When compared to 2010, US South stumpage fell in 2011; this includes pine pulpwood, hardwood pulpwood, pine chip-n-saw and pine sawtimber prices. The reasons for the price declines varied by product. Pulpwood prices decreased as a result of softened demand ...
Table 1 provides a snapshot of performance in the manufacturing and service industries related to forestry. In November (the most recent month reported by the Institute for Supply Management), manufacturing continued to show strength. New orders, production and overall activity grew ...
The Bureau of Economic Analysis revised its estimate of 3Q2011 GDP growth from 2.0 percent to 1.8 percent in December. Though many economists-including those at Forest2Market-are still forecasting another recession, private sector job growth appears to have picked up. It should be noted, however, that the unemployment rate is a lagging indicator, meaning that ...
After years of legal and regulatory uncertainty, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may be on the verge of a final decision regarding the implementation of a provision of the Clean Air Act (CAA) known as the Boiler Maximum Achievable ...
Recycling Today, a business magazine for recycling professionals, featured Barbara Wright Hudson's article, Doing the Math: A Look at the Ups and Downs of Holding Inventory in their December 2011 issue...
Capital Ideas, the Alabama Forest Owners Association newsletter, reprinted Mike Fiery's article, "5 Causes of Stumpage Price Variation in the US South" in their December 2011 issue. You can read the article here on page 4. Filed under: Forestry, Timber Prices, Timberland Owner, US ...
