Oct 01, 2008. /Lesprom.com/. For the period 1 - 15 September 2008, Guyana’s sawnwood exports continued to climb and grew 32% when compared to the previous fortnight, ITTO reported. The major destination continued to be the Netherlands, accounting for 23% of sawnwood exported over the period. Other destinations include Barbados, St. Lucia, Trinidad, St. Vincent, the UK, and the US. However, log exports for 2008 up to the end of August 2008, were lower by both volume and value than the corresponding period in 2007. Other timber products including sawnwood, roundwood and splitwood have increased overall and have taken up most of the fall in revenue created by the decline in log exports. The export of roundwood piles has increased by 42% over the previous fortnight. These are mainly greenheart piles with some export of black kakaralli piles. The major destination for Guyana’s roundwood piles for the period was Venezuela (43%) followed by the US (24%), the Netherlands and Bahamas. A number of LUS species were exported for the period under review. Burada is currently being used for the production and export of prefabricated housing and has been exported to Caribbean markets. Additionally, it is being processed and exported as timber and building components to the Netherlands. Other species such as darina, itikiboroballi, iteballi and suya have been exported to destinations such as India, the Netherlands and Trinidad, largely targeted for structural applications.