Nov 01, 2006. /Lesprom Network/. Log exports from Papua New Guinea fell to 173 587 cubic meters in August 2006, down 20% from July and 29% from August 2005, ITTO reported. However, accumulated log exports in the year to August were 11% ahead of the pace last year. Total log exports (excluding plantation) amounted to 2.4 million cubic meters in the year to August 2006. Saw/veneer grades accounted for 85% of the total. Main log export species were taun, malas, bintangor and terminalia. China took 80% of all log exports, followed by Japan (8.5%), Vietnam (4.8%) and Korea (3.5%). Of the saw/veneer log grades, China imported 88%, Japan 6%, Korea 2.4% and Vietnam 0.9%. For plantation species, kamarere remained the main export species primarily to the markets of Vietnam, Japan, China and Korea.