Log output, forest exports continue to surge

Log production rose last year by 21%, amounting to 530,000 cubic metres compared to the 2013 figures of 437,000 cubic metres, while exports of forest produce in 2014 were worth US$54 million, an increase of 38% over the 2013 value of US$38 million.

This disclosure was made by Commissioner of Forests James Singh during a meeting on Thursday with large-scale forest stakeholders,