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Ministry surplus seed price schedule

Ministry surplus seed price schedule
(June 30, 1998 - June 30, 2003)

Seed Orchard Seed (Genetic Class A)
(June 30, 1998)

Species Species Code Price per kg of seed Seed Cost per seedling (single sow) Seed Cost per hectare (at 1000 trees/ha)
Douglas-fir: 
(genetic worth 2-6%)		 Fd $2,000 $0.054 $53.54
Douglas-fir: 
(genetic worth > 7%)		 Fd $3,500 $0.075 $74.95
Western hemlock: Hw $5,000 $0.023 $23.11
Lodgepole pine: Pl $6,000 $0.040 $40.47
Western white pine: Pw ... ... ...
Interior spruce: Sx $4,000 $0.020 $20.30
Western larch: Lw $3,500 $0.055 $55.20
Average $4,000 $0.040 $44.60

 

Natural Stand Seed (Genetic Class B)
(March 1998)

Species Species Code Price per kg of seed Average Germination
Pacific silver fir (amabilis) Ba $200 55%
Grand fir Bg $160 79%
Subalpine fir Bl $320 64%
Western redcedar Cw $1,120 82%
Yellow-cedar (cypress) Yc $2,485 40%
Coastal Douglas-fir Fdc $620 92%
Coastal Douglas-fir (1966 crop) Fdc $354 81%
Interior Douglas-fir Fdi $460 92%
Mountain hemlock Hm $1,470 91%
Western hemlock Hw $1,150

88%

Western Larch

Lw

$1,260

76%

Coastal lodgepole pine Plc $1,020 93%
Interior lodgepole pine Pli $1,225 93%
Western white pine Pw $750 68%
Yellow (ponderosa) pine Py $200 84%
Sitka spruce Ss $670 91%
Other spruces Sx $552 92%


Price Adjustment Rules
1. If % germination of a seedlot is average or above average, there is no adjustment to the price.
If % germination of a seedlot is lower than average, then an adjustment formula will apply. Adjustment formula: Formula of price adjustment rule Example:
For a coastal Douglas-fir seedlot with 75% germination, the adjustment formula is: 75/92 x $620 = $505 per kg. 

 
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