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We provide detailed transactional data, cost benchmarks and in-depth analytics for participants in the wood raw materials supply chain.
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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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Recent Posts

September 11, 2017
Improve Your Forecasting with Actionable Business Intelligence
Forecasting prices with accuracy is as much of an art as it is a science. The art requires that one determine the...
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August 22, 2017
Reliable Data: The Real Key to Resolving Budgeting Challenges
Everyone familiar with forestry and timber harvesting understands the significance of the four seasons and the...
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August 03, 2017
Accurate Forecasting: There Is No Substitute for a Precise Starting Point
How much does the changing price of oil affect raw material cost? What impact will the changing value of the US dollar...
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July 13, 2017
Tracking Timber Prices, Seasonality and Inventories in the Great Lakes
Wood fiber prices have trended downward in the Great Lakes region over the last two years despite an economy that is...
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July 14, 2016
Delivered Price Benchmarks Sharpen Sawmill Performance
In a manufacturing process where over 75 percent of the cost of the finished product can be attributed to raw material...
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June 01, 2016
Global Trends Driving the Great Lakes Region Forest Products Industry
Like most industries in the new global economy, the forest products industry is in a constant state of ever-hastening...
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March 28, 2016
Closing the Gap between Stumpage Prices and Delivered Fiber Prices
We have written extensively about the challenges associated with procuring wood from an increasingly fractured supply...
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February 08, 2016
How Rising and Falling Prices Affect Wood  Cost Components?
Navigating the dynamic wood supply market in North America can be challenging. As supply and demand factors constantly...
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November 13, 2015
Wood Fiber Supply Chain Characteristics Part 2: The Dollar’s in the Details
This is the second installment of the two-part series on identifying opportunities for supply chain improvements within...
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October 23, 2015
Wood Fiber Supply Chain Characteristics Part 1: The Dollar’s in the Details
This is the first installment of what will be a two-part series on identifying opportunities for supply chain...
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March 31, 2015
How to Avoid Panic Buying: Woodyard Inventory vs. Spot
Raw material inventory management—the process that ensures a sufficient raw material supply to sustain production...
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March 12, 2015
Extract Value from your Wood Supply Chain with Data
Here are a few truths about wood supply chain management that have been proven over and over again: An optimized...
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June 03, 2014
Pulpwood Trends in the Northern United States
While pulpwood prices across North America are driven by competition for fiber, we tend to see higher price volatility...
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February 01, 2014
Northeast Mills Face Challenges
The paper industry has a long and storied history in the Northeastern United States but is being challenged by two of...
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September 27, 2013
The Changing Landscape in the Lake States
The crisp morning temperatures of autumn are in the air, and all of us in the Lake States know that winter is not far...
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August 02, 2013
Lake States 2Q2013 Wood Fiber Price and Inventory Trends
Hardwood and softwood total fiber (chip equivalent) prices displayed steep increases between the close of Q1 and the...
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May 31, 2013
1Q2013 Biomass Prices Remain Steady Throughout Lake States
Biomass prices in the Lake States remained relatively constant from Q4 2012 to Q1 2013, increasing only $0.44/green...
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