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How Many Tons of Wood are on an Acre of Land?
“How many tons of wood are there on an acre of land?” Irrespective of location, it’s one of the most common questions foresters hear on an...
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Pulpwood Prices in Stressed Florida/Georgia Market Surge to Record Highs
In June 2020, we wrote a piece covering the sale of the shuttered Klausner Lumber One facility in Live Oak, FL in which we noted that the region’s...
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Southern Timberland Owners Face Increasing Pressures
Population growth in the US South has exploded over the last few decades. The region gained over 1 million new residents between 2018-2019 alone and...
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The Economics of Pulpwood Supply: New Markets are Essential
Timber and the land timber occupy are economic assets. As in any market, when there is strong demand, owners actively manage their assets to maximize...
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Benchmarking Water Usage: An Increasingly Important Metric for Pulp & Paper Producers
Pursuing eco-friendly business practices and prioritizing sustainability issues continues to be a major initiative across a number of global...
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What’s Driving the Disparity Between Log and Lumber Prices?
Southern yellow pine (SYP) lumber prices are at record highs, by huge margins. Forest2Market’s composite SYP lumber price for the week ending March 5...
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Timber Prices & Inventories Plummet in the Lake States
Delivered wood fiber prices in the Lake States are at their lowest point since Forest2Market began collecting transactional pricing data from the...
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Forecasting Timber Supply & Price is a Necessity in Current Markets
If we have learned one lesson over the course of the last year, it’s to expect the unexpected. Massive societal shifts, which began as a reaction to...
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Fisher Provides Big Brands a Transparent Way to Verify the Carbon Claims of Their Suppliers
ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) is a hot topic – both in the investment world and the world of consumer brands. And within the realm of...
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Capital Spending: Value Creator or Death Star?
Let’s take a trip down memory lane to the early 1990s. Greed was good, computers sat on desktops, cell phones were the size of bricks, Seattle’s...
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How Will the Increase in Carbon Markets Affect the P&P Industry?
For several years, Fisher has paid close attention to developing global carbon markets in order to get a better understanding of the various ways...
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Understanding Forest Inventory & the Importance of Working Forests
The broad topic of climate change is now top-of-mind across the legislative, corporate and consumer landscapes. While all channels continue to...