Report: Global softwood roundwood supply – Part 1. North America
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Global softwood roundwood supply
Part 1: North America
Outlook to 2035
Published: April 2026 // Authors: Glen O’Kelly (O’Kelly Acumen), Håkan Ekström (Global Wood Trends)
The first in a three-part series analysing global softwood roundwood supply and pricing, this report provides a detailed assessment of North America – covering forest area, growth, mortality, harvest intensity, supply chain costs, and log prices – as well as the outlook for supply and pricing to 2035.
Includes an integrated global overview (to be released in June), with supply forecasts by region to 2035 and a comparison of regional investment attractiveness for forestry and forest-product industries.
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Contents
North America report
Three chapters:
1. US South
2. US Northwest
3. Canada
Each chapter contains:
- Forest distribution and softwood productive area
- Forest ownership structure and largest owners
- Analysis of drivers of softwood roundwood supply
- Historical development of area, yield, natural mortality
- Historical development of harvest degree (utilization)
- Softwood roundwood harvests by species and grade
- Supply chain costs and price trends 2000-25
- Perspectives on factors impacting future supply
- 2035 outlook for supply and log pricing
+ Global overview (out June 2026)
- Global softwood roundwood supply 2000-25
- Softwood plantation forest area by region
- Harvest degree of natural softwood forests by region
- Supply forecast by region to 2035, and scenarios
- Demand drivers and substitution of softwood
- International trade flows of softwood roundwood
- Price comparison of softwood logs by region and grade
- Regional comparison of attractiveness for investment
Questions the report helps answer
- How much softwood forest is there in North America – and who owns it?
- Where will new softwood supply come from – and what will constrain it?
- Which regions are structurally lower-cost, and why (forestry, logging, haulage)?
- Can US South supply expand enough to meet the continent’s needs?
- How will supply and log prices evolve by region in North America to 2035?
- How will global softwood supply evolve to 2035 – what regions have most potential?
- Which regions are most attractive for investment in softwood forestry?
- Which regions are most attractive for investment in softwood industries?
Who the report is most relevant for
- Forest owners and investors
- Traders in roundwood and chips
- Investors in forest product industries
- Solid wood product manufacturers
- Pulp, paper and panel manufacturers
- Pellet and other bioenergy producers
- Analysts, consultants, financial institutions and industry associations
- Forest certification organizations and sustainability NGOs.
What you get
- 55-page report on North America in easy-to read slide format
- 25-page report with Global Overview (June 2026)
- Authors available for 45 min interview
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More information about this report, and the report series, is available here:
https://www.okelly.se/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-Brochure-Global-softwood-supply-NthAm.pdf