As Norstar is not readily available for sale to farmers the price is unknown for the specific product. However, winter wheat seed is easily available and generally inexpensive for all varieties (OMAFRA Staff, 2009). A specific price for the winter wheat breed Priestley is not given, however winter wheat seed from the company West Coast Seeds is listed as $49.99 for 25 kilograms of product. These seeds being sold are specifically grown for plowing under upon maturity in order to increase the carbon and nitrogen content of the soil for the next planted crop. Priestly would most likely cost more per kilogram as it is specifically for harvesting and not for use as a plow down crop, although it could be.
As Nepal’s landscape is extremely varied across the entire country, not all areas are easily accessible (Chapagain, T., personal communication, September 16, 2016). Roads are not well maintained to all areas and maintained landingstrips or bodies of water in order to transport goods to desired areas are not common or nonexistent. This is an important factor to consider in the exportation of Canadian winter wheat as it could be expensive and even dangerous to try to transport the wheat seed to these more remote corners of the country.
On a more positive note, Nepal does not require tax on imported agricultural goods (Chapagain, T., personal communication, September 16, 2016). This removes a large and inconvenient cost for Canada, but does not entirely benefit Nepal as the government is not reaping any profit from the import. However, it is worth the venture even without the importation tax as the agriculture industry in Nepal is not booming and would benefit from an influx in production (Chapagain, T., personal communication, September 16, 2016).
