Sawnwood, comprising kiln dried (approx. 40%) and airdried (17%) accounted for the bulk of exports to international and regional markets. Exports of sawnwood (57%), plywood (14%), billets (8%) and sliced veneer (5%) together accounted for over 80% of total exports.
Between January and October the export of poles and billets accounted for 16% of the total export volume compared to 14% in 2014, earning Euro 13.64 million.
Secondary products comprising sawnwood, plywood, veneer, boules, briquettes and kindling accounted for 80% of the total export volume (compared to 82% in 2014) and earned Euro 133.63million.
Finally, tertiary products comprising moulding, dowels, furniture parts and flooring contributed around 4% of the total export volumes, slightly up on 2014 and earned Euro 4.63 million.
The top species utilized were teak, rosewood, ceiba, wawa and gmelina. Ghana’s primary products were shipped mainly to Asian markets (58%), regional African markets (19%), Europe (14%) and America (4%).
