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Yes, they're useful for helping out new players & may be required for research as well as if you negotiate sectors on the Cmap.
As for producing them with early age goods buildings, that's entirely up to you if you want to do that or use that space for current age goods buildings &/or GBs to trade down for them with current age goods.
Keep in mind also every age requires goods from the three ages previous in the tech tree i.e Late Middle Age (LMA) Tech will require LMA, HMA, EMA and IA.
Also, when you get to Modern Era your goods GB's will make the goods from three ages back as well i.e. Modern Era goods GB's will Produce Colonial Age goods etc.
I'm in Ocean Future and I'm still shucking around Middle Age stuff.
But I'm also the Guild Trade Catalyst, so that's normal for me.
Keep your production as current as possible.
But also remember, you'll need thousands of every good as you play through the game.
I think you all forgot an important use for BA goods in any age.
Since BA goods are the lowest era goods in the game, you should Use them to trade for the higher-era goods when buying goods.
Earlier aged goods are always needed by top players. They need them to produce 'refined goods' from ME onwards. Secondly, Earlier aged goods are useful in large quantities, when trading for goods with neighborhood "fences" who need them in return for other earlier aged goods, and, to trade for Forge Points.