TEAK, Tectona grandis. General information about TEAK.  
 
1 )- Germination .......................................... R$=
95.287,00
 
         
2 )- Seedlings ............................................. R$=
252.672,00
 
         
3 )- Plantation 1st year ................................ R$=
1.982.800,00
 
         
4 )- Plantation 2nd yea ................................ R$=
280.330,00
 
         
5 )- Plantation 3rd year ................................ R$=
326.752,00
 

500 hectares cost up to the third year.

Total: R$2.937.841,00

Or R$5.875,68 per hectare

If sub-contractors are used for germination, seedling and plantation services, the following cost per hectare applies:

1)-Germination ........................................R$ 95.287,00

2)-Seedlings ...........................................R$ 252.672,00

3)-Plantation 1st year ..............................R$ 7.567,00

4)-Plantation 2nd year .............................R$ 3.307,71

Total per hectare up to the 2 nd year..........R$ 10.874,71

* Land cost not included.

* All work and services done with own tractors and machinery by the producers.


The producers will also produce their own seedlings.
All of this is possible on a medium and large scale plantation.
Information cost for 2005 / 2006 was obtained from teak producers of Cáceres, MT.