One thousand, seven hundred and thirty three (1,733)
export permits were vetted, processed, approved and
issued to exporters during the fourth quarter of 2008
covering shipments of various timber and wood products
through the ports of Takoradi and Tema as well as through
overland exports to neighboring ECOWAS countries,
according to the permit section of Timber Industry
Development Division (TIDD).
These export permits were issued by offices in Sunyani
(55 permits), Kumasi (117 permits), Tema (197 permits)
and Takoradi (1,364 permits) as well as the head office of
TIDD, representing 3.17%, 6.75%, 11.37% and 78.71% of
the total export permits, respectively. The corresponding
total export permits issued for the third quarter of 2008
was 2,196. This was a substantial decrease of 21% in the
number of permits issued for the exports of timber and
wood products compared to the fourth quarter of 2008.
The decline was largely attributed to the global economic
slowdown.
Lumber, both kiln-dried (KD) and air-dried (AD),
continued to register the highest number (792) of export
permit applications, representing nearly 46% of the total
number of export permits issued during the period under
review. This was followed by plywood, mouldings and
sliced veneer. There were substantial reductions in the
number of permits issued in the fourth quarter for the
export of lumber, block boards, floorings, teak
billets/poles/logs, plywood, curl veneer, sliced veneer and
rotary veneer. However, demand for the exports of lumber
(both KD and AD) was still higher than tertiary wood
products such as furniture parts, mouldings, floorings,
dowels, broomsticks and profile boards.
For free and special permits, four (4) free export permits
were issued solely in Takoradi to Mondial Veneer (Ghana)
Ltd. and Peewood Craft & Art Cottage for the shipment of
wooden carvings, lazy chairs, wood craft boxes, wooden
drums, bar stools, bar chairs, cane chairs and cane centre
table. These products were shipped to clients in the EU.
Five special export permits were issued solely in Takoradi
to Machined Wood Company Ltd. for the shipment of
okoume laminated strips/mouldings to Italy. These were
200.633 m³ by volume and EUR113,780 by value. These
laminated mouldings were made from okoume sawn
timber, which were imported from Gabon. In contrast,
only one special export permit was issued to Machined
Wood Company Ltd. in the previous quarter for the
shipment of sapele laminated strips to the UK.
With respect to overland exports, 295 export permits were
granted to a number of timber companies to export lumber
and plywood by road to Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Niger,
Benin and Togo. The total volume and value of permits
issued for overland exports during the fourth quarter of
last year were 31,801m³ and EUR10.16 million,
respectively. The total number of permits issued for
overland exports during the previous quarter was 338 and
these export permits were 32,937 m³ by volume and
EUR10.30 million by value. These figures represent
reductions of 12.72%, 3.45% and 1.27%, respectively in
the number, volume and value of permits issued for
overland exports in the fourth quarter of 2008 compared to
the previous quarter.
The drop in the number, volume and value of overland
exports, in comparison with global trends, indicates that
the global economic slowdown has not severely affected
trade amongst the ECOWAS member countries. This is
further indication of the importance of the ECOWAS subregional
market and reinforces the need for Ghana to
diversify its export markets.
Ghana Log Prices
Ghana Log Prices
|
| Ghana logs,
domestic |
US$
per m³ |
|
Up
to 80 cm
|
80cm+ |
| Wawa |
100-115
|
120-145
|
Odum Grade A
|
160-170
|
175-185 |
| Ceiba |
90-100
|
105-120 |
| Chenchen |
60-90
|
95-112 |
| Khaya/Mahogany (Veneer Qual.) |
80-100 |
110-135 |
Sapele Gradea A
|
135-150 |
155-175
|
| Makore (Veneer Qual.)
Grade A |
125-135 |
140-166 |
|
Ghana Sawnwood
Prices
|
| Ghana
Sawnwood, FOB |
US$
per m³ |
FAS 25-100mm x 150mm up x 2.4m up
|
Air-dried |
Kiln-dried |
| Afrormosia |
855 |
- |
Asanfina
|
500 ⇑ |
560 |
| Ceiba |
190 |
260 |
Dahoma
|
330
|
410
|
Edinam (mixed redwood)
|
425 ⇑ |
430
|
| Emeri |
360 ⇓ |
430 ⇓ |
African mahogany (Ivorensis)
|
595 |
665
|
Makore
|
520 |
610 |
Niangon
|
555 |
640 ⇑ |
Odum
|
645 ⇓ |
700 |
Sapele
|
540
|
600
|
Wawa 1C & Select
|
260
|
285
|
|
| Ghana
sawnwood, domestic |
US$ per m³
|
| Wawa |
25x300x4.2m
|
250 |
| Emeri |
25x300x4.2m |
335 |
| Ceiba |
25x300x4.2m
|
210 |
Dahoma
|
50x150x4.2m
|
290
|
Redwood
|
50x75x4.2m
|
285 ⇑ |
Ofram
|
25x225x4.2m
|
330
|
|
Ghana Veneer Prices
|
| Rotary
Veneer, FOB |
US$
per m³ |
| |
CORE
(1-1.9mm) |
FACE
(<2mm) |
Bombax
|
320 ⇓ |
350
|
| Kyere, Ofram, Ogea & Otie |
315 ⇓ |
350 ⇓ |
| Chenchen |
315 |
350 ⇓ |
| Ceiba |
315 ⇓ |
345 ⇓ |
| Mahogany |
400 |
450 ⇑ |
| The
above prices are for full sized panels, smaller sizes minus 15%.
Thickness below 1mm would attract a 5% premium. |
| |
| Rotary
Veneer, FOB Core Grade 2mm & up |
US$
per m³ |
| Ceiba |
245 ⇓ |
| Chenchen,
Ogea & Essa |
295 |
| Ofram |
312 |
|
| Slices
Veneer, FOB |
US$
per m² |
| |
Face |
Backing |
| Afrormosia |
1.19 ⇓
|
1.00 |
| Asanfina |
1.50 ⇓ |
0.80 ⇓ |
| Avodire |
1.12 |
0.80 |
| Chenchen |
0.80 ⇓ |
0.45 ⇓ |
| Mahogany |
1.40 |
0.79 |
| Makore |
1.40 ⇓ |
0.90 |
| Odum |
1.75 ⇓ |
0.95 ⇓ |
| |
| Ghana Plywood Prices |
| Plywood,
FOB |
US$ per m³ |
| B/BB, Thickness |
Redwoods |
Light
Woods |
|
WBP |
MR |
WBP |
MR |
| 4mm |
560 |
475 |
500 |
375 |
| 6mm |
340 |
325 |
335 |
285 |
| 9mm |
365 |
305 |
290 |
270 |
| 12mm |
300 |
295 |
270 |
255 |
| 15mm |
310 |
300 |
280 |
270 |
18mm
|
300
|
290 |
285
|
250 |
| Grade
AB/BB would attract a premium of 5%. BB/BB would be 5% less, C/CC 10%
less and CC/CC 15% less. |
| |
| Ghana
Added Value Product Prices |
| Parquet
flooring 1st |
FOB
€ per m² |
| |
10x60x300mm |
10x65-75mm |
14x70mm |
| Apa |
12.00 |
14.47 |
17.00 |
| Odum |
8.42 |
10.18 |
11.00 |
| Hyedua |
13.67 |
13.93 |
17.82 |
| Afrormosia |
13.72 |
18.22 |
17.82 |
| Grade 2
less 5%, Grade 3 less 10% |
|
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