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4Cast Your Future with Insight from F2M Price 4Cast

If you’re a mill manager, forest land investment manager or senior-level executive, you’ll be interested in 4Cast. This service forecasts local timber prices for 18 months in advance. 4Cast offers a unique perspective on factors that impact local markets. It is the first of its kind in the industry and is available for 19 markets in the US South.  

Applying the discipline of mathematical modeling to the rapidly changing factors affecting prices, Forest2Market has dramatically improved the credibility and accuracy of wood fiber price projection. No other product available has a higher degree of accuracy than 4Cast, accounting for over 95% of price variability. Macro-economic, industry sector, local conditions combined with F2M proprietary price database contribute to the unprecedented quality and accuracy of 4Cast. Each month, F2M collects over 100 global, national, regional and local variables used to forecast prices for specific geographies in the US South, forecasting accurate, monthly prices for four products.  

In addition to our quarterly forecast for each region, we prepare a forecast of southwide delivered and stumpage prices twice per year. The Southwide Delivered and Stumpage Price 4Cast is designed to support strategic and operational planning decisions covering the broader geography of the US South. To view the Table of Contents for the most recent Southwide forecast click here.

How to Use


  • Manage timber inventory levels effectively and confidently
  • Take advantage of market volatility 
  • Market your timber more effectively
  • Mitigate risk

If you are interested in learning more about Forest2Market Price 4Cast in your area, please contact us via email.

Product Sample


4Cast is thoroughly researched, concise and fact filled, click here to see an example.

How to Buy


  • The Southwide Delivered & Stumpage Price 4Cast for the period August, 2007 through January, 2009 is available now.  The only southwide forecast available reporting both stumpage and delivered prices.  

Click here to buy the Southwide 4Cast.

  • An annual subscription for the quarterly 4Cast is $5,000 per market. 

Click here to buy an annual subscription online.

  • 4Cast is also available as a single quarterly report per market area priced at $1,850.  

Click here to buy the current quarter 4cast for single market area.