Forest Markets

A Weekly Newsletter from the National Association of State Foresters' Forest Markets Committee

FOREST MARKETS

New report: State of the Mass Timber Industry in North America in 2019

Southern yellow pine lumber prices plummet, then rebound in March

Risk and context in the forest industry: lessons from wood pellets, part III

Spring snowmelt transportation woes stall North American lumber shipments

2019 Hardwood supplier directory

Duke University short course: Timberland Investments for Professionals

Identifying opportunities for improving lumber recovery

Which kind of wood to use for smoking meats

Andersen Windows new manufacturing campus in Arizona to employ 415

HOUSING

New home sales rise in February

Top ten most unwanted features among home buyers

30-year mortgage rate retreats

WORKING FORESTS

Philmont Boy Scouts' working forest in New Mexico needs visiting foresters

East Texas, nation's wood basket, prepares to rise

NEW PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY

New research brings transparent wood closer to real-world application

Wood-based technology creates electricity from heat

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Biomass 101 refutes anti-forestry extremists with facts, science

January 2019 wood pellets exports reach 386,779 tons

INTERNATIONAL

New report cements wood as the future of construction

Study confirms forest industry's economic impact on BC

Robust forest markets provide funding and added incentive for private landowners to keep working forests working.

Highlights of the week:

New report cements wood as the future of construction

Which kind of wood to use for smoking meats

East Texas, nation's wood basket, prepares to rise