--- title: Market Watch | Gordon Culbertson description: Forest2Market's blog covers forestry, wood products, pulp and paper products, bioenergy, biochemicals and sustainability topics. --- [![RW-F2M-color](https://www.resourcewise.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/logos/RW-F2M-color.png?width=813&name=RW-F2M-color.png "RW-F2M-color")](https://www.resourcewise.com/) - Solutions - Megamenu - Resources - [Blog](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog) - [Blog Brasil](https://www.resourcewise.com/blog/br) - [Login](https://silvastat360.forest2market.com/auth/signin) - [Languages](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/author/gordon-culbertson#) - [Language1](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/author/gordon-culbertson#) - [Language2](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/author/gordon-culbertson#) - [Language3](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/author/gordon-culbertson#) - [Language4](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/author/gordon-culbertson#) - [Language5](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/author/gordon-culbertson#) - [Contact Us](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/author/gordon-culbertson#) ![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/Forest2Market-2019/Images/search-icon.png) [+1.704.540.1440](tel:+17045401440) [![Contact](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/299583/04f09777-1842-4d6e-89c6-6884183e2fb8.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/299583/04f09777-1842-4d6e-89c6-6884183e2fb8) ![menu-bgimg](https://www.resourcewise.com/hs-fs/hubfs/menu-bgimg.jpg?width=1500&name=menu-bgimg.jpg "menu-bgimg") #### What we can offer you We provide detailed transactional data, cost benchmarks and in-depth analytics for participants in the wood raw materials supply chain. - Pricing Data - Benchmarks - Product Forecasting - Advisory Services - Analytics [![Learn More](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/299583/d6ccac3f-451e-42b7-9436-1c3b5cbc3590.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/299583/d6ccac3f-451e-42b7-9436-1c3b5cbc3590) #### SilvaStat360 Platform - Price Benchmarks - The Beck Group’s Sawmill TQ - Timber Supply Analysis  - Global Economic Data Explore Forest2Market's Interactive Business Intelligence Platform [![Learn More](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/299583/1c0da2b3-23f0-4ae5-b8fa-c19875cfdc92.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/299583/1c0da2b3-23f0-4ae5-b8fa-c19875cfdc92) #### Industries From biomass suppliers in the Baltics to pulp producers in Brazil and TIMOs in the United States, Forest2Market provides products and services for suppliers, producers and other stakeholders in the global forest products industry. 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[Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/2020s-impact-on-the-pnw-forest-sector) [![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/PNW_Domestic_2020.png)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/how-has-covid-19-impacted-the-pnw-forest-sector) June 15, 2020 Forest Industry [How Has COVID-19 Impacted the PNW Forest Sector?](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/how-has-covid-19-impacted-the-pnw-forest-sector) In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), the forest products industry has rebounded somewhat sooner than most believed it would... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/how-has-covid-19-impacted-the-pnw-forest-sector) [![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/Blog/Estonia.png)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/baltic-states-forest-industry-snapshot-export-markets-key-to-success) April 01, 2016 Forest Industry [Baltic States Forest Industry Snapshot: Export Markets Key to Success](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/baltic-states-forest-industry-snapshot-export-markets-key-to-success) Global demand for goods teaches us a lot about the malleability of market trends and developments, as well as new... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/baltic-states-forest-industry-snapshot-export-markets-key-to-success) [![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/Blog/iStock_000002961890_Medium.jpg)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/proposed-safe-trucking-act-long-overdue) September 17, 2015 [Proposed Safe Trucking Act Long Overdue](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/proposed-safe-trucking-act-long-overdue) Consumers and product end-users in the new global economy rarely think twice about the intricate supply chains and... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/proposed-safe-trucking-act-long-overdue) [![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/Forest2Mill/Hem-fir_20150701.jpg)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/super-cycle-falters-as-northwest-log-prices-soften-in-1h2015) July 01, 2015 Solid Wood Markets [Super-Cycle Falters as Northwest Log Prices Soften in 1H2015](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/super-cycle-falters-as-northwest-log-prices-soften-in-1h2015) Mirroring what has become a worldwide trend, the Pacific Northwest forest products industry has not lived up to... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/super-cycle-falters-as-northwest-log-prices-soften-in-1h2015) [![Total_Fiber_Comparison.png](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/Blog/Total_Fiber_Comparison.png)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/is-investment-in-western-pulp-and-paper-mills-an-up-and-coming-trend) April 30, 2014 Pulp and Paper [Is Investment in Western Pulp and Paper Mills an Up-and-Coming Trend?](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/is-investment-in-western-pulp-and-paper-mills-an-up-and-coming-trend) An interesting phenomenon is taking place out west. Within the past 10 months, three mills have been purchased by... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/is-investment-in-western-pulp-and-paper-mills-an-up-and-coming-trend) April 29, 2014 Solid Wood Markets [Surging Western Log Prices Have Peaked for Now](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/surging-western-log-prices-have-peaked-for-now) Early in 2014, Western log prices soared to levels not seen in nearly twenty years. Escalating softwood lumber prices... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/surging-western-log-prices-have-peaked-for-now) [![Softwood_Primary_Chip_Price_Dry.png](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/Blog/Softwood_Primary_Chip_Price_Dry.png)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/chip-pulpwood-price-trends-in-the-pnw-us-south) October 09, 2013 Pulp and Paper [Chip & Pulpwood Price Trends in the PNW & US South](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/chip-pulpwood-price-trends-in-the-pnw-us-south) Over the past year, chip and pulpwood prices in the Pacific Northwest have fallen to levels that erase much of the... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/chip-pulpwood-price-trends-in-the-pnw-us-south) June 27, 2013 Solid Wood Markets [Douglas Fir Log Prices](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/douglas-fir-log-prices-june-2013) Prices for Douglas fir logs in the Pacific Northwest once again command premiums not seen since the housing boom of... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/douglas-fir-log-prices-june-2013) April 25, 2013 Market Forecasts [PNW Harvest Rates Increase in 1Q2013 on Housing Recovery and High Log Prices](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/pnw-harvest-rates-increase-in-1q2013) In 2009, during the depths of the recession, timber harvests across the West fell to levels not seen for many decades.... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/pnw-harvest-rates-increase-in-1q2013) [![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/8315706572_7003825390_o.png)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/the-west-is-still-the-high-cost-region-for-wood-fiber) May 30, 2012 Biomass [The West Is Still the High Cost Region for Wood Fiber](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/the-west-is-still-the-high-cost-region-for-wood-fiber) Western wood chip prices are declining rapidly in response to an oversupply of fiber. In many areas, timber sellers are... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/the-west-is-still-the-high-cost-region-for-wood-fiber) [![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/8329401537_65169f373f_o.jpg)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/pacific-northwest-exports-to-china) February 09, 2012 Solid Wood Markets [Pacific Northwest Exports to China](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/pacific-northwest-exports-to-china) After soaring log prices buoyed by Chinese appetite for forest products, exports from the Pacific Northwest have... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/pacific-northwest-exports-to-china) [![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/8330993924_9391841af2_o.jpg)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/oregon-small-woodlands-a-tradition-of-superior-land-stewardship) January 12, 2012 Forest Management [Oregon Small Woodlands: A Tradition of Superior Land Stewardship](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/oregon-small-woodlands-a-tradition-of-superior-land-stewardship) Klamath County tree farmers, Jim and Phyllis Dahm, have been selected as 2011 Oregon state outstanding tree farmers of... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/oregon-small-woodlands-a-tradition-of-superior-land-stewardship) December 16, 2011 Bioeconomy and Renewables [The Oregon Biomass Tax Credit: A Model for Other States?](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/the-oregon-biomass-tax-credit-a-model-for-other-states) In November, the Oregon Department of Energy issued the final rules for the Biomass Producer or Collector (BPC) Tax... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/the-oregon-biomass-tax-credit-a-model-for-other-states) October 25, 2011 Forest Management [The View from Oregon: Forests, Public Finances and Livability](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/the-view-from-oregon-forests-public-finances-and-livability) Early in July 2011, Lane County, Oregon sheriff Tom Turner announced the pending cut of 84 jail beds, the loss of... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/the-view-from-oregon-forests-public-finances-and-livability) [![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/6097086687_8dc2f522e0.jpg)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/the-forest-industry-an-essential-partner-in-improving-western-forest-health) August 31, 2011 Forest Management [The Forest Industry: An Essential Partner in Improving Western Forest Health](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/the-forest-industry-an-essential-partner-in-improving-western-forest-health) Across the intermountain west, National Forests are at risk from fire, insects and declining forest health. Overcrowded... 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