G/STR/N/17/CHL  
12 October  2018 
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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 9 October 2 018, 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 A rticle, 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 it s activities on implementing a Wheat P urchasing Programme, sup plying 
market information and 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 for 
institutional purchases when the transaction price is low er 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 its 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.  G/STR/N/17/CHL  
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  I. ENUMERATION OF STATE TRADING 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 o f Products Affected (Including Tar iff Item Number(s ) Encompassed i n 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) . 
 
II. REASON AND PURPOSE  
A. Reason or Purpose for Establishing a nd/or Maintaining State Trading Enterprise  
 
COTR ISA is a State enterprise that acts as an agent in the marketing of grain to reduce the 
negotiating asymmetries between producers and the processing i ndustry, minimizing the difference 
between the corrected import cost and the domestic price . It helps to improve the transparency of 
information by  offering  quality certification  services,  and provides  preferen tial treatment to s mall 
producers that are rel atively unfamiliar with or disconnected  from the markets.  
 
B. Summary of Legal Basis for Granting the Relevant Exclusive or Special Rights o r Privileg es, 
Including Legal Provisions and Summary o f Statutory or Constitutional Powers  
 
COTRISA  is a joint stock company incorporated through a document drawn up by a notary on 
16 November 1 986. 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 Inc orporation and 
subsequent amendments.  
 
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 ou t all transactions that may be necessary or conducive to its corporate  purpose".  
 
Its main challenges for the 2018-2022 period include the following : 
 
• To effectively  implement  the Wheat Purchasing Programme ( PCT) defined by the authority . 
• To ensure the  efficient use of its storage facilities . 
• To continue providing wheat and maize quality analysis services , and support to public 
enterprises and bodies that contribute to the proper implementation of the Law on Samples 
and Counter -samples . 
• To contribut e to the diversification of marketing alternatives for domestic grain producers . 
• To assess the actions that form part of  the company's sustainability and value creation policy . 
• To reinforce the company's commitment to environmental protection . 
 
The dur ation of the company is indefinite.  
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  III. DESCRIPTION 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 the 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 facilities that COTRISA carries out  its 
main role as purchaser of wheat under the Wheat Purchas ing Programme (PCT) , in line with a 
government policy of support for the agricultural sector whose aim is to  establish a suitable  
relationship between the  relevant  import par ity prices  of imported wheat and domestic market  
prices.  
 
COTRISA  also provides paid grain packaging and storage services as one of the means of reducing 
the company's latency  costs. This en ables it to use its resources rationally so that  these costs do  not 
represent a significant drain on its wealth , and as a result  it does not require extraordinary 
government funding.  
 
At the same time COTRISA has developed grain quality certification activ ities, offering  inspection 
services to private company testing laboratories and acting as an arbitration laboratory under Law  
No. 20.656 regulating commercial transactions in agricultural products (samples and 
counter -samples).  
 
Finally, in order to contri bute 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  
International Exchange Rules of the Central Bank regulate foreign trade transactions involving 
foreign curre ncy. 
 
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 exce eding US$2,000, the services of a customs 
broker must be contracted to submit the export declaration known as the single export form 
electronically on behalf 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 US$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 leve ls. Although the 
enterprise is authorized to engage in foreign trade transactions, its short -term policies do not include 
business in external markets.  
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  E. How Export Prices are Determined  
 
Under the present national legislation, goods may be freely export ed 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 Pr oducts 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 O bligations 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  
 
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  chain s 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 70 mills that act as purchasing 
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 apparen t wheat consumption.  
 
In this market, the negotiations on prices and terms of trade 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 ma rket, 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 
certification 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 
(US$/tonne)  (5) Average 
representative 
domestic sales 
price (US$/tonne)  Mark -up 
(US$/tonne) (6) National 
production 
(tonnes ) 
WHEAT - 10.01 (1)  2004 159,476  - - 177 - 1,921,652  
2005 114,830  - - 169 - 1,851,940  
2006 949,647  - - 210 - 1,403,689  
2007 996,633  - - 297 - 1,103,497  
2008 778,467  - - 366 - 1,237,861  
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  
 
    
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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 
(US$/tonne)  (5) Average 
representative 
domestic sales 
price (US$/tonne)  Mark -up 
(US$/tonne) (6) National 
production 
(tonnes)  
MAIZE - 10.05 (2)  2004 979,116  - - 152 - 1,320,606  
2005 1,119,084  - - 136 - 1,507,766  
2006 1,742,205  - - 157 - 1,381,894  
2007 1,751,931  - - 214 - 1,381,894  
2008 1,438,073  - - 240 - 1,365,472  
2009 739,969  - - 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 - 1,517,892  
2015 1,530,250  - - 189 - 1,149,039  
2016 1,463,137  - - 196 - 1,039,676  
2017 1,594,333  - - 199 - 1,087,910  
 
    
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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 
(US$/tonne)  (5) Average 
representative 
domestic sales 
price (US$/tonne)  Mark -up 
(US$/tonne)  (6) National 
production 
(tonnes )(7) 
RICE - 10.06 (3)  2004  128,193  - - 152 - 119,265  
2005  133,851  - - 136 - 116,832  
2006  140,546  - - 157 - 160,315  
2007  162,742  - - 214 - 110,280  
2008  168,573  - - 316 - 121,400  
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 - 163,560  
2015  210,049  - - 302 - 174,008  
2016  184,020  - - 273 - 127,866  
2017  232,584  - - 305 - 192,808  
Sourc e: 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 t han 30 % (since 2012)  
10019913   Hard Red Winter  wheat  (Triticum aestivum ) for consumption , with a wet gluten content , by wei ght, 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 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 g luten 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 we ight, 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 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)    
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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)  
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 con tent, 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 le ss 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  (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  
1006.1090  Other rice in the husk (paddy or rough), other than for sowing  
1006.2000  Husked (brown) rice  
10063000   Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not fully polished  
(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 t onnes of paddy rice.    
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TABLE II  
STATE TRADING: COTRIS A 
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 (US$/tonne) 
(5) Average 
representative 
domestic price 
(US$/tonne)  Mark -up 
(US$/tonne) (6)  National 
production 
(tonnes)  
WHEAT - 10.01 (1)  2004 35.9 - - 177 - 1,921,652  
2005 8.4 - - 169 - 1,851,940  
2006 7.5 - - 210 - 1,403,689  
2007 23.0 - - 297 - 1,103,497  
2008 12.7 - - 366 - 1,237,861  
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  
 
    
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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 
(US$/tonne) (5)  Average 
representative 
domestic price 
(US$/tonne)  Mark -up 
(US$/tonne) (6)  National 
production 
(tonnes)  
MAIZE - 10.05 (2)  2004 3,854  - - 152 - 1,320,606  
2005 1,834.8  - - 136 - 1,507,766  
2006 1,543.6  - - 157 - 1,381,894  
2007 1,480.7  - - 214 - 1,381,894  
2008 235.8  - - 240 - 1,365,472  
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 - 1,517,892  
2015 655 - - 189 - 1,149,039  
2016 162 - - 196 - 1,039,676  
2017 215 - - 199 - 1,087,910  
 
    
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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 (US$/tonne)  
(5) Average 
representative 
domestic price 
(US$/tonne)  Mark -up 
(US$/tonne) 
(6) National 
production 
(tonnes)  (4) 
RICE - 10.06 (3)  2004 416 - - 152 - 119,265  
2005 11 - - 136 - 116,832  
2006 222 - - 157 - 160,315  
2007 57 - - 214 - 110,280  
2008 330 - - 316 - 121,400  
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  
Sourc e: COTRISA, based on information from the Office for Agricultural Research and Policy (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 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 glut en content , by weight,  of 30% or more  (since 2012)  
10019922   Soft Red Winter wheat (Triticum aestivum ) for consumption , with a we t 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)  
10019 933  Soft White wheat (Triticum aesti vum) 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 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)    
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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)  
10019 953  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)  
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 ae stivum ) 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  (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  
1006.1090  Other rice in the husk (paddy or  rough), other than for sowing  
1006.2000  Husked (brown) rice  
10063000   Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not fully polished  
(4) Expressed in tonnes of paddy 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)  2004 - 1,921,652  - 2,081,092  
2005 - 1,851,940  - 1,966,762  
2006 - 1,403,689  - 2,353,329  
2007 - 1,103,497  - 2,100,107  
2008 - 1,237,861  - 2,016,315  
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  
 
    
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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)  2004 - 1,320,606  - 2,295,868  
2005 - 1,507,766  - 2,625,015  
2006 - 1,381,894  - 3,122,555  
2007 - 1,381,894  - 3,132,344  
2008 - 1,365,472  - 2,803,309  
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 - 1,517,892  - 2,930,316  
2015 - 1,149,039  - 2,679,289  
2016 - 1,039,676  - 2,502,651  
2017 - 1,087,910  - 2,682,028  
 
    
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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)  2004 - 119,265  - 247,005  
2005 - 116,832  - 250,643  
2006 - 160,315  - 300,613  
2007 - 110,280  - 272,964  
2008 - 121,400  - 285,385  
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  
Sourc e: COTRISA, based on information from the Office for Agricultural Research and Policy (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 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 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 co nsumption  (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  (Triticu m 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)    
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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)  
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 we ight, 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  (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  
1006.1090  Other rice in the husk (paddy or rough), other than for sowing  
1006.2000  Husked (brown) rice  
10063000   Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not fully polished  
(4) Expressed in tonnes of paddy rice . 
 
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