Log production in the local forestry sector during the first half of this year fell below last year’s figure for the corresponding period by more than 34 per cent despite the significantly increased demand for wood products accounted for chiefly by the country’s accelerated housing drive.
The recently released Ministry of Agriculture Commodity Market Update for April to June indicates that log production for the first half of the current year stood at 90.323.70 cubic metres compared with 138,500.16 cubic metres for the same period last year.
The statistics also point to a general decline in timber and plywood production for the period. Roundwood production slipped from 7,046.23 cubic metres during the
