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SYP Lumber Prices Stabilize; Is More Volatility Around the Corner?

By late June, the price for finished southern yellow pine (SYP) lumber had tumbled 59% from its 2022 high mark of $1,136/MBF. Prices then subsequently bounced back, but weekly price movement has been range bound between ~$100 for the last 12 weeks, which is a departure from the wild volatility that was the norm over the last two years.

Where Does Africa’s P&P Industry Stand and Where Is It Headed?

When discussing any sort of market trends, industry moves or any other pulp and paper industry related news, it seems we tend to focus on Asia, North America and Europe as they are the top three leading producers in the industry. Because of this, we have a relatively good idea of what’s occurring in these areas in regard to capacity trends, pricing trends and any major investments. While it’s obviously important to keep up with the major players in the industry, it’s also important to analyze the state of the P&P sector in other regions as well.

What Forest Carbon Pool Types Store the Most Carbon in the US?

Forest2Market’s newest analytical tool – Carbon Analysis 360 – was specifically designed to help participants across the forest value chain better understand the important ways in which they can impact climate concerns, inform decision-making, and identify new opportunities in developing markets. This data can be used to pinpoint critical trends that will impact climate initiatives going forward, and it can also help stakeholders answer important questions to better understand how forest management regimes can impact forest carbon stores.

Japanese Pulpmills Have Increased Their Wood Chip Imports Since 2020

Japan is the world’s second-largest importer of wood chips behind China, accounting for about one-third of the world’s total imports. While China is a relative newcomer in the overseas wood chip market, pulp mills in Japan have a long history of relying on imported wood fiber, with their first shipments arriving in Japan in the mid-1960s.

Who Are the True Conservationists?

Gifford Pinchot, the first Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, described conservation as the “wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of men.” Conservationists value nature and biodiversity, and the role of science in understanding the natural world. Conservationists understand we must work with nature and be responsible stewards of our land, water, and air to survive and thrive now and in the future.

Southern Timber Prices Plummeted in 2Q2022

After hitting a 15-year peak in 1Q2022, the weighted average price for southern timber turned sharply lower in 2Q as prices for every product dropped during this period. While stumpage prices were up +7% year-over-year (YoY), they were down -13% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) in 2Q. Southern timber prices have demonstrated significant volatility since 2017; however, prices for all products have trended upwards over the last ten years.

Wood Pellets Can Help Alleviate Energy Pressures Amid War, Uncertainty

As the Wall Street Journal recently reported, the ongoing war in Ukraine has pinched trade flows of the increasingly valuable supply of industrial wood pellets from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, which have been used to co-fire power generation plants throughout Western Europe over the last decade. Demand has put upward price pressure on pellets originating in the US South, as the future of fossil energy supplies in Europe remain uncertain.

Anti-Forestry Insanity: The Opinion Piece That Keeps on Giving

There’s an old adage about the paralyzing effects of cognitive dissonance: The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

Will Structural Freight Changes in the Lake States Alter the Future of Wood Deliveries?

Delivered wood fiber prices in the Lake States have been depressed for the better part of two years – a period which saw a significant drop off in demand due to the closure of two large regional paper mills. In an unexpected twist, however, prices turned markedly higher in March. Delivered fiber prices in 2Q2022 were up 13% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) and while they have recently tapered, prices are still at their highest point in more than three years.

UPM Gears Up for Bio-MEG Commercialization

Published / Reported by FOREST 2 MARKET Doris de Guzman Source Article…