November 2013

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In This Issue

Delivered Price Benchmark Introduced to the Northeast

Chip and Pulpwood Price Trends in the Pacific Northwest and US South

Forest Guild Biomass Harvest Guidelines for the PNW

Forestry-Related Industry Performance

20/15 Project Advances South Carolina Forestry Industry

Housing Market Update

Lawsuit Filed to Prevent Imminent Sale of Hofmann Forest

Current Career Openings

Top 3 Stories From Last Month

1. What Lies Ahead for the U.S. Forest Industry

2. The Changing Landscape in the Lake States

3. ATFS and SFI Form Partnerships to Promote Certification, SFI Awards Grant to Protect Watersheds

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		Delivered Price Benchmark Introduced to the Northeast By LeAndra Spicer Forest2Market has provided its first Northeast Delivered Price Benchmark, a transaction-based market price report, to mill subscribers located in the northeastern United States. According to the 3Q2013 report, the average delivered cost of hardwood total wood fiber started at a quarterly low of $60.80 per ton in July. Continue reading → ...�

		Chip and Pulpwood Price Trends in the Pacific Northwest and US South By Gordon Culbertson Over the past year, chip and pulpwood prices in the Pacific Northwest have fallen to levels that erase much of the advantage for wood chip pricing held by operators in the US South. A period of decreased chip supply between 2008 and 2009 set in motion a major price rise for PNW fiber cost. Continue reading → ...�

		Forest Guild Biomass Harvest Guidelines for the PNW By LeAndra Spicer Traditionally, harvest residues (also known as logging slash or biomass) were left on the forest floor to decompose or burned on site. Now that these "waste" materials are increasingly used to produce electricity as well as solid and liquid fuels, the removal of these materials is more and more common. Continue reading → ...�

		Industry News By Suz-Anne Kinney Plum Creek Timber has acquired 501,000 acres of timberland in the US South. Plum Creek bought the property from MeadWestvaco for $1.1 billion, or $2,195 per acre. About the acquisition, Plum Creek's CEO Rick Holley said this: Continue reading → ...�

		Forestry-Related Industry Performance-September 2013 By Suz-Anne Kinney More manufacturing businesses surveyed by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) indicated their activity expanded more in September than during any month since June 2011. The PMI rose to 56.2% (Figure 2), an increase of 0.5 percentage point from August's reading of 55.7% (50% is the breakpoint between contraction and expansion). Continue reading → ...�

		20/15 Project Advances South Carolina Forestry Industry By Sam Houston The South Carolina forest industry is poised for growth over the next decade. By 2020, annual harvest volumes are expected to increase by four to eight million tons, or 20 to 40 percent over the current 20 million tons. Continue reading → ...�

		Housing Market Update - September 2013 By LeAndra Spicer A limited supply of homes and a rise in interest rates over much of the summer discouraged many potential buyers during the historically busy summer buying season. Have home buyers returned to the market this fall? Continue reading → ...�

		Lawsuit Filed to Prevent Imminent Sale of Hofmann Forest By Javon Carter Some of you may recall the thoughts I shared earlier this year in The Sale of the Hofmann Forest Is Counterproductive. I continue to believe the short-term financial gain realized from a sale would simply not outweigh the long-term loss to my alma mater, North Carolina State University, and the citizens of North Carolina should the forest be sold. Continue reading → ...�

		Current Career Opportunities Forest2Market provides innovative, industry-changing solutions. We deliver market price trend data and benchmarks to the forestry, wood products, pulp & paper, recycled paper & packaging, lumber and bioenergy industries. We serve all four major timber-producing regions of the US (South, Pacific Northwest, Midwest and Northeast) and Brazil. Our European customer base is growing as well. Join us as we continue to grow. We are looking for: Entry-Level Forester to manage our Stumpage price database and produce monthly and quarterly price reports. Senior Analyst to manage client projects and complete customized resource studies. Be a dynamic part of an evolving organization. Apply today.

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