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MAIZ Corn AR Argentine
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M A I Z A R

• Association of Argentine Institutiones and
  Businesses related to the Corn Value Chain.
• Increase profits of links
• Social Economic Development

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Argentine geography compared with US geography

• Argentine has a very wide planting windows
  because its Ag belt is thin long.
• Because of the latitude ocean influence, in the
  main Arg Ag area does not snow which means that
  is very efficient to feed livestock/cattle during
  winter time

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Corn Value Chain
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Corn Value Chain
1. Research

• New hybrids

• Biotech approval method since 1991
  Example to other LA countries

• New areas N east, N west, South

• Corn types semident, flint, HVC,
• popcorn, etc

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Interaction of genetics with farm practices
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Corn Value Chain
2. Seed other supplies

• 20 Seed Companies

• Biotech Events approved
• Bt Corn (Mon 810, Bt11, 176)
• RR Corn (NK603)
• Glufosinate Tolerance(T25)

• Biotech Events approved for farm testing
• Corn Dwarf Virus (Mal de Río IV)
• Stack RRBt Corn
• High Lisine Corn.
• Herculex

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Adoption Curves RR Soy, Bt RR Corn
Source Jefferson Davis
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Corn Value Chain
3. Farming

• Fast Yield Increase 1970 25 qq/ha. 2003
  65qq/ha

• Direct drilling massively adopted 70

• Crop area is increasing

• Corn crops are closer than 250 miles from ports.

• High yield and per hectare profit 130 qq/ha
• Combines with GPS

• High tech growers 50.000 farmers
• Significant growth potential
• Next 3 years 30 Additional Million Tons
• 10 Mhas suitable for area expansion

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• CORN CHARACTERISTIS PLANTING ZONES

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Corn Value Chain
4. Industrialization

• Total domestic trade 5.6 mill tons of corn
• Tot farm use 2.7 mill tons of corn
• GRAND TOTAL 8.3 MILL Tons

• Ethanol Legislation soon to be approved
• Anual Average Growth above 10
• 2010 Domestic Corn Consumption 12 mill tons?

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Corn Value Chain
5. Exports and Trade

• Exports. 10 millon metric Tons

• 2nd. World Exporter

• Private, efficient terminals by the river Parana
  sea.
• Barge train domestic transportation Improving.
• Truck Weakest link Average age above 15 years.
• Semident appreciated due to its quality.
• Threats
• Growing requirements in the EU and Japan
  regarding
• mycotoxins,
• pesticide residues
• approach to biotechnology.
• Subsidies.

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Argentine Corn Value Chain Competitiveness
Key Success Factors
EFFICIENT NATURAL DRAINAGE
FERTILE SOILS NO LIMING NEEDED
EASY TO WORK THE ENTIRE AGRICULTURAL AREA
IS FLAT
CONCENTRATED AG AREA THE AG. AREA IS A
500 KM BY 1200 KM AREA.
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION AGRICULTURAL AREA
CROSSED BY A RIVER THAT FLOWS INTO THE OCEAN.
APPROPIATE WEATHER TEMPLATE TEMPS. RAIN
SEASON DURING THE NATURAL PLANTS CYCLE.
ADEQUATE LAND DISTRIBUTION PERMITS AN EASY
TECHNOLOGICAL ADOPTION.
FREE AG MARKET ENVIRONEMENT NO GOV.
INTERVENTION IN LAND DISTRIBUTION NOR IN WHAT
FARMERS PLANT
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M A I Z A R is
More Hectares Planted
Higher Yield per Acre
Higher Margins
Better businesses
MAIZAR
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• Thanks for your kind attention,
• Johnny Avellaneda,
• President
• MAIZAR- Argentine Corn Association
• Phone [phone]
• Email info_at_maizar.org.ar