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ODEN-K delivers Annual Report on Drug Production in Kalistan
Supply affected by Crises, but energy woes do not dampen Homegrown Spirit
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
October 19, 5503


ODEN-K Directors present Annual Supply Audit and take questions from Kalistanis

In the annual Public Accountability Symposium, ODEN-K Director Jamar Abdelrahman presented the first major report of the Century, and the first supply summary following the beginning of the energy crisis. "We can't say that ODEN hasn't been affected," said Director Abdelrahman, "but like most things nowadays, we are forced to adapt, and I think the adaptation provides an upside." Abdelrahman described the effects of major energy and fuel shortfalls on the automated harvesting processes that have been the standard procedure for centuries in Kalistan's recreational agriculture sector.

"Gone are the entire mountainsides covered with poppies that are mechanically planted, tended and harvested," said the Director. "Whole plantations of Marijuana that covered thousands of square miles in the Gold Plain in Ananto are now left empty for the most part. And what has replaced them is a multitude of smaller operations, conversion of indoor facilities, and new practices in vertical and hydroponic farming." Abdelrahman said that the changes Kalistani growers have had to make have yielded smaller crops, but also crop quality is far better than it used to be. "A lot of the loss we have expreienced in volume over the past three years has been made up for in quality of harvest, and yield per plant. There was a lot of waste and silage due to automation, and now actual farmers are far more careful in their gleaning and cultivation, and though more expensive, it is a good time for drug users in Kalistan and on Terra."

Overall, crop yields have declined roughly 20 percent from recent highs at the end of the 55th Century, but in line with the executive summary by the Director, final weight has only declined between 7 and 10 percent over the same time. "We also see higher quality, more diversity in our strains, and more potent end product, so users will need to actually purchase less than they would otherwise have had to do. That fact in and of itself offsets much of the increased price."

The annual survey presented by Director Abdelrahman includes the following summary of Kalistan's Drug Production in key sectors

All values Metric
Raw Production Capacity per Annum
88,968 tons of raw Coca leaf
48,992 tons of Marijuana
3,921 tons of raw Opium Latex
14,258 tons psilocybin mushrooms
477.2 tons raw Ergot
127,385 tons of raw Treacle
421 tons of Peyote Cactus
11,345 tons of dried Cabrera Root bark
7,234 tons of Mimosa Hostilis Root Bark

Refined Drug Production per annum
278.92 tons of refined Cocaine @ ₭72,605 /Kg, total value- ₭20,250,986,600
641.65 tons Hashish @₭7,513 /Kg, total value ₭4,820,716,450
72.48 tons refined Morphine @ ₭38,083/Kg, total value ₭2,760,255,840
292.12 tons refined Heroin @ ₭7,160/Kg, total value ₭2,091,579,200
29.21 tons of Oxycontin Pharmaceutical @ ₭152.84/Kg, total value ₭4,464,456.40
648.91 tons Processed Opium @ ₭12,954/Kg, total value ₭8,405,980,140
1,498 kg crystalline LSD @ ₭25,878/Kg, total value ₭38,765,244
1350.5 kg pharmaceutical grade MDMA/Ecstasy @ ₭38,030/Kg, total value ₭51,359,515
125.65 tons of DMT @ ₭45,579/Kg, total value ₭5,727,001,350
14.59 tons of Refined Mescaline Crystal @ ₭59,882/Kg, total value ₭873,678,380
45,156 liters Kalistani Rum @ ₭6.30/L, total value ₭284,482.80
4,521,385 liters Kalistani Wine @ ₭10.63/L, total value ₭48,062,322.55
485,214,687 liters Kalistani Beer @ ₭2.65/L, total value ₭1,285,818,920.55

Total value of all ODEN production- ₭46,358,952,901.30 for the 5502-03 year.

These figures do not include the vast pharmaceutical sector of ODEN, which is not tracked due to the multitude variations and chemical variants of each drug designed to fight particular variations of a disease. "It also does not include a significant number of recreational chemicals or marijuana and tobacco sales, which themselves are estimated to be in the tens of billions each," said Direct Abdelrahman. "Many of those items are account for less than 1 million dollars overall, or in the case of both marijuana and tobacco cigarettes and a wide array of spirits, are sold as off brands both domestically and internationally and are therefore difficult to track. In the case of tobacco, we import a far more tobacco than we grow here in Kalistan, and therefore, only regulate and pass tobacco through ODEN to Kalistani cigarette manufacturers."

The numbers are down in all naturally occurring precursors except ergot, psilocybin, and Cabrera and Hostilis. Consequently LSD, Mushrooms and DMT are all significantly increased. "We also saw a normal sugar harvest last year, so treacle production remains steady." said Abdulrahman. Prices are up between 4 and 6 percent over last year to reflect increasing scarcity of natural precursors and ODEN net is similarly up. "But over all, gross earnings this year are down significantly from where our 5 year projection was in 5498 by more than 15%," said the Director. "Growers co-ops will experience a difficult winter this year and a harder spring with less money available for planting subsidies, and no money available for fuel subsidies."

But Abdulrahman was optimistic. "We are seeing more and more electricity returning to the grid, with as much as 3% over all per annum. And with biodiesels coming online, MOCO is said to be partnering with AgriKal to develop new combine equipment to allow farmers to return to more normal levels of cultivation." Meanwhile, said Director Abdelrahman, farmers need to continue to innovate and experiment with crop techniques. "New rotation methods to get the most out of your soil, vertical farming, hydroponics, using ground cover and no-till techniques can all conserve our soil and help to increase yields, so you end up working smarter, not harder to produce crops. This winter, we will be doing significant conservation education with the aim to help our farmers identify ways to improve soil, and therefore, crop quality, cut way back on wastage, and ensure that supply remains available to satisfy both domestic and international demand for ODEN products."

The Director then opened the symposium up for questions. The panel lasted more than an hour, and was followed by panels on new drug treatments for chronic pain, use of LSD to treat childhood trauma, and ODEN's continuing importance in international relations.