Forestry Equipment Market Size

Forestry Equipment Market Analysis

The forestry equipment market is expected to grow from USD 10.59 billion to USD 12.98 billion over the forecast period, registering a CAGR of 4.15%.

The market is growing owing to the rising awareness about forest preservation and management in several developed and developing countries and the transition in forestry operations from manual work to mechanized and automated modes of operation in forests.

• With the present scope in the forest industry, the role of forest management has been growing rampantly with the aim of planning and implementing practices for the stewardship and use of forests to meet specific environmental, economic, social, and cultural objectives. While the objectives of management vary widely and include the protection of resources in protected forests and nature reserves, the primary objective has often been the production of wood products. A basic tenet of forest management has been a significant focus on wood production, which is 'sustained yield,' or harvesting the wood increment without drawing down on the forest capital.
• This has been largely supported by significant government investment as healthy forests depend on a healthy forest products industry. For instance, in April 2023, the US government announced USD 33.7 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for projecting funds to strengthen the wood products economy and promote sustainable forest management. This investment supports a crucial link between resilient, healthy forests and strong rural economies and jobs in the forestry sector, especially in communities that depend on national forests and grasslands to grow and thrive.
• In addition to this, the role of forestry is gaining prominence in Latin America to bring back the historic flourishing Atlantic Forest that once covered a vast swath of Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. But five centuries of logging, agricultural expansion, and the relentless growth of cities like Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro reduced it to fragments. Thus, various organizations have been working for more than three decades to preserve and restore what remains. As per the UN, approximately 700,000 ha of land have already been restored, and the goal is to protect and revive 1 million ha by 2030 and 15 million ha by 2050, an area bigger than all of Nepal, Greece, or Nicaragua. Thus, the increase in forestry maintenance activities in Latin America is expected to propel the demand for large forestry machines.
• However, the high cost and lack of awareness associated with forestry equipment is expected to slow down the growth of the market. Due to the lack of information about the equipment, the adoption is still not widespread in developing countries.
• The market saw a rapid recovery in demand for construction and forestry equipment following a decline in the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The demand is expected to show a favorable increase in the upcoming years as well. Notably, demand in North America continued to be robust, driven by good economic activity and infrastructure projects. The South American market was supported by high activity in the commodity segment.