2025 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. To learn more or to subscribe to the FRQ, please contact Nick DiLuzio more…

Local Timber Supply and Growth-to-Drain in the U.S. South

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This post is the first in a series related to the Q3 2024 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. The post includes excerpts from the Feature Article. Introduction Forisk’s clients have more…

Nibbling on a Chicken or Nibbling on an Elephant? Another Example of Incomplete and Misleading Analysis of US Forest Sustainability and Wood Bioenergy Markets

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Years ago, I interviewed a graduate student for a job opening. The bottom of the applicant’s resume said “fluent in Spanish.” So I asked, in Spanish, “where did you learn Spanish?” The applicant, eyes wide open, hesitated before saying, “well, more…