North Carolina Timber Prices Were Slightly Down in the Second Quarter of 2022
U.S. housing markets in recent months continued to plummet specifically in the southern and western regions. In June 2022, …
Rajan Parajuli
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Forest Economics Forestry & Environmental Resourcesrparaju@ncsu.eduStreet Address: 2800 Faucette Drive (Jordan Hall)
Raleigh, NC 27695
Raleigh, NC 27695
Mailing Address: Campus Box 8008
Raleigh, NC 27695
Raleigh, NC 27695
Job Description Dr. Rajan Parajuli is an assistant professor and extension specialist in forest economics with Forestry Extension at NC State University. He received his Ph.D. in forest economics and policy, an M.S. in forest economics and management, and another M.S. in finance from Louisiana State University. Dr. Parajuli specializes in forest product market modeling, forest product trade and policy analysis, economic impact analysis, carbon and bioenergy markets, and forest finance. Before joining NC State, Dr. Parajuli was a forest economist at Texas A&M Forest service where he worked in timber price reporting, timberland taxation, and economic impact assessment of the forest sector.
Recent Posts by Rajan Parajuli
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Despite the Pandemic, Timber Harvests in 2020 Did Not Slow Down in North Carolina
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The Infrastructure Act and Forestry: A Brief Overview
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Pine Timber Prices in North Carolina Continued to Rise in the Third Quarter, 2021
In the third quarter of 2021, both housing markets started rebounding from a slight decline in past April. In …
Sawtimber Prices in North Carolina Increased Substantially in the Second Quarter, 2021
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Despite Record High Lumber Prices, Pine Sawtimber Prices in North Carolina Dropped in the First Quarter, 2021
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Pine Sawtimber Prices in North Carolina Rebounded to the Pre-COVID-19 Level
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