Dear SIGNA members and friends,
Yesterday the US post office raised postage rates for every class of mail from a First Class letter (from 45¢ to 46¢) to foreign packages which include SIGNA Seed Exchange. Our mailings were hit the worst. The 1 ounce rate went from $3 to $6.55, an increase of about 120%. We just posted this addition to the SIGNA Seed Exchange information page and want to share with all Foreign members who have not yet placed their order:
"Although shipping has already begun, the US Postal Service has increased International Package Service rates by more than 100%. All shipments with a destination outside the United States must now pay $6 per shipment. This amount will be automatically calculated at the end of your order. Thank you for your understanding. "
Since we had to increase postage rates once this year, we kept this second increase to a minimum. Once we have a better understanding of all the implications of these new rates we will probably have to increase next year's rates once again. Not much we can do about that, but we do appreciate your understanding as we try to figure some way to get around this.
Best Jim Waddick & Jim Murrain, co-chairs of SIGNA Seed Exchange
