by okelly | Aug 18, 2026 | Forestry, Logs and chips
By Håkan Ekström, Global Wood Trends and Glen O’Kelly, O’Kelly Acumen The global softwood roundwood market is entering a period of structural change. After decades of relatively stable supply, the ability of forests to meet growing demand is becoming increasingly...
by okelly | Jul 3, 2026 | Forestry, Logs and chips
By Håkan Ekström, Global Wood Trends (Seattle, USA), and Glen O’Kelly, O’Kelly Acumen (Stockholm, Sweden). Softwood markets across Latin America and the Asia-Pacific are approaching a turning point. Some of the world’s lowest-cost plantation producers are increasingly...
by okelly | Jun 2, 2026 | Forestry, Logs and chips
By Håkan Ekström, Global Wood Trends (Seattle, USA), and Glen O’Kelly, O’Kelly Acumen (Stockholm, Sweden). Europe and Russia account for roughly 43% of global industrial roundwood supply (Figure 1). However, the outlook differs significantly between Russia, the...
by okelly | May 11, 2026 | Forestry, Logs and chips
North America accounts for roughly one-third of the global softwood supply. On the surface, that scale suggests the region should play a central role in meeting future demand. But a closer look reveals a much more nuanced – and uneven – picture. Our latest...
by okelly | Apr 29, 2025 | Forestry, Lumber, Pulp and paper
New report by O’Kelly Acumen for the B.C. Confederation of Forest Industries Ahead of the hashtag#COFI2025 annual convention on April 2-4, 2025, we released a new report on the competitiveness and sustainability of the B.C. forest industry. The report includes...
by okelly | May 2, 2022 | Forestry, Logs and chips, Lumber, Pulp and paper
Disruptions in global trade of forest products Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24 came as a shock to many in Europe and around the world. Beyond the human cost of the war, it’s having profound impacts on global markets – including markets for forest products....
