--- title: Market Watch | Håkan Ekström description: Håkan Ekström is responsible for growing the ResourceWise forest products vertical globally through his continued operation of Wood Resources International. --- [![RW-F2M-color](https://www.resourcewise.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/logos/RW-F2M-color.png?width=813&name=RW-F2M-color.png "RW-F2M-color")](https://www.resourcewise.com/) - Solutions - Megamenu - Resources - [Blog](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog) - [Blog Brasil](https://www.resourcewise.com/blog/br) - [Login](https://silvastat360.forest2market.com/auth/signin) - [Languages](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/author/h%C3%A5kan-ekstr%C3%B6m/page/1#) - [Language1](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/author/h%C3%A5kan-ekstr%C3%B6m/page/1#) - [Language2](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/author/h%C3%A5kan-ekstr%C3%B6m/page/1#) - [Language3](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/author/h%C3%A5kan-ekstr%C3%B6m/page/1#) - [Language4](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/author/h%C3%A5kan-ekstr%C3%B6m/page/1#) - [Language5](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/author/h%C3%A5kan-ekstr%C3%B6m/page/1#) - [Contact Us](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/author/h%C3%A5kan-ekstr%C3%B6m/page/1#) ![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/Forest2Market-2019/Images/search-icon.png) [+1.704.540.1440](tel:+17045401440) [![Contact](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/299583/04f09777-1842-4d6e-89c6-6884183e2fb8.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/299583/04f09777-1842-4d6e-89c6-6884183e2fb8) ![menu-bgimg](https://www.resourcewise.com/hs-fs/hubfs/menu-bgimg.jpg?width=1500&name=menu-bgimg.jpg "menu-bgimg") #### What we can offer you We provide detailed transactional data, cost benchmarks and in-depth analytics for participants in the wood raw materials supply chain. - Pricing Data - Benchmarks - Product Forecasting - Advisory Services - Analytics [![Learn More](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/299583/d6ccac3f-451e-42b7-9436-1c3b5cbc3590.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/299583/d6ccac3f-451e-42b7-9436-1c3b5cbc3590) #### SilvaStat360 Platform - Price Benchmarks - The Beck Group’s Sawmill TQ - Timber Supply Analysis  - Global Economic Data Explore Forest2Market's Interactive Business Intelligence Platform [![Learn More](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/299583/1c0da2b3-23f0-4ae5-b8fa-c19875cfdc92.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/299583/1c0da2b3-23f0-4ae5-b8fa-c19875cfdc92) #### Industries From biomass suppliers in the Baltics to pulp producers in Brazil and TIMOs in the United States, Forest2Market provides products and services for suppliers, producers and other stakeholders in the global forest products industry. [![Learn More](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/299583/a5d40fc7-4491-4ae5-b1d7-23ce3fa3c19b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/299583/a5d40fc7-4491-4ae5-b1d7-23ce3fa3c19b) x   ## Håkan Ekström Håkan Ekström is responsible for growing the ResourceWise forest products vertical globally through his continued operation of Wood Resources International. ### Recent Posts [![National flags of China and Australia featured after China lifted the timber ban on Australia. ](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/images/forest-products/china-australia-trade-featured.jpg)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/global-wood-markets-shift-as-china-lifts-timber-ban-on-australia) June 21, 2023 Forest Products [Global Wood Markets Shift as China Lifts Timber Ban on Australia](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/global-wood-markets-shift-as-china-lifts-timber-ban-on-australia) Global wood markets will see another changeup in the coming months. Australian exporters can again ship logs to China... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/global-wood-markets-shift-as-china-lifts-timber-ban-on-australia) [![A small saw mill sits below a spanning mountain range with wispy clouds passing by.](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/images/blog/forest-products/2023/05/sawmill-mountains-finland-sweden.jpg)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/finland-and-sweden-see-near-5-year-low-on-softwood-imports) May 31, 2023 Forest Products [Finland and Sweden See Near 5-Year Low on Softwood Imports](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/finland-and-sweden-see-near-5-year-low-on-softwood-imports) Wood Resources International, a ResourceWise company, regularly tracks all critical trends in global wood markets.... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/finland-and-sweden-see-near-5-year-low-on-softwood-imports) [![Close up detail of woodchips of various sizes.](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/images/blog/forest-products/2023/05/woodchips-exports.jpg)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/us-woodchip-exports-up-40-thanks-to-growing-asian-demand) May 16, 2023 Biomass [US Woodchip Exports Up 40% Thanks to Growing Asian Demand](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/us-woodchip-exports-up-40-thanks-to-growing-asian-demand) Asia has increased its share of global wood pellet imports to a record 32%. Worldwide trade of wood pellets was... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/us-woodchip-exports-up-40-thanks-to-growing-asian-demand) [![Eucalyptus forest with long trees growing upward toward a blue sky.](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/images/blog/forest-products/2023/05/eucalyptus-forest-brazil.jpg)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/brazilian-pulpmills-see-near-80-rise-in-wood-fiber-costs-over-2-years) May 04, 2023 Solid Wood Markets [Brazilian Pulpmills See Near 80% Rise in Wood Fiber Costs Over 2 Years](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/brazilian-pulpmills-see-near-80-rise-in-wood-fiber-costs-over-2-years) Wood costs for pulpmills in Brazil have steadily increased throughout 2021 and 2022. In fact, these numbers have risen... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/brazilian-pulpmills-see-near-80-rise-in-wood-fiber-costs-over-2-years) [![Home screen of WoodMarket Prices platform with a map of global pricing areas, a list of lumber prices, updates, and blog summaries.](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/images/blog/forest-products/2023/04/wmp-home-screen.png)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/european-instability-changes-up-global-lumber-markets) April 28, 2023 Forest Products [European Instability Changes Up Global Lumber Markets](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/european-instability-changes-up-global-lumber-markets) Wood Resources International, a ResourceWise company, regularly tracks the trends and developments impacting global... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/european-instability-changes-up-global-lumber-markets) [![SYP KD lumber, weighted MBF lumber price line graph, 2019 to April 2023.](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/images/blog/forest-products/2023/04/syp-ytd-april-2023-formatted.png)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/record-share-of-lumber-production-now-in-us-south) April 20, 2023 Lumber Market [Record Share of Lumber Production Now in US South](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/record-share-of-lumber-production-now-in-us-south) For years, the US South has continued gaining market share of North American lumber production. That production has now... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/record-share-of-lumber-production-now-in-us-south) [![European Softwood Sawlog Prices line chart, 1Q 2000 to 4Q 2022.](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/images/blog/forest-products/2023/03/espi-4q2022-formatted.jpg)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/global-sawlog-prices-finally-drop-from-record-highs-as-demand-sags) April 03, 2023 Forest Products [Global Sawlog Prices Finally Drop From Record Highs as Demand Sags](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/global-sawlog-prices-finally-drop-from-record-highs-as-demand-sags) Worldwide demand for lumber was down considerably in the 4th quarter of 2022. This decrease caused global sawlog prices... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/global-sawlog-prices-finally-drop-from-record-highs-as-demand-sags) [![Five large stacks of sawlogs sit in a recent cut zone, ready to be hauled away.](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/images/blog/forest-products/2023/03/stacked-sawlogs.jpg)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/as-global-demand-relaxes-where-do-wood-markets-stand-in-q1-2023) March 24, 2023 Lumber Market [As Global Demand Relaxes, Where Do Wood Markets Stand in Q1 2023?](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/as-global-demand-relaxes-where-do-wood-markets-stand-in-q1-2023) Wood Resources International, a ResourceWise company, continually monitors pricing trends across the forest products... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/as-global-demand-relaxes-where-do-wood-markets-stand-in-q1-2023) [![Texture of wood chips in both foreground and background.](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/images/blog/forest-products/2023/02/russia-wood-chip-imports-2022.jpg)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/russian-wood-chip-and-log-imports-drop-to-zero-across-europe-in-2023) February 15, 2023 Forest Products [Russian Wood Chip and Log Imports Drop to Zero Across Europe in 2022](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/russian-wood-chip-and-log-imports-drop-to-zero-across-europe-in-2023) Europe has continued to feel the impacts of Russia’s war against Ukraine. The consequence is a full cessation on the... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/russian-wood-chip-and-log-imports-drop-to-zero-across-europe-in-2023) [![Table showing price changes in European pellet imports between 3Q 2021 and 3Q 2022.](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/images/blog/forest-products/2023/02/wood-pellet-imports-europe-3Q2021-to-3Q2022.png)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/us-wood-pellets-gain-market-share-in-europe-as-russian-presence-drops) February 09, 2023 Forest Industry [US Wood Pellets Gain Market Share in Europe as Russian Presence Drops](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/us-wood-pellets-gain-market-share-in-europe-as-russian-presence-drops) The costs of industrial wood pellets imported to multiple key European markets increased in 2022. Russia's current... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/us-wood-pellets-gain-market-share-in-europe-as-russian-presence-drops) [![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/Wood-Pellets---second.jpg)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/russias-war-is-changing-wood-pellet-market-dynamics-in-europe) November 09, 2022 Biomass [Russia's War is Changing Wood Pellet Market Dynamics in Europe](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/russias-war-is-changing-wood-pellet-market-dynamics-in-europe) The international trade of wood pellets has increased yearly for over ten years thanks to growing demand in Europe and... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/russias-war-is-changing-wood-pellet-market-dynamics-in-europe) [![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/Lumber_Kiln.jpg)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/wri-market-insights-global-softwood-lumber-markets-1) November 01, 2022 Forest Industry [WRI Market Insights: Global Softwood Lumber Markets](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/wri-market-insights-global-softwood-lumber-markets-1) Global trade of softwood lumber fell about 10% in the first half of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. Most of... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/wri-market-insights-global-softwood-lumber-markets-1) [![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/GSPI2_Oct_2022.png)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/halt-in-russian-exports-reduced-demand-in-china-contributed-to-a-20-decline-in-global-softwood-log-trade) October 13, 2022 Forest Industry [Halt in Russian Exports, Reduced Demand in China Contributed to a 20% Decline in Global Softwood Log Trade](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/halt-in-russian-exports-reduced-demand-in-china-contributed-to-a-20-decline-in-global-softwood-log-trade) Global trade of softwood logs plunged by 20% during the first half of 2022 year-over-year (YoY). Much of the decline... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/halt-in-russian-exports-reduced-demand-in-china-contributed-to-a-20-decline-in-global-softwood-log-trade) [![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/WRI_sept_2022.png)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/tight-wood-fiber-supply-has-pushed-global-costs-for-pulplogs-and-wood-chips-up-10) October 04, 2022 Forest Industry [Tight Wood Fiber Supply Has Pushed Global Costs for Pulplogs and Wood Chips Up 10%](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/tight-wood-fiber-supply-has-pushed-global-costs-for-pulplogs-and-wood-chips-up-10) Wood fiber prices continued their two-year upward trend in 2Q22, with hardwood increasing faster than softwood. These... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/tight-wood-fiber-supply-has-pushed-global-costs-for-pulplogs-and-wood-chips-up-10) [![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/stack-of-logs-4000x2250.jpg)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/wri-market-insights-2q22-global-forest-markets-price-performance) September 20, 2022 Forest Industry [WRI Market Insights: 2Q22 Global Forest Markets & Price Performance](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/wri-market-insights-2q22-global-forest-markets-price-performance) Global Timber Markets [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/wri-market-insights-2q22-global-forest-markets-price-performance) [![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/JapanChipImports.png)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/japanese-pulpmills-have-increased-their-wood-chip-imports-since-2020) September 12, 2022 Market Prices [Japanese Pulpmills Have Increased Their Wood Chip Imports Since 2020](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/japanese-pulpmills-have-increased-their-wood-chip-imports-since-2020) Japan is the world’s second-largest importer of wood chips behind China, accounting for about one-third of the world’s... [Continue Reading](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/japanese-pulpmills-have-increased-their-wood-chip-imports-since-2020) [![](https://www.resourcewise.com/hubfs/MI_Aug_2022_1.png)](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/strong-demand-and-tight-supply-have-driven-wood-fiber-costs-for-pulp-manufacturers-higher-in-2022) August 17, 2022 Forest Industry [Strong Demand and Tight Supply Have Driven Wood Fiber Costs for Pulp Manufacturers Higher in 2022](https://www.resourcewise.com/market-watch-blog/strong-demand-and-tight-supply-have-driven-wood-fiber-costs-for-pulp-manufacturers-higher-in-2022) Prices for pulplogs and wood chips increased QoQ in early 2022 in all 19 regions worldwide as tracked by the Wood... 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