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Appendix. Costs of establishing and managing one hectare of melina with an initial density of 1,111 trees per hectare. Costa Rica, 1998


Item

Costs Year 1


Quantity

Amount (colons)

Labor




Total weeding

10

11 650


Marking

2

2 330


Hoeing

8

9 320


Planting

2

2 330


Cleaning around

6

6 990


Fertilization

1

1 165


Furrows

6

6 990


Weeding

10

11 650


Firebreaks

3

3 495


Insecticide application

1

1 165


Removal of suckers

1

1 165

Expenses and Services




Trees

1 111

38 885


Fertilizers (QL)

1

3 800


Pesticides (PTE)

1

700


Transport (Average)

20

5 000


Admin. And Tech. Assistance

1

5 000

Total year 1


111 635


Cost Year 2

Labor




2 Furrows with cleaning around

14

16 310


Trimming?

10

11 650


Firebreak cleaning

3

3 495


Fertilizer application

1

1 165


Pesticide application

1

1 165


Pruning

2

2 913

Expenses and Services




Fertilizers (QL)

1

3 800


Pesticides (PTE)

1

700


Pruning Equipment and Expenses


3 750


Admin. And Technical Assist.

1

5 000

Total year 2


49 948


Cost Year 3

Labor




Fertilization

2

2 796


Furrows

7

8 155


Weeding

10

5 825


Firebreaks

3

3 495


Marking, cutting and application

10

0


(non commercial thinning)



Expenses and Services




Fertilizers

2

7 600


Admin. and Technical Assist.

1

5 000

Total Year 3


32 871


Cost Year 4

Labor




Pruning

5

7 281


Firebreaks

3

3 495


Thinning marking

10

11 650

Expenses and Services




Pruning equipment and expen.


12 500


Admin. and Technical Assist.

1

5 000

Total Year 4


39 926


Cost Year 5

Labor




Firebreaks

3

3 495

Expenses and Services




Admin. and Technical Assist.

1

5 000

Total Year 5


8 495


Cost Year 6

Labor




Firebreaks

3

3 495


Thinning Marking

10

0

Expenses and Services




Admin. and Technical Assist.

1

5 000

Total Year 6


8 495


Cost Year 7

Labor




Firebreaks

3

3 495


Thinning marking

4

4 660

Expenses and Services




Admin. and Technical Assist.

1

5 000

Total Year 7


13 155


Cost Year 8

Labor




Firebreaks

3

3 495

Expenses and Services




Admin. and Technical Assist.

1

5 000

Total Year 8


8 495


Cost Year 9

Labor




Firebreaks

3

3 495


Thinning Marking

4

0

Expenses and Services




Admin. And Technical Assist.

1

5 000

Total Year 9


8 495


Cost Year 10

Labor




Firebreaks

3

3 495


Final cut control


10 000

Expenses and Services




Admin. And Technical Assist.

1

5 000

Total Year 10


18 495


Cost Year 11

Labor




Firebreaks

3

0

Expenses and Services




Admin. And Technical Assist.

1

0

Total Year 11


0


Cost Year 12

Labor




Firebreaks

3

0


Final cut control


0

Expenses and Services




Admin. Technical Assist.

1

0

Total Year 12


0

General Total


300 010

Source: Marielos Alfaro and Mario Villamizar, consultants for RNT S.A. with information from JUNAFORCA (1997), COSEFORMA (1997) and AGUADEFOR (1998).

Daily salary US$4,66/8 hours. 1US$= 250 colons.


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