G/STR/N/19/CHL  
11 April 2023  
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Working Party on State  Trading Enterprises  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
STATE TRADING  
NEW AND FULL NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XVII:4(A) OF  
THE GATT 1994 AND PARAGRAPH  1 OF THE UNDERSTANDING  
ON THE INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLE  XVII 
CHILE 
The following communication, dated and received on 11 April 2023, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of Chile.  
 
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In accordance with Article XVII of the GATT 1994 and paragraph 1 of the Understanding on the 
Interpretation of that Article, and in response to the call for notifications for th e years 2020 -2022 
set forth in document G/STR/N/19, the Government of Chile hereby notifies the entity 
"Comercializadora de Trigo S.A. (COTRISA)" as a joint stock company in which the State has a 
majority interest and which currently focuses its activities  on implementing a Wheat Purchasing 
Programme, supplying market information and providing services in the area of grain packaging, 
storage and quality certification.  
Thus, although the company has the authority to play an active role in the wheat market f or 
institutional purchases when the transaction price is lower than the price that would exist in a 
competitive market, and when the intervention cost is lower than the profits, its functioning has 
been based on exclusively commercial considerations and it s intervention has had no effect 
whatsoever on the level or direction of imports and exports of the tradable goods within its sphere 
of operation.  
We submit herewith our replies to the questionnaire in document G/STR/3/Rev.1.  
I. ENUMERATION OF STATE TRADIN G ENTERPRISES  
A. Identification of State Trading Enterprises  
Comercializadora de Trigo S.A. (COTRISA), a joint stock company in which the Chilean State has a 
majority interest.  
B. Description of Products Affected (Including Tariff Item Number(s) Encompassed in 
Product  Description)  
COTRISA's corporate purpose enables it to deal mainly in the following products:  
 - Wheat (HS heading 1001 and subheadings);  
 - Maize (HS heading 1005 and subheadings);  
 - Rice (HS heading 1006 and subheadings); and  
 - Other cereals (tariff items of Chapter 10 in general).  G/STR/N/19/CHL  
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  II. REASON AND PURPOSE  
A. Reason or Purpose for Establishing and/or Maintaining State Trading Enterprise  
COTRISA is a state enterprise working to "mitigate the distortions that are at the root of the c urrent 
structural flaws in the cereals market, wheat in particular, and  that undermine  the negotiating power 
of producers, particularly small producers. To that end, COTRISA seeks to ensure the transparency 
of the information on the cereals market and deve lop its role as a certifier of grain quality".  
B. Summary of Legal Basis for Granting the Relevant Exclusive or Special Rights or Privileges, 
Including Legal Provisions and Summary of Statutory or Constitutional Powers  
COTRISA is a joint stock company inc orporated through a document drawn up by a notary on 
16 November 1986. It is governed by the provisions of Law No. 18.046 on Joint Stock Companies, 
the Regulations thereto, and by the provisions set forth in its Articles of Incorporation and 
subsequent ame ndments.  
The company's purpose is to "buy, sell, package, store, transport, distribute, deliver and trade, on  its 
own account or on behalf of others, all types and grades of wheat and other cereals, and  in general, 
to carry out all transactions that may b e necessary or conducive to its corporate  purpose".  
Its main challenges for the 2022 -2026 period include the following:  
• Reviving the company 's role as a sectoral government policy tool;  
• Contributing to the reduction of asymmetries in the formation of com petitive cereal (grain) 
prices, particularly those of wheat at the level of the national wheat market;  
• Disseminating up -to-date and timely information on the cereals market, intended for 
COTRISA's various strategic stakeholders and society in general;  
• Developing the work to analyse the quality of cereal grains through its role as a provider of 
arbitration and training services for laboratories;  
• Promoting institutional development through the creation of plans and programmes fostering 
economic, environmental and social sustainability, with a commitment to its workers and to 
society in general.  
The duration of the company is indefinite.  
III. DESCR IPTION OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE  
A. Summary Statement Providing Overview of the Operations of the State Trading Enterprise  
COTRISA operates in such a way as to mitigate the effects that ensue from market distortions in the 
cereals markets, wheat in particular, and that undermine the negotiating power of small  producers.  
It has silo facilities with storage and drying capacities needed to enable it to play an active and 
convincing role in the marketing of wheat. It is through these f acilities that , when necessary , 
COTRISA authorizes wheat purchasing authorities under the Wheat Purchasing Programme (PCT). 
This is in line with a government policy of support for the agricultural sector whose aim is to establish 
a suitable relationship be tween the relevant import parity prices of imported wheat and domestic 
market  prices.  
COTRISA also provides paid grain packaging and storage services as a way to raise the funds to 
cover the company 's costs. This enables it to use its resources rationally so that these costs do not 
represent a drain on its wealth and it does not require extraordinary government funding.  
COTRISA also carries out activities relating to the certification of grain quality. Firstly, it performs a 
public function by su pporting the proper implementation of Law No. 20.656 regulating commercial 
transactions in agricultural products. To that end, it provides training to analysts from agri -business 
testing laboratories, carries out proficiency tests with the participation of  agri-businesses and 
conducts  quality analys is arbitrations  for grain samples requested by grain producers. At the same G/STR/N/19/CHL  
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  time, it offers private inspection services to private company testing laboratories , in addition to 
analysis services looking at the qua lity of grain samples sent by various agents in the domestic grain 
market.  
Finally, in order to contribute to the transparent operation of the domestic grain market, COTRISA 
produces and disseminates information relating to the domestic and international marketing of grain. 
This is done alongside other initiatives involving the dissemination of information by government 
institutions such as the Office for Agricultural Research and Policy (ODEPA) and the National 
Statistics Institute (INE).  
B. Specification  of Exclusive or Special Rights or Privileges Enjoyed by the State 
Trading  Enterprise  
COTRISA enjoys no special privileges. Its operations are governed by Law No. 18.046 on Joint Stock 
Companies and the Regulations thereto.  
C. Type of Entities other than the State Trading Enterprise that are Allowed to Engage in 
Importation/Exportation and Conditions for Participation  
The Political Constitution of the Republic of Chile lays down the right to engage in any type of 
economic activity. The rules and procedures  governing the activity of any person engaged in foreign 
trade are set out in various bodies of law but mainly in Law No. 18.525 on Rules for the Import of 
Goods and the Customs Law. Organic Law No.  18.840 on the Central Bank and the Compendium 
of Internat ional Exchange Rules of the Central Bank regulate foreign trade transactions involving 
foreign currency.  
Any registered taxpayer may become an exporter or an importer, i.e. there is no special registration 
or authorization required to engage in importation /exportation. To formalize the export process, 
however, as a general rule and for transactions exceeding USD 2,000, the services of a customs 
broker must be contracted to submit the export declaration known as the single export form 
electronically on behal f of the exporter. The same applies to imports. There are no import restrictions 
whatsoever, and the formalities are carried out through a customs broker in the case of imports 
exceeding USD 1,000.  
D. How Import/Export Levels are Established by the State Trading Enterprise.  
It is not within COTRISA's remit to establish and/or determine import/export levels. Although the 
enterprise is authorized to engage in foreign trade transactions, its short -term policies do not include 
business in external markets.  
E. How Export Prices are Determined  
Under the present national legislation, goods may be freely exported or imported to and from the 
country, so private traders make their own decisions freely.  
More specifically, COTRISA has exported on only one occasion to  date, and the export prices were 
set by public tender.  
F. How the Resale Prices of the Imported Products are Determined  
See the answer to question E. To date, COTRISA has conducted no import transactions.  
G. Whether Long -Term Contracts are Negotiated by  the State Trading Enterprise. Whether the 
state trading enterprise is used to fulfil contractual obligations entered into by the government  
COTRISA  does not negotiate long -term contracts or carry out transactions to fulfil contractual 
obligations entered into by the Government.  
H. Brief Description of Market Structure  G/STR/N/19/CHL  
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  COTRISA's activities form an integral part of the country's agricultural economy, in particular the 
production and marketing chain for grain, which mainly extends from the Metropolitan Region to the 
Los Lagos Region.  
The domestic grain market is governed by the laws of free market competition. It consists of 
production, processing and consumption chains with significant social, economic and cultural 
implications.  
The company is involved mainly in the domestic wheat market. Approximately 40,000 producers 
participate in this market, trading their products with some 65 mills that act as p urchasing 
authorities.  
The sellers are participating in a market that is expanding considerably, since they also have to 
compete with imports that account for 55% of apparent wheat consumption.  
In this market, the negotiations on prices and terms of trad e are asymmetric between suppliers and 
buyers. This is why the State decided to set up an enterprise that would help to mitigate these flaws 
in the market, and it explains the existence and operation of COTRISA.  
At the same time, the wheat market covers an  extremely heterogeneous range of wheat types, 
making it difficult to compare the wheat produced domestically with imported varieties. From the 
institutional standpoint, the market does not have enough agencies conducting grain quality analysis 
certificati on work, and the resulting lack of knowledge of the products traded complicates the 
relationship between buyers and sellers.  
It is in this context that COTRISA operates in the wheat market, contributing essentially through the 
formation of prices that meet  the condition of being competitive.  
IV. STATISTICAL INFORMATION  
See Tables I to III (attached).  
V. REASONS WHY NO FOREIGN TRADE HAS TAKEN PLACE (AS APPROPRIATE)  
Although COTRISA has not been involved, there is foreign trade in the products dealt in by  COTRISA.  
VI. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (AS APPROPRIATE)  
There is no additional information.  
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TABLE I  
STATE TRADING: COTRISA  
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORTS  
Description of 
product(s) 
(including 
HS No.) Crop year  Total 
quantity 
imported 
(tonnes)  Quantity imported 
by state trading 
enterprise (tonnes)  Average import 
price 
(USD/tonne)(5) Average representative 
domestic sales price 
(USD/tonne)  Mark -up 
(USD/tonne)(6) National production 
(tonnes)  
WHEAT - 10.01(1) 2009 663,605  - - 244 - 1,145,290  
2010 614,636  - - 250 - 1,523,921  
2011 625,441  - - 343 - 1,575,822  
2012 873,949  - - 338 - 1,114,411  
2013 890,022  - - 354 - 1,365,123  
2014 746,723  - - 313 - 1,236,092  
2015 735,273  - - 266 - 1,333,213  
2016 846,574  - - 224 - 1,531,006  
2017 1,422,553  - - 237 - 1,221,269  
2018 1,088,638  - - 245 - 1,281,340  
2019 1,118,570  - - 243 - 1,204,856  
2020 1,106,466  - - 256 - 1,086,140  
2021 1,277,214  - - 338 - 1,203,383  
2022 1,108,917  - - 370 - 1,009,743  
    
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Description of 
product(s) 
(including 
HS No.) Crop year  Total quantity 
imported  
(tonnes)  Quantity imported 
by state trading 
enterprise (tonnes)  Average import 
price 
(USD/tonne)(5) Average representative 
domestic sales price 
(USD/tonne)  Mark -up 
(USD/tonne)(6) National production 
(tonnes)  
MAIZE - 10.05(2) 2009 739,982  - - 200 - 1,345,653  
2010 596,478  - - 197 - 1,357,921  
2011 666,016  - - 309 - 1,437,561  
2012 873,400  - - 255 - 1,413,644  
2013 1,092,902  - - 270 - 1,411,057  
2014 1,412,424  - - 245 - 1,115,732  
2015 1,530,250  - - 189 - 1,517,892  
2016 1,464,267  - - 196 - 1,149,039  
2017 1,595,433  - - 199 - 1,039,676  
2018 1,918,283  - - 216 - 1,087,910  
2019 2,409,193  - - 187 - 951,070  
2020 2,788,732  - - 191 - 565,884  
2021 2,341,823  - - 296 - 771,960  
2022 2,454,016  - - 374 - 590,222  
    
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Description of 
product(s) 
(including 
HS No.) Crop year  Total quantity 
imported 
(tonnes)(4) Quantity imported 
by state trading 
enterprise (tonnes)  Average import 
price 
(USD/tonne)(5) Average representative 
domestic sales price 
(USD/tonne)  Mark -up 
(USD/tonne)(
6) National production 
(tonnes)(7) 
RICE - 10.06(3) 2009 172,695  - - 322 - 127,311  
2010 174,696  - - 340 - 94,673  
2011 147,967  - - 309 - 130,375  
2012 166,155  - - 353 - 149,788  
2013 160,681  - - 354 - 130,307  
2014 160,675  - - 335 - 134,884  
2015 210,049  - - 302 - 163,560  
2016 184,020  - - 273 - 174,008  
2017 232,584  - - 305 - 127,866  
2018 295,085  - - 274 - 192,808  
2019 272,113  - - 252 - 174,897  
2020 350,823  - - 281 - 169,697  
2021 305,412  - - 321 - 146,085  
2022 328,375  - - 309 - 100,557  
Source:  COTRISA, based on own information and information from the Office for Agricultural Research and Policy (ODEPA).  
(1)  Includes the following products:  
10019911  Hard Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019912  Hard Red Winter wheat ( Triticum  aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012)  
10019913  Hard Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 18% or more, but less than 25% (s ince 2012)  
10019919  Other Hard Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption (since 2012)  
10019921  Soft Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019922  Soft Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012)  
10019923  Soft Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 18% or more , but less than 25% (since 2012)  
10019929  Other Soft Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption (since 2012)  
10019931  Soft White wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 30% or more (since 2012)  
100199 32  Soft White wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012)  
10019933  Soft White wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 18% or m ore, but less than 25% (since 2012)  
10019939  Other Soft White wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption (since 2012)  
10019941  Argentine bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019942  Argentine bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012)  
10019943  Argentine bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight , of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 2012)  
10019949  Other Argentine bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption (since 2012)  
10019951  Canadian Red Spring wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 30% or  more (since 2012)  
10019952  Canadian Red Spring wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012)  
10019953  Canadian Red Spring wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a  wet gluten content, by weight, of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 2012)  
10019959  Other Canadian Red Spring wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption (since 2012)  
10019961  Canadian White Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019962  Canadian White Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012)    
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10019963  Canadian White Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 2012)  
10019969  Other Canadian White Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption (since 2012)  
10019971  Canadian Western Red Winter wheat (Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019972  Canadian Western Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 
2012)  
10019973  Canadian Western Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 
2012)  
10019979  Other Canadian Western Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption (since 2012)  
10019991  Other wheat, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019992  Other wheat, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012)  
10019993  Other wheat, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 2012)  
10019999  Other wheat and meslin (since 2012)  
(2)  Includes the following products:   
1005.9010  Maize for research and testing purposes (from 2012 to 2021)  
1005.9020  Maize for consumption (from 2012 to 2021)  
1005.9090  Other maize, other than for sowing (from 2012 to 2021)  
1005.1000  Maize for sowing (since 2022)  
1005.1010  Maize hybrids for sowing (since 2022)  
1005.1090  Other maize for sowing (since 2022)  
1005. 9000  Other mai ze, other than for sowing (since 2022)  
(3)  Includes the following products:   
1006.1000  Rice in the husk (paddy or rough)  
1006.1010  Rice in the husk (paddy or rough) for sowing (since 2012)  
1006.1090  Other rice in the husk (paddy or rough), other than f or sowing  
1006.2000  Husked (brown) rice  
1006.3000  Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not fully polished  
1006.4000  Broken rice  
(4)  Total rice imports in paddy rice equivalent. Tonnes of husked and milled rice are converted into tonnes of paddy rice using a conversion factor of 1.77, i.e. 
1.77 kilos of paddy rice are required to produce 1 kilo of milled rice.  
(5)  Not applicable as the state trading enterprise does not engage in importation.  
(6)  Idem.  
(7)  Expressed in tonnes of paddy ric e.   
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TABLE II  
STATE TRADING: COTRISA  
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS  
Description of 
product(s) 
(including HS  No.) Crop year  Total quantity 
exported  
(tonnes)  Quantity exported 
by state trading 
enterprise (tonnes)  Average export 
price 
(USD/tonne)(5) Average 
representative 
domestic price 
(USD/tonne)  Mark -up 
(USD/tonne)(6) National production 
(tonnes)  
WHEAT - 10.01(1) 2009 3.7 - - 244 - 1,145,290  
2010 2.5 - - 250 - 1,523,921  
2011 6.6 - - 343 - 1,575,822  
2012 1 - - 338 - 1,114,411  
2013 0.32 - - 354 - 1,365,123  
2014 0.6 - - 313 - 1,236,092  
2015 0 - - 266 - 1,333,213  
2016 0.7 - - 224 - 1,531,006  
2017 0 - - 237 - 1,221,269  
2018 44 - - 245 - 1,281,340  
2019 1 - - 243 - 1,204,856  
2020 - - - 256 - 1,086,140  
2021 0.7 - - 338 - 1,203,383  
2022 0.6 - - 370 - 1,009,743  
 
    
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Description of 
product(s) 
(including HS No.)  Crop year  Total quantity 
exported  
(tonnes)  Quantity exported 
by state trading 
enterprise (tonnes)  Average export 
price 
(USD/tonne)(5) Average 
representative 
domestic price 
(USD/tonne)  Mark -up 
(USD/tonne)(6) National production 
(tonnes)  
MAIZE - 10.05(2) 2009 73.7 - - 200 - 1,345,653  
2010 179.8  - - 197 - 1,357,921  
2011 353.0  - - 309 - 1,437,561  
2012 297.5  - - 255 - 1,413,644  
2013 339.7  - - 270 - 1,411,057  
2014 270 - - 245 - 1,115,732  
2015 655 - - 189 - 1,517,892  
2016 162 - - 196 - 1,149,039  
2017 215 - - 199 - 1,039,676  
2018 130 - - 216 - 1,087,910  
2019 113.4  - - 187 - 951,070  
2020 31,034  - - 191 - 565,884  
2021 30,227  - - 296 - 771,960  
2022 20,924  - - 374 - 590,222  
    
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Description of 
product(s) 
(including HS No.)  Crop year  Total quantity 
exported  
(tonnes)(4) Quantity exported 
by state trading 
enterprise (tonnes)  Average export 
price  
(USD/tonne)(5) Average 
representative 
domestic price 
(USD/tonne)  Mark -up 
(USD/tonne)(6) National production 
(tonnes)(4) 
RICE - 10.06(3) 2009 2,377  - - 322 - 127,311  
2010 2,208  - - 340 - 94,673  
2011 317 - - 309 - 130,375  
2012 59.3 - - 353 - 149,788  
2013 3.6 - - 354 - 130,307  
2014 12,774  - - 335 - 163,560  
2015 5,343  - - 302 - 174,008  
2016 2,157  - - 273 - 127,866  
2017 2,624  - - 305 - 192,808  
2018 7,776.4  - - 274 - 192,808  
2019 22,597  - - 252 - 174,897  
2020 171 - - 281 - 169,697  
2021 177 - - 321 - 146,085  
2022 505 - - 309 - 100,557  
Source:   COTRISA, with information from the ODEPA and the Central Bank.  
(1)  Includes the following products:  
10019911  Hard Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019912  Hard Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012)  
10019913  Hard Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumptio n, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 2012)  
10019919  Other Hard Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption (since 2012)  
10019921  Soft Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet g luten content, by weight, of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019922  Soft Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012)  
10019923  Soft Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestiv um) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 2012)  
10019929  Other Soft Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption (since 2012)  
10019931  Soft White wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption,  with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019932  Soft White wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012)  
10019933  Soft White wheat ( Triticum aes tivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 2012)  
10019939  Other Soft White wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption (since 2012)  
10019941  Argentine bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumpti on, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019942  Argentine bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012)  
10019943  Argentine bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 2012)  
10019949  Other Argentine bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption (since 2012)  
10019951  Canadian Red Spring wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019952  Canadian Red Spring wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012)  
10019953  Canadian Red Spring wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 2012)  
10019959  Other Canadian Red Spring wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption (since 2012)  
1001996 1  Canadian White Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019962  Canadian White Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or  more, but less than 30% (since 2012)    
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10019963  Canadian White Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 2012)  
10019969  Other Canadian White Winter wheat ( Triticum aest ivum) for consumption (since 2012)  
10019971  Canadian Western Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019972  Canadian Western Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consum ption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 
2012)  
10019973  Canadian Western Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 
2012)  
10019979  Other Canadian Western Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption (since 2012)  
10019991  Other wheat, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019992  Other wheat, with a wet gluten content, by we ight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012)  
10019993  Other wheat, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 2012)  
10019999  Other wheat and meslin (since 2012)  
(2)  Includes the following products:   
1005.9010  Maize for research and testing purposes (from 2012 to 2021)  
1005.9020  Maize for consumption (from 2012 to 2021)  
1005.9090  Other maize, other than for sowing (from 2012 to 2021)  
1005.1000  Maize for sowing (since 2022)  
1005.1010  Maize hybrids for sowin g (since 2022)  
1005.1090  Other maize for sowing (since 2022)  
1005.9000  Other maize, other than for sowing (since 2022)  
(3)  Includes the following products:   
1006.1000  Rice in the husk (paddy or rough)  
1006.1010  Rice in the husk (paddy or rough) for sowing (since 2012)  
1006.1090  Other rice in the husk (paddy or rough), other than for sowing  
1006.2000  Husked (brown) rice  
1006.3000  Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not fully polished  
1006.4000  Broken rice  
(4)  Expressed in tonnes of p addy rice.  
(5)  Not applicable as the state trading enterprise does not engage in importation.  
(6)  Idem.     
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TABLE III  
STATE TRADING: COTRISA  
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES  
Description of 
product(s) 
(including HS  No.) Crop year  Domestic purchases by state 
trading enterprise (tonnes)  National 
production  
(tonnes)  Domestic sales by state 
trading enterprise (tonnes)  National consumption (tonnes)  
WHEAT - 10.01(1) 2009 - 1,145,290  - 1,808,891  
2010 - 1,523,921  - 2,138,557  
2011 3,123  1,575,822  3,123  2,201,263  
2012 2,580  1,114,411  2,580  1,988,360  
2013 207 1,365,123  207 2,255,145  
2014 133 1,236,092  133 1,982,815  
2015 117 1,333,213  117 2,068,486  
2016 136 1,531,006  136 2,377,579  
2017 443 1,221,269  443 2,643,822  
2018 - 1,281,340  - 2,369,978  
2019 - 1,204,856  - 2,323,426  
2020 314 1,086,140  314 2,192,606  
2021 - 1,203,383  - 2,480,597  
2022 - 1,009,743  - 2,118,660  
    
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Description of 
product(s) 
(including HS No.)  Crop year  Domestic purchases by state 
trading enterprise (tonnes)  National 
production  
(tonnes)  Domestic sales by state 
trading enterprise (tonnes)  National consumption (tonnes)  
MAIZE - 10.05(2)  2009 - 1,345,653  - 2,085,548  
2010 - 1,357,921  - 1,954,399  
2011 - 1,437,561  - 2,103,577  
2012 - 1,413,644  - 2,287,044  
2013 - 1,411,057  - 2,503,959  
2014 - 1,115,732  - 2,930,316  
2015 - 1,517,892  - 2,679,289  
2016 - 1,149,039  - 2,502,651  
2017 - 1,039,676  - 2,682,028  
2018 - 1,087,910  - 2,869,353  
2019 - 951,070  - 2,975,077  
2020 - 565,884  - 3,354,616  
2021 - 771,960  - 3,113,783  
2022 - 590,222  - 3,044,238  
    
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Description of 
product(s) 
(including HS No.)  Crop year  Domestic purchases by state 
trading enterprise (tonnes)  National 
production  
(tonnes)(4) Domestic sales by state 
trading enterprise (tonnes)  National consumption  
(tonnes)(4) 
RICE - 10.06(3) 2009 - 127,311  - 297,510  
2010 - 94,673  - 269,338  
2011 - 130,375  - 278,336  
2012 - 149,788  - 315,943  
2013 - 130,307  - 290,988  
2014 - 163,560  - 324,235  
2015 - 174,008  - 384,057  
2016 - 127,866  - 309,729  
2017 - 192,808  - 422,768  
2018 - 192,808  - 487,893  
2019 - 174,897  - 447,010  
2020 - 169,697  - 520,520  
2021 - 146,085  - 451,497  
2022 - 100,557  - 428,932  
Source:   COTRISA , with information from the ODEPA and the Central Bank.  
(1)  Includes the following products:  
10019911  Hard Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019912  Hard Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012)  
10019913  Hard Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 18% or more, but l ess than 25% (since 2012)  
10019919  Other Hard Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption (since 2012)  
10019921  Soft Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019922   Soft Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012)  
10019923  Soft Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 2012)  
10019929  Other Soft Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption (since 2012)  
10019931  Soft White wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019932  Soft White wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012)  
10019933  Soft White wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 2012)  
10019939  Other Soft White wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption (since 2012)  
10019941  Argentine bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 30% or mo re (since 2012)  
10019942  Argentine bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012)  
10019943  Argentine bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten  content, by weight, of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 2012)  
10019949  Other Argentine bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption (since 2012)  
10019951  Canadian Red Spring wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, b y weight, of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019952  Canadian Red Spring wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012)  
10019953  Canadian Red Spring wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 2012)  
10019959  Other Canadian Red Spring wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption (since 2012)  
10019961  Canadian White Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consu mption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019962  Canadian White Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012)  
10019963  Canadian Whi te Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 2012)    
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10019969  Other Canadian White Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption (since 2012)  
10019971  Canadian Wester n Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019972  Canadian Western Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or more,  but less than 30% (since 
2012)  
10019973  Canadian Western Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 
2012)  
10019979  Other Canadian Western Red Winter wheat ( Triticu m aestivum ) for consumption (since 2012)  
10019991  Other wheat, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019992  Other wheat, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012)  
10019993  Other wh eat, with a wet gluten content, by weight, of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 2012)  
10019999  Other wheat and meslin (since 2012)  
(2)  Includes the following products:   
1005.9010  Maize for research and testing purposes (since 2012)  
1005.9020  Maize for consumption (since 2012)  
1005.9090  Other maize, other than for sowing (since 2012)  
(3)  Includes the following products:   
1006.1000  Rice in the husk (paddy or rough)  
1006.1010  Rice in the husk (paddy or rough) for sowing (since 201 2) 
1006.1090  Other rice in the husk (paddy or rough), other than for sowing  
1006.2000  Husked (brown) rice  
1006.3000  Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not fully polished  
1006.4000  Broken rice  
(4)  Expressed in tonnes of paddy rice.  
 
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