Ghana’s in the first 2-months of this year totalled 57,539 cubic metres compared to 56,501 cubic metres for the same period in 2017, ITTO reported.
The products that contributed significantly to the year-on-year increase in trade were as follows: rotary veneer +19%, dowels +16%, billets +12%, kiln dry sawnwood +6%, air dry sawnwood +6% and sliced veneer, +3%.
Of the products exported, sawnwood and billets accounted for most of the export volumes (+80%). Teak, rosewood, wawa, ceiba and papao were the dominant species traded and these were shipped to the India, China, Germany Vietnam and Belgian markets.