Trade War, Dry Weather Conditions Impact Timber Markets
The trade war with China continues to have a negative impact on timber markets, with hardwood and softwood stumpage (standing timber) prices down almost everywhere in the third quarter.
Entries by Betsy Bates
New Regulations Ease Burden on Landowners
The Trump administration continues to advance its domestic agenda and private landowners stand to benefit from two new rules finalized over the summer.
Ag Land Values Remain Steady in 2019
Amid trade tensions, decreased prices, and weather woes, the latest survey by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows a rise in farm real estate values in 2019.
Forestry Challenges: Housing Flat, China Tariffs And Lumber Prices
Housing starts have remained steady at a level that isn’t enough to put any real pressure on prices for sawtimber-sized trees, while China has been a wild card for just about everyone in the forest industry, particularly the hardwood sector.
Disaster Relief Is Finally On The Way
Eight months after Hurricane Michael roared through the Florida Panhandle, Southwest Georgia, and Southeast Alabama, causing more than $2 billion in timberland damage, federal disaster aid is finally on the way.
U.S. Log And Lumber Exports Show Dismal Effects Of Retaliatory Tariffs
The ongoing trade/tariff war between the U.S. and China is having a significant negative impact on American wood product exports.
Timber Prices Remain Flat In First Quarter Of 2019
Timber stumpage (standing tree) prices in the South were flat in the first quarter of the year with the exception of hardwood markets in the Southeastern region, the head of one of the nation’s largest forest management companies reports.
F&W Managers See Rise In Reforestation Activity
A survey of F&W managers across the Southern Pine Belt finds reforestation activity was on the rise in most regions during the recent 2018-19 planting season and more landowners are using genetically-improved seedlings and planting fewer seedlings per acre.
Advocacy Group Seeks Changes To Tax Laws Related To Natural Disasters
Last year was a record year of natural disasters, including hurricanes and wildfires which inflicted huge economic losses on timberland owners in the U.S. South and West Coast. The Forest Landowners Association (FLA) is leading an effort to advocate for changes to federal tax laws to assist forest landowners with catastrophic losses due to natural disasters.
New Programs Provide Assistance To Georgia Forest Landowners Impacted By Hurricane Michael
F&W wants to inform Georgia landowners of three programs that have just been announced to provide assistance to Georgia forest landowners impacted by Hurricane Michael. These programs, two from the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) and one from Georgia Forestry Association (GFA) for its members, provide disaster relief assistance to landowners for debris cleanup efforts. We […]