Log exports double, compared with same period last year

Guyana’s logs exports continue to rise and up to August, were double the figure for the same period last year while exports of value-added products were marginal.

According to figures from the Forest Products Development & Marketing Council (FPDMC) of Guyana Inc, log exports for the year up to August were 86,250 cubic metres compared to 41,518 cubic metres for the same period last year. The main destination was China with 86.28% of total log exports going to the Asian country.

The remainder of the logs went to