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CONVERSIONS FACTORS USED BY S.N.B. FOREST PRODUCTS MARKETING BOARD

UNIT	FACTOR*	DESCRIPTION	EXAMPLE
cd	1	cord
mbf	2.4186	thousand board feet	1 cd = 0.4135 mfbm
m3st	0.2759	stacked cubic meters	1 cd = 3.6245 m3(st)
mtsw	0.5128	metric tonne (2,200 lbs) softwood	1 cd = 1.9501 tonne
itsw	0.4651	imperial ton (2,000 lbs) softwood	1 cd = 2.1501 ton
bf	0.0024	board feet	1 cd = 417 fbm
mthw	0.4793	metric tonne (2,200 lbs) hardwood	1 cd = 2.0864 tonne
ithw	0.4348	imperial ton (2,000 lbs) hardwood	1 cd = 2.300 ton
m3	0.4651	cubic meter	1 cd = 2.1501 m3

          * To calculate price, divide given factor to obtain price per cord
                (ex. $80.00/ton divided by 0.4651 = $172.01/cd)

            * To calculate vlume, multiply by given factor to obtain volume in cords
                (ex. $30.00/ton multiplied by 0.4651 equals 13.953 cords)
 

Mailing address:

SNB Wood Co-op Ltd.,                                             Phone: 1-506-433-9860.
P.O. Box 4473                                                            Fax: 1-506-433-3623.
Sussex, New Brunswick,                                           email: snb@nbnet.nb.ca
Canada, E4E 5L6.