Wood excels at verbal snapshots of the differences among the countries, and he avoids dwelling on the monotony of many of the days in favor of describing more exciting ones spent diving into caves where they discovered Mayan skulls, climbing unnamed pyramids, eating termites (“bitter and woody”) during a lesson on jungle survival, getting caught in quicksand, and being escorted through the gang-ruled barrios of Honduras' San Pedro Sula, which until recently “held the dubious honor of being known as the murder capital of the world.” While this means that readers only get tantalizing glimpses into the author’s experience, it also makes for brisk reading. Sometimes on uncharted paths and often on major highways where the main obstacles they faced were drunken drivers and thoughtless truckers, the two covered 1,800 miles in a little over four months. The book's title might be misleading, as Wood ( Walking the Himalayas, 2016, etc.) notes in the introduction: this trip was “solely a journey through Central America.” The author was joined by Alberto Caceres, a recently divorced Mexican friend who had “never been in a jungle, or walked further than a few miles.” Despite a few blisters, however, and more than a few complaints, the chatty Caceres, who could “charm the hind legs off a donkey,” kept up the pace. Forisk noted that G-P “made the most changes last year.” Among other things, G-P opened a new $150 million sawmill in Albany, Ga., and re-started a rebuilt mill in Warrenton, Ga.įorisk specializes in analyzing forest supplies, wood demand and timber pricing to develop forecasts and strategic guidance for clients.The British explorer’s latest trek takes him by foot from Mexico to the edge of Colombia. 3 in swapping positions in the standings with Sierra Pacific.
The top 10 list includes three Canadian-based companies: West Fraser, No. Production capacity of the top leaders was up 2.1% compared to 2019 and reflected an increase of 25.3% over 2017. production capacity in 2020, according to Forisk consulting.įorisk’s top 10 softwood lumber producers combined for a total production capacity of 22,793 billion board feet (MMBF) in 2020 during a year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic.
– The 10 largest softwood lumber manufacturers in the United States, led by Weyerhaeuser, accounted for just over half of all U.S.
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