Forest2Mill, The Delivered Price Benchmark Service

 

With Forest2Mill, buyers and sellers of timber can strengthen the relationships they have with their trading partners. From the forest to the mill, our customers use Forest2Mill to address unique business issues.

 

Timberland Owners

  • Confidently determine quarterly valuation for lenders, owners and shareholders
  • Compare economic efficiency of geographically situated assets
  • Maintain acquisition, disposition and appraisal databases with accurate market data
  • Evaluate sales realizations against the broader market
  • Negotiate and index supply agreements

Sawmills

  • Identify and capitalize on resource procurement cost savings
  • Maximize your investment in log optimization
  • Understand the premiums for customer length preference
    • Negotiate raw material and residual price changes with actual market-based transaction data
  • Evaluate results against the broader market
  • Negotiate and index supply agreements

Pulp and Paper Mills

  • Identify and capitalize on resource procurement cost savings
  • Negotiate raw material and residual price changes with actual market-based transaction data
  • Clearly understand pricing for chipwood
  • Evaluate results against the broader market
  • Negotiate and index supply agreements

What We Report

Forest2Mill reports market price for all wood raw materials and residuals:

  • Domestic and export log prices for Douglas fir and other conifer saw logs
  • Interior PNW pine and fir species
  • Conifer and hardwood pulpwood, chip-n-saw and chipwood
  • Wood chips (residual and whole log)
Each month, participants receive:
  • Quartiled mill cost rankings by species
  • Log price matrix by length and diameter
  • Pulpwood cost comparisons by area
  • Wood chip and sawmill residual delivered prices

Next Steps

To learn more about Forest2Mill, please contact our Pacific Northwest Regional office:

Call 541-302-8010 or
Click here to send an email 

About Forest2Market

  • Forest2Market is a neutral and independent third party. We do not buy or sell timber. All Forest2Market reports meet anti-trust requirements.
  • Reports are distributed only to those who participate in the benchmark. Participants are required to submit 100 percent of their data. This precludes the possibility that data submitted is chosen to skew results. In addition, all data is subject to periodic audit to ensure results are reliable and accurate.
  • For the delivered price benchmark methodology, click here.
  • To read how Port Blakely Tree Farms has benefited by its participation in the Delivered Price Benchmark Service, click here.