Mar 02, 2007. /Lesprom Network/. According to the Timber Industry Development Division (TIDD) of the Forestry Commission, export of wood products from Ghana fell to Euro 170.1 million (451 610 cubic meters) in 2006, ITTO reported. This corresponds to 7.6% and 3.1% reductions in value and volume, respectively, compared with 2005. The results are short of TIDD’s projections for 2006 and buck the upward export trend of previous years. The main reason for the export decline was inadequate wood raw materials to meet export contracts. Ceiba accounted for 19.6% of the exports, followed by wawa (19.3%), plantation teak (15.4%), African mahogany (6.3%) and asafina (3.6%). Other 82 traditional species accounted for the remaining 35.8%. Secondary processed wood products (SPWP, furniture parts, mouldings, flooring, etc.) accounted for 15% of the total export volume and 16% of the value, up from 12% and 16% in 2005. Plywood was the only product that recorded export increases. The main plywood species were ceiba (55% of the total plywood exports), followed by chenchen (18%), mahogany (7%), ofram (6%) and asanfina (4%). Main plywood markets were Nigeria (58.9%), Belgium (8.7%), Niger (7.5%), Burkina Faso (5.8%) and Togo (4.4%), among other twenty-four countries. Despite the decline, lumber remains the main export product, particularly kiln dried lumber. Wawa (56%) and mahogany (14%) were the main kiln-dried lumber species. The US, Germany and UK were the main markets for the product.