Ghana earned Euro 19.35 million from the export of 31,289 cubic metres of wood products in January 2018. This represented year-on-year 9% increase in export values and an almost 2% increase in export volumes, as ITTO reported.
The major products shipped in January 2018 were air-dry sawnwood (71%), kiln-dried sawnwood (12%), billets (8%), sliced veneer (3%) and furniture parts. Most were exported to China (41%) and India (34%). The report also identified teak (34%), rosewood (34%), wawa (7%), ceiba (5%) and papao/apa (3%) as the leading species shipped.
