--- title: Market Watch | Pete Coutu 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/pete-coutu#) - [Language1](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/author/pete-coutu#) - [Language2](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/author/pete-coutu#) - [Language3](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/author/pete-coutu#) - [Language4](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/author/pete-coutu#) - [Language5](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/author/pete-coutu#) - [Contact Us](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/author/pete-coutu#) ![](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. [![Learn More](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/299583/a5d40fc7-4491-4ae5-b1d7-23ce3fa3c19b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/299583/a5d40fc7-4491-4ae5-b1d7-23ce3fa3c19b) x   ## Pete Coutu ### Recent Posts [![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/NE_Consumption.png)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/wood-consumption-trends-in-the-northeast-and-lake-states) September 23, 2020 Solid Wood Markets [Wood Consumption Trends in the Northeast and Lake States](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/wood-consumption-trends-in-the-northeast-and-lake-states) As I noted in the first installment of this analytical series, the forest products industry has been making headlines... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/wood-consumption-trends-in-the-northeast-and-lake-states) [![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/pine_consumption_2020.png)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/how-has-covid-19-impacted-wood-consumption) September 10, 2020 Pulp and Paper [How Has COVID-19 Impacted Wood Consumption?](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/how-has-covid-19-impacted-wood-consumption) The forest products industry—which typically flies under the public radar—has been making headlines since the COVID-19... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/how-has-covid-19-impacted-wood-consumption) [![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/FOB_3.jpg)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/performance-benchmarks-drive-profitability-when-it-matters-most) May 20, 2020 Supply Chain [Performance Benchmarks Drive Profitability When it Matters Most](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/performance-benchmarks-drive-profitability-when-it-matters-most) You might know the price at which you buy and sell timber, but how do you know whether that price is good or bad unless... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/performance-benchmarks-drive-profitability-when-it-matters-most) [![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/2016_Website/Images_Headers/chain_1.jpg)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/overcoming-supply-chain-challenges-in-uncertain-markets) April 23, 2020 Supply Chain [Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges in Uncertain Markets](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/overcoming-supply-chain-challenges-in-uncertain-markets) Like all manufacturing-based industries, all supply chains that feed these industries are different. Some are longer... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/overcoming-supply-chain-challenges-in-uncertain-markets) [![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/aerial-photo-of-truck-carrying-timber-3374066.jpg)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/supply-chain-data-a-critical-business-component-for-navigating-uncertainty) March 30, 2020 Supply Chain [Supply Chain Data: A Critical Business Component for Navigating Uncertainty](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/supply-chain-data-a-critical-business-component-for-navigating-uncertainty) The sense of uncertainty that has gripped the entire globe over the last few months is unprecedented in modern history.... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/supply-chain-data-a-critical-business-component-for-navigating-uncertainty) [![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/NE_Inventory.png)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/eastern-north-america-got-inventory) February 10, 2020 [Eastern North America: Got Inventory?](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/eastern-north-america-got-inventory) Mill inventory levels are a perennial challenge in Eastern North America, a region that includes the Lake... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/eastern-north-america-got-inventory) [![China_Oct_2019](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/China_Oct_2019.jpg)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/us-hardwood-industry-reeling-from-tariffs-trade-war-with-china) October 21, 2019 Lumber Market [US Hardwood Industry Reeling from Tariffs, Trade War with China](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/us-hardwood-industry-reeling-from-tariffs-trade-war-with-china) Much has been written about the current trade/tariff situation and the evolving impacts it is having on US markets. We... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/us-hardwood-industry-reeling-from-tariffs-trade-war-with-china) [![Waterfall1](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/Waterfall1.png)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/the-seven-most-expensive-words-in-business) August 19, 2019 Supply Chain [The Seven Most Expensive Words in Business](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/the-seven-most-expensive-words-in-business) There is an old adage said to encompass the seven most expensive words in business: “This is how we’ve always done it.”... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/the-seven-most-expensive-words-in-business) [![Oil_Delivered_1](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/Oil_Delivered_1.png)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/regional-wood-fiber-costs-vs-oil-prices-is-there-a-correlation) July 10, 2019 Biomass [Regional Wood Fiber Costs vs. Oil Prices: Is there a Correlation?](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/regional-wood-fiber-costs-vs-oil-prices-is-there-a-correlation) In my first installment on the topic of oil price volatility and its impact on delivered wood costs, I showed the... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/regional-wood-fiber-costs-vs-oil-prices-is-there-a-correlation) [![oil_prices_1](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/oil_prices_1.png)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/oil-price-volatility-does-it-impact-delivered-log-costs) June 11, 2019 Supply Chain [Oil Price Volatility: Does it Impact Delivered Log Costs?](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/oil-price-volatility-does-it-impact-delivered-log-costs) In his popular blog post published in early 2015, Daniel Stuber asked a question related to wood supply chain costs... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/oil-price-volatility-does-it-impact-delivered-log-costs) [![Lake_States_2](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/Lake_States_2.png)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/monitoring-timber-prices-and-inventories-in-the-lake-states) April 30, 2019 Supply Chain [Monitoring Timber Prices and Inventories in the Lake States](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/monitoring-timber-prices-and-inventories-in-the-lake-states) Wood fiber prices have been extremely flat in the Lake States region over the last two years despite an economy that... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/monitoring-timber-prices-and-inventories-in-the-lake-states) [![Waterfall1](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/Waterfall1.png)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/pennies-matter-what-does-a-1-supply-chain-savings-look-like) June 18, 2018 Supply Chain [Pennies Matter: What Does a 1% Supply Chain Savings Look Like?](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/pennies-matter-what-does-a-1-supply-chain-savings-look-like) We often evaluate performance by determining whether a particular process, product or service is in the top quartile or... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/pennies-matter-what-does-a-1-supply-chain-savings-look-like) [![LakeStates2018](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/LakeStates2018.jpg)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/can-the-lake-states-capitalize-on-surge-in-na-forest-industry-investment) April 25, 2018 Supply Chain [Can the Lake States Capitalize on Surge in NA Forest Industry Investment?](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/can-the-lake-states-capitalize-on-surge-in-na-forest-industry-investment) Despite the recent market volatility, economic optimism is higher than it’s been in over a decade and the forest... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/can-the-lake-states-capitalize-on-surge-in-na-forest-industry-investment) [![northeast_mar_2018](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/northeast_mar_2018.png)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/reevaluating-winter-log-inventories-in-the-northeast) April 04, 2018 Supply Chain [Reevaluating Winter Log Inventories in the Northeast](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/reevaluating-winter-log-inventories-in-the-northeast) Winter fiber inventories in the Northeast are at noticeably higher levels than in years past. Average regional... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/reevaluating-winter-log-inventories-in-the-northeast) [![Cost_Forecast.jpg](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/Cost_Forecast.jpg)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/optimize-your-supply-chain-to-maximize-enterprise-value) March 12, 2018 Supply Chain [Optimize Your Supply Chain to Maximize Enterprise Value](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/optimize-your-supply-chain-to-maximize-enterprise-value) “A dollar saved is better than a dollar earned” is an adage financial advisors often use when explaining the concept of... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/optimize-your-supply-chain-to-maximize-enterprise-value) [![AR_LA_Chart.png](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/Blog/AR_LA_Chart.png)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/south-arkansas/north-louisiana-timber-market-offers-operating-advantages) February 12, 2018 Forest Industry [South Arkansas/North Louisiana Timber Market Offers Operating Advantages](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/south-arkansas/north-louisiana-timber-market-offers-operating-advantages) Why is it important that wood consumers know who owns the forests that will ultimately supply them with timber? Because... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/south-arkansas/north-louisiana-timber-market-offers-operating-advantages) [![Northeast_Jan_1.jpg](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/Blog/Northeast_Jan_1.jpg)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/managing-wood-costs-during-winter-months-in-eastern-north-america) January 18, 2018 Supply Chain [Managing Wood Costs during Winter Months in Eastern North America](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/managing-wood-costs-during-winter-months-in-eastern-north-america) For companies operating in the forest industry, managing raw material costs can pose a significant challenge that... 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