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Matsutake Biomass - Economics Stand Level

Table and graphs below represent statistics from a 400 acre, 15 year study, Boswell Matsutake Studies. Monitoring began in 1991 and is still in progress. Production for 1991 (not shown) less than 10 pounds, value under $100.00.

YEAR TOTAL LB. TOTAL VALUE PRICE PER LB. LB. PER ACRE VALUE PER ACRE DAYS OF PRODUCTION
1992 1608.07 15587.97 9.69 4.02 38.97 44
1993 373.34 9535.65 25.54 0.93 23.84 45
1994 8.7 68.35 7.86 0.02 0.17 1
1995 351.53 3563.45 10.14 0.88 8.91 24
1996 388.01 4701.88 12.12 0.97 11.75 42
1997 1292.47 5496.64 4.25 3.23 13.74 49
1998 9.65 72.09 7.47 0.02 0.18 1
1999 316.65 3,427.00 7.51 0.79 8.57 49
2000 50.13 580.22 6.36 0.13 1.45 22
2001 9.6 76.21 7.94 0.02 0.19 11
2002 7.6 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN 0.02 UNKNOWN 3
2003 5.45 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN 0.01 UNKNOWN 5
2004 863.54 5,806.01 6.72 2.16 14.52 29
2005 154.27 1600.26 10.37 0.39 4.00 9
Total/Average 5439.01 50,515.73 9.66 0.97 10.52 24

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