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What is your opinion of Canfor Pulp Income Fund? What will happen to the stock and dividend price come January 2011?

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Canfor Pulp Income Fund, $14.68, symbol CFX.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 35.5 million; Market cap: $521.0 million, www.canforpulp.com), is one of Canada’s largest producers of northern softwood kraft pulp, and a major kraft-paper producer. Canfor Pulp’s cash flow was $0.78 a unit in the three months ended September 30, 2010. That’s up sharply from $0.16 a unit a year earlier. Higher pulp prices were the main reason for the increase. Canfor Pulp pays distributions based on its results. It has paid $0.25 a month in the last three months. That would give it a very high 20.4% yield, if it were to continue that payout. However, on January 1, 2011, Canfor Pulp will convert to a dividend-paying corporation. It hasn’t yet announced its dividend rate, but it will likely be in the range of $0.35 a share, paid quarterly. That would give the shares a 9.5% yield, based on today’s price. Pulp prices appear to be at a high point in…