Feb 01, 2013. /Lesprom Network/. Ghana's total value of wood products exported in September 2012 amounted to Euro 7.54 million, an approximate 13% decline from the Euro 8.64 million earned in August 2012, ITTO reported. There was a corresponding 10% drop in the volume of exports from 21,235 cubic metres in August to 19,112 cubic metres in September 2012. The volume of air dried sawnwood exports between August and September 2012 increased by 3.5%, while export volumes for other products fell in the same period. Exports of plywood, dowels, mouldings, air dried boules and poles also fell in September compared to levels in August. The shares of the primary, secondary and tertiary product exports in September were 3.7%, 93.3% and 3.0% respectively. John Bitar & Co. Ltd was the leading exporter of plywood and kiln dried sawnwood to markets in Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Benin. These markets accounted for about 13% of total export earnings from wood products. In terms of export markets by region, African markets accounted for 47.5%, Asia/Far East 26.8%, Europe 16.1%, Middle East 5% and N. America 4.6%. For timber export to the ECOWAS market, Nigeria’s imports accounted for 55% in terms of volume and 60% in terms of value.