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A log collector vehicle picks up timber at a harvest site.

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Further Declines in Manufacturing Will Impact Forestry

As a result of late-March revisions modifying the entire historical sweep of affected data series, total industrial production (IP) was reported as...

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The Future of Pulp and Paper Investments in the PNW

What do recent pulp and paper investments in the PNW tell us about the region’s future?

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Aerial view of a colorful, vibrant, diverse forest.

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Is Diverse Forest Growth Good for Carbon Capture and Yields?

The forestry industry has seen some major changes in recent years. This holds especially true as we all work toward collective solutions that...

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Home screen of WoodMarket Prices platform with a map of global pricing areas, a list of lumber prices, updates, and blog summaries.

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European Instability Changes Up Global Lumber Markets

Wood Resources International, a ResourceWise company, regularly tracks the trends and developments impacting global lumber markets.

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SYP KD lumber, weighted MBF lumber price line graph, 2019 to April 2023.

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Record Share of Lumber Production Now in US South

For years, the US South has continued gaining market share of North American lumber production. That production has now hit record highs across a sea...

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Working forest with several stacks of felled logs both in the foreground and midground and standing timber in the background.

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Putting Forests to Work: How Responsible Forestry Helps Sustainability

Cutting down forests actually helps with climate change mitigation? Believe it or not, this is often the case in ethical, working forest management.

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European Softwood Sawlog Prices line chart, 1Q 2000 to 4Q 2022.

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Global Sawlog Prices Finally Drop From Record Highs as Demand Sags

Worldwide demand for lumber was down considerably in the 4th quarter of 2022. This decrease caused global sawlog prices to all fall from their record...

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Five large stacks of sawlogs sit in a recent cut zone, ready to be hauled away.

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As Global Demand Relaxes, Where Do Wood Markets Stand in Q1 2023?

Wood Resources International, a ResourceWise company, continually monitors pricing trends across the forest products supply chain. With relaxing...

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SYP KD lumber price line chart, 2019 - YTD 2023.

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SYP Lumber Prices Hold Much Steadier Through Q1 2023

Weighted MBF southern yellow pine lumber has remained fairly steady thus far in Q1 2023. With the high variance in prices over the past several...

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ISM industrial activity metrics for January 2023.

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Plunge in Forest Product Price Index as Production Holds Steady

Forest2Market, a ResourceWise company, continually monitors the changing economic conditions impacting the forestry industry. Production seems to be...

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Rolling inclines of a pine forest enveloped by a wildfire with smoke billowing into the sky.

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Clearing the Air on Forest Thinning

Like all of us paying attention to the forestry industry, you have likely seen the continued onslaught of headlines discussing the rising wave of...

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A chart of capacity trends for bleached kraft and sulfite pulps, 2007-2022.

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Global Pulp Production: How to Access Its Current and Future Status

FisherSolve is very commonly used amongst many major players in the Pulp and Paper industry to evaluate current conditions of the paper market...

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