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…

Forest Industry Outlook: Have a Point of View Based on Data and Scenarios

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The biology and science of growing trees has an uneasy and inconsistent relationship with the economics of pricing timber. Like hair, forests grow. Unfortunately, U.S. wood use declined 34% during the Great Recession. Fortunately, over the past five years alone, more…

Wood Fiber Markets and Implications from Forest Industry Investments

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In capturing a quarterly “snapshot” of fiber prices by region across North America, the Forisk Wood Fiber Review (FWFR) also summarizes market trends and investments. Fevered lumber prices appear to have broken due to a combination of producers (sawmills) catching more…