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MAIZ= Corn AR= Argentine

MAIZ= Corn AR= Argentine. 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. Argentine geography compared with US geography.

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MAIZ= Corn AR= Argentine

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  1. MAIZ= Corn AR= Argentine

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Research and Development Farm Supplies Industry And Consumption Farming Trade And Exports Government Corn Value Chain

  5. 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

  6. Interaction of genetics with farm practices 93 % 62 % 38 %

  7. 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: RR+Bt Corn • High Lisine Corn. • Herculex

  8. Adoption Curves RR Soy, Bt & RR Corn Source: Jefferson Davis

  9. 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

  10. CORN: CHARACTERISTIS & PLANTING ZONES

  11. 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?

  12. 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.

  13. 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

  14. M A I Z A R is: More Hectares Planted Higher Yield per Acre Higher Margins Better businesses MAIZAR =

  15. Thanks for your kind attention, Johnny Avellaneda, President MAIZAR- Argentine Corn Association Phone: 005411 5031 2676 Email: info@maizar.org.ar

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