Good year start for Ghana's wood products exports

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Ghana’s timber and wood product exports in January 2017 amounted to 30,758 cubic metres, a 5.76% year-on-year increase when compared to the January 2016.

During the period under review, air dried sawnwood, mouldings and peeled veneer exports grew sharply with the value of exports increasing by 26%, 17% and 5% respectively.

According to the Ghana Forestry Commission, Timber Industry Development Division (TIDD) the leading export products in January were air-dried sawnwood (22,346 cu.m), kiln dried sawnwood (3,334 cu.m), plywood for regional markets (1,934 cu.m), roundwood billets (1,029 cu.m) and processed mouldings (717 cu.m).

Rosewood topped the list of wood species accounting for 44% of the total exported volume along with teak (18%), wawa (9%), papao/apa (9%) and ceiba (6%).

Asian markets were the largest importer of Ghana’s wood products in January 2017 accounting for 78% of all exports (China; 54%, India; 21% and Vietnam; 3%)

The high volume of rosewood exports reflects the recent lifting of the export ban by the Forestry Commission.

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