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Timber Prices

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Southern Timber Prices Continue to Trend Lower in 3Q2022

Following a 15-year peak in 1Q2022 and a sharp decline in prices in 2Q2022, the weighted average price for southern timber continued trending lower,...

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Bar graph of sawlog price changes in Europe 2020 to 2022. Central Europe had the largest growth at an average of 90%.

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Europe's Sawlog Prices Nearly Doubled in Past 2 Years

Sawlog prices in Central Europe have almost doubled in the past two years — the highest increases on the continent. Over the past two years, sawlog...

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Halt in Russian Exports, Reduced Demand in China Contributed to a 20% Decline in Global Softwood Log Trade

Global trade of softwood logs plunged by 20% during the first half of 2022 year-over-year (YoY). Much of the decline was because of the Russian log...

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Creative Markets & Opportunities for Southern Timberland Owners

As we noted in a 2021 post on this topic, population growth in the US South has exploded over the last few decades and the trend continues to impact...

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Sawlog Supply Tight in US South with Long-Term Opportunities Ahead

The US South’s softwood industry has enormous potential for a variety of reasons. The region has a significant forest resource with room for...

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Southern Timber Prices Continued to Climb in 1Q2022

Continuing the strong demand trend that we witnessed during most of 2021, the weighted average price for southern timber surged to a new 15-year high...

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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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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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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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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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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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How Much Money is an Acre of Timber Worth?

Recent swings in wood fiber demand resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic are vivid examples of the importance of staying up to date with developing...

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