Open consultation on annual methodology review for North America Timber and Biomass Markets

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodologies for North America Timber and Biomass Markets which include Log Lines and Woodfiber & Biomass Markets as part of its announced annual methodology review process.

This consultation, which is open until November 6, 2025, seeks to ensure that our methodologies continue to reflect the physical market under indexation, in compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs). This includes all elements of our pricing process, our price specifications and publication frequency.

You can find the current methodology for North America Timber and Biomass Markets here https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology/forest-products/north-america-timber-and-biomass-markets.

Please send responses in writing, preferably in electronic format, to the following addresses: pricing@fastmarkets.com and wood@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading ‘North America Timber and Biomass Markets annual review, 2025’. Please specify whether your response is confidential. Opinions offered in confidential responses may be referenced but will not be attributed in any way.

Fastmarkets will publish the outcome of this methodology review by November 20, 2025, including a summary of the feedback – with the exception of those responses marked as confidential. Any proposals to make material changes, discontinue or launch prices will involve a separate market consultation, the length of which will depend on how substantial the change is.

To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to the Fastmarkets methodology page.

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