2010 Historical Mountain Pine Beetle Interior Pricing Policy Changes

In 2010 the Ministry responded to the Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic with two changes to the Interior Market Pricing System (MPS)

• a shift to cruise-based billing using a single stumpage rate for all the merchantable timber
• and a move to MPS ‘A’, where the stand value is determined directly from equations based on 5 years of competitive timber auction data rather than the old MPS ‘B’ pricing methodology

Even though the MPS epidemic has since passed, there is still the need periodically for cruise-based billing of Mountain Pine Beetle damaged timber. MPS ‘A’ is the current MPS system that has been in use in the Interior since July 1, 2010.

More detail is available in the attachments below:

• MPS B to A Transition: Cutting Permit Consignment - Effective July 12, 2010 (PDF)
• Interior MPS - 2010 Update - Effective July 1, 2010 (PDF)
• 2010 Interior Appraisal Manual - Effective July 1, 2010
• Cruising Manual - Amendment No.1 - June 28, 2010
• Cruise Based Billing Weigh Scale Instructions - June 28, 2010 (PDF)
• Weight Scaling and Extension of Kiln Re-Drying - June 23, 2010 (PDF)
• Cutblock Blending - Effective June 1, 2010 (PDF)
• Transition Provision for Interior Timber Pricing Policy Changes - Effective July 1, 2010 (PDF)
• 2010 Cruising Manual - Effective May 15, 2010
• Proposed Changes to British Columbia Interior Pricing Policy - May 12, 2010 (PDF)
• Memo from the Deputy Minister - April 1, 2010 (PDF)