[ DA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 15, S. 2013, March 22, 2013 ] 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 produced by different DA stations/centers as contained in Administrative Order (AO) No. 22 series of 2012 issued by the Department of Agriculture are hereby revised: Vegetable Seeds Selling Price Crop (PhP/Kilo) Ampalaya 3,000.00 Bush Sitao 300.00 Cowpea 300.00 Cucumber 1,500.00 (OP) Eggplant 3,000.00 Garden 500.00 Peas Hot Pepper 3,300.00 Lima 800.00 Beans Mustard 350.00 Okra 350.00 Patola 925.00 Pechay 500.00 Pole Sitao 420.00 Radish 500.00 Snap 500.00 Beans Squash 1,200.00 Sweet 3,000.00 Pepper Tomato 3,000.00 Upland 300.00 Kangkong Upo 700.00 Winged 800.00 beansOthers Adlai 20.00 White Potato GO 3.00/pc Foundation 30/kg Certified 25/kg Rooted 1.50/pc cuttings Sweet .50/pc 1 ft terminal potato cutting cuttings Cassava (1 2.00/pc m. stick) Plant Materials Fruit Bearing Trees 1. Sexually Propagated Selling Price Crop (PhP/Plastic Bag) 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 15Papaya 20 Passion Fruit 15 Pili 20 Rambutan 15 Sampaloc 15 Santol 15 Starapple 15 Tiesa 15 Other Crop 15 Asexually Propagated Selling Price Crop (PhP/Plastic Bag) 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 30 Pummelo 60 Duhat 50 Durian 60 Jackfruit 100 Lanzones 100 Longan 30 Lychee 30 Mabolo 30 Macopa 75 Mango 50 Mangosteen 50 Nectarine 30 Peach 55 Pears 60 Pili 30 Rambutan 30 Santol 30 Siniguelas 30 Sampaloc 30 Tambis (Marcotted) Others Plant Propagules or scion Crop Selling Price (PhP)Atis Avocado 3/ scion Cashew Chico 5/ scion Citrus 1.50/budeye Duhat 3/ scion Durian 5/ scion Jackfruit 5/ scion Lanzones 5/ scion Macopa 3/ scion Mango 3/ scion Mangosteen 5/ scion Marang 5/ scion Rambutan 5/ scion Sampaloc 5/ scion Santol 3/ scion Pili 5/ scion Other fruit 3/scion crops not in the list Plantation Crops & Other Plant Materials Trees Sexually Propagated Selling Price Crop (PhP/Plastic Bag) Blackpepper 15 15 15 Neem Tree 15 15 Coffee 15 15 Cacao 15 15 Rubber 15 15 Seedlings in polyethylene 700 bag (7”x14”x.003) Seed/can (4 gallon capacity) Asexually Propagate Selling Price Crop (PhP/Plastic Bag) Banana suckers, 10 corms 10 Pineapple slips, 25 suckers 25 Coffee (clonal) Cacao Rubber Budded (Two 40 leaf storey) in polyethylene bag (7”x14”x.003)Strawberry 3 (Runners) Plant Propagules or Scion Crop Selling Price (PhP) Budstick from 2.5/piece NSIC Registered Coffee & Cacao varieties Rubber Budstick from 10/piece NSIC Registered varieties Budwood/meter 25 (10-12 bud eyes) Produced from Laboratory Plantlets/pc 8 Banana Tissue 15 Cultured (Potted) Ornamentals and Medicinal Plants Materials 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 pot 130 Medium glazed 140 pot 150 Large glazed pot Ornamental (foliage & flowering)Selling Price Crop (PhP) Cuttings: 15 santan, duranta, etc. (in plastic bag) Foliage (in plastic bag)

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Anthurium 20 seedlings in 10 plastic bag Heliconia (common) Orchids in compots Dendro & 200 phalaenopsis 350 Vanda 350 Cattleya Orchids in single pots Dendro & 50 phalaenopsis 100 Vanda 150 Cattleya 15/plastic bag Medicial plants herbs & 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 seeds 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 for beverages and plantation crops, 7 x 14 inches for rubber and 5 x 7 inches formedicinal plants and other crops. This order supersedes all other Administrative Order inconsistent herewith and takes effect immediately. Approved/Disapproved: (SGD.) PROCESO J. ALCALA Secretary Recommending Approval: (SGD.) CLARITO M. BARRON, PhD., CESO IV Executive Director National Seed Industry Council