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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 post is the fifth in a series related to the Q2 2022 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis, timber price forecasts, and featured research on regional pulpwood price dynamics. Logging is largely a high-volume, low-margin business. more…
This post is the third 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. Over the past 10 months, more…
Wet ground from South Carolina to Texas hampered harvesting operations and pushed third quarter southern pulpwood prices higher. At least seven named storms landed in the South since June, dousing portions of the Gulf states. Hardwood, which often grows in more…
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…
Over the last month, we fielded a number of questions from colleagues and clients about trucking costs. Multiple questions from different directions on the same topic usually highlight a problem. Trucking is hardly a new hot topic. Over the past more…
This post is the fourth in a series related to the Q2 2019 Forisk Research Quarterly Forisk forecasts an additional 3 BBFT of sawmill capacity in the South over the next three years. If trucking is strained, how do we more…
I just lay there awake in the middle of the night Thinking ’bout the wreck on the highway – Bruce Springsteen “Wreck on the highway” While driving on the interstate last week, I saw a fully-loaded car hauler that more…
This is the fifth in a series related to Forisk’s Q3 2018 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States and Canada. Almost everything I hear about logging these days relates to trucking and the challenges of finding more…
This is the fifth in a series related to Forisk’s Q2 2018 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States and Canada. The post includes an excerpt from the Forest Operations chapter. I had the opportunity to attend more…