BPI Administrative Order No. 22 (2012)

(NAR) VOL. 24 NO. 1 / JANUARY - MARCH 2013

[ BPI ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 22, May 18, 2012 ]

PRESCRIBING THE SELLING PRICES OF VEGETABLE SEEDS AND PLANT MATERIALS

For the guidance of all concerned, the selling prices of vegetable seeds and plant materials as contained in Administrative Order (AO) No. 04 series of 2008 issued by the Department of Agriculture are hereby revised: Vegetable Seeds Selling Price Crop (PhP) Ampalaya 3,000.00 Bush Sitao 300.00 Cowpea 300.00 Cucumber (OP) 1,500.00 Eggplant 3,000.00 Garden Peas 500.00 Hot Pepper 3,300.00 Lima Beans 800.00 Mustard 350.00 Okra 350.00 Patola 925.00 Pechay 500.00 Pole Sitao 420.00 Radish 500.00 Snap Beans 500.00 Squash 1,200.00 Sweet Pepper 3,000.00 Tomato 3,000.00 Upland 300.00 Kangkong Upo 700.00 Winged Beans 800.00 White Potatoes Selling Price Crop (PhP) GO 3.00/pc.Foundation 30 Certified 25 Rooted Cuttings 1.50/pc. .50/pc 1 ft Sweet potato terminal cuttings cutting Cassava (1m. 2.00/pc Stick) Plant Materials Fruit Bearing Trees 1. Sexually propagated Selling Price Crop (PhP) Abiu 50 Achuete 15 Anonas 15 Atis 15 Avocado 15 Balimbing 15 Bignay 15 Calamandarin 15 Camachili 15 Camias 15 Caimito 15 Cashew 20 Catmon 15 Chico 25 Duhat 15 Durian 20 Guava 15 Guayabano 15 Jackfruit 15 Lanzones 25 Longan 20 Lychee 20 Mabolo 15 Macopa 15 Mango 15 Mangosteen 30 Marang 15 Papaya 20 Passion Fruit 15 Pili 20 Rambutan 15 Sampaloc 15 Santol 15 Starapple 15 Tiesa 15 Other crop 15Asexually Propagated Selling Price Crop (PhP) Avocado 30 Balimbing 30 Citrus 50 Grafted/Budded 25 Cacao 15 Blackpepper 50 Breadfruit 50 (marcotted) 30 Calamansi 50 Dragon fruit 50 Lemon 50 Lime 50 Mandarin 50 Oranges 40 Pummelo 60 Duhat 50 Durian 60 Jackfruit 100 Lanzones 100 Longan Lychee Mabolo 30 Macopa 30 Mango 30 Mangosteen 75 Nectarine 50 Peach 50 Pears 30 Pili 55 Rambutan 60 Santol 30 Siniguelas 30 Sampaloc 30 Tambis 30 (marcotted) 30 Others Plant Progagules or scion Selling Price Crop (PhP) Atis 3 Avocado 3 Cashew 5 Chico 5 Citrus 1.50/budeye Duhat 3 Durian 5 Jackfruit 5 Lanzones 5Macopa 3 Mango 3 Mangosteen 5 Marang 5 Rambutan 5 Sampaloc 5 Santol 3 Pili 5 Other fruit crops 3 not in the list Plantation crops and other trees Plant Materials Sexually Propagated Selling Price Crop (PhP) Blackpepper 15 Neem Tree 15 Coffee 15 Cacao 15 Rubber 15 Seedlings in polyethylene bag (7” x 14” x.003) 15 Seed/can (1 300 gallon capacity) Asexually Propagated Selling Price Crop (PhP) Banana suckers, 10 corms Pineapple slips, 10 suckers Coffee (clonal) 25 Rubber Budded (Two leaf storey) In polyethylene bag 40 7”x 14” x. 003” Budded stumps 20 Strawberry 3 (runners) Plant Propagules or Scion Selling Price Crop (PhP)Budstick from NSIC Registered Coffee and cacao 2.5 Rubber Budstick from 10 NSIC Registered Budwood/meter 25 Produced from Laboratory Plantlets/pc 8 Banana Tissue 15 Cultured (potted) Ornamentals and Medicinal Selling Price Crop (PhP) Potted plants 4" soft pot 35 6" soft pot 40 8" soft pot 45 10" soft pot 50 Rooted cuttings (Polyethylene or plastic bag) Selling Price Crop (PhP) 5 x 7 15 6 x 8 15 7 x 11 15 Dish Garden Small glazed 130 pot Medium glazed 140 pot Large glazed 150 pot Ornamental (foliage and flowering) Selling Price Crop (PhP) Cuttings: santan, duranta, etc. (in 15 plastic bag) Foliage (in plastic bag) #6 30 #8 35 #10 40Anthuriums seedlings in 20 Plastic bag Heliconia 10 (common) Orchids in compots Selling Price Crop (PhP) Dendro and 200 phalaenopsis Vanda 350 Cattleya 350 Orchids in single pots Selling Price Crop (PhP) Dendro and 200 phalaenopsis Vanda 350 Cattleya 350 Dendro and 50 phalaenopsis Vanda 100 Cattleya 150 Selling Price Crop (PhP) Medicinal plants herbs & 15 spices The Department of Agriculture Field Offices and the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) shall be guided by the following policies/guidelines:

1. All seeds produced by the DA Centers, Stations and Seed Farms should undergo seed quality tests by the Seed Testing Laboratory of the BPI National Seed Quality Control Services. Germination and physical purity should not be less than 80% and 95%, respectively, while moisture content should not be more than 12% prior to sale and distribution.

2. All seeds still on stock at any DA Field Units shall be retested three months after the first test and monthly test thereafter for germination and moisture content. Only seed within the quality standards are eligible for sale/distribution.

3. Seeds and plant materials shall be sold in cash and carry basis.

4. Seeds that fall below the minimum quality standard and overgrown plant materials shall be disposed or shall be condemned according to COA Regulations.

5. Budstick for asexual propagation shall be sourced from NSIC registered and regularly indexed parent trees.

6. Standard bagging size of plastic bag is 7 x 11 inches for fruits, 6 x 8 inches forbeverages and plantation crops, 7 x 14 inches for rubber and 5 x 7 inches for medicinal plants and other crops. This order supersedes all other Administrative Order inconsistent herewith and takes effect immediately.

(SGD.) PROCESO J. ALCALA Secretary Recommending Approval:

(SGD.) CLARITO M. BARRON, PhD., CESO IV Executive Director National Seed Security Council