G/STR/N/15/CHL  
25 September 2014  
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Working Party on State Trading Enterprises  Original: Spanish  
 
  STATE TRADING 
NEW AND FULL NOTIFICATION PURS UANT 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  22 September 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Chile. 
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In accordance with Article XVII of the GATT 199 4 and paragraph 1 of the Understanding on the 
Interpretation of that Article, 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 services in the area of grain packaging, storage and quality certification. 
Thus, although the company has the authority to intervene in the wheat market for 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 th an 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/15/CHL 
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  1  ENUMERATION OF STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES 
A. I DENTIFICATION OF STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES  
The Chilean State has a majority interest in the joint stock company Comercializadora de Trigo 
S.A. (COTRISA). 
 B. D
ESCRIPTION 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). 
 2  REASON AND PURPOSE 
A. R
EASON OR PURPOSE FOR ESTABLISHING AND /OR MAINTAINING STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE  
To act as an agent in the marketing of grain to reduce the negotiating asymmetries between 
producers and the processing industry, contributi ng to competitive price formation by improving 
the transparency of information, offering quality certification services, and providing preferential treatment to small producers that are relatively unfamiliar with or distant with the markets. 
 
B. S
UMMARY OF LEGAL BASIS FOR GRANTING THE RELEVANT EXCLUSIVE OR SPECIAL RIGHTS OR 
PRIVILEGES , INCLUDING LEGAL PROVISIONS AND SUMMARY OF STATUTORY OR CONSTITUTIONAL 
POWERS  
COTRISA S.A. is a joint stock company incorporated  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 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 ty pes and grades of wheat and other cereals, and in 
general, to carry out all transactions that may be necessary or conducive to its corporate purpose". 
Its strategic objectives for the period 2014-2018 are as follows: 
 
a. to draw up and implement an investment plan for the silo installations through which 
COTRISA has established its presence in the cereal producing regions. This involves: (i) modernizing the Lautaro Plant; (ii) upgrading the Parral Plant to meet demand; 
(iii) relocating the Los Á+ngeles Plant in accordance with stakeholder requirements; 
b. to develop the capacity of the COTRISA Central Laboratory so that it can operate as an 
arbitration laboratory for both maize and wheat, and to support the effective 
implementation of the law governing agricultural product transactions (Law on Samples 
and Counter-samples) as a public good; 
c. to enhance transparency in commercial decisions pertaining to the cereals markets by 
improving the production and supply of inform ation needed for domestic grain producers 
to be able to reach decisions; 
d. to redefine the purchasing programme for wheat, making it more accessible to the small 
producers, and to consider whether it would be appropriate to boost purchasing power 
through own resources backed by insurance covering the risk of falling prices. G/STR/N/15/CHL 
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  e. to seek, as a minimum, to maintain the current value of the COTRISA financial fund. This 
would mean ensuring the profitability of the activities mentioned under the four above objectives, and possibly capitalizing the company. 
The duration of the company is indefinite. 
 
3  DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE 
A. S
UMMARY STATEMENT PROVIDING OVERVIEW OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE STATE TRADING 
ENTERPRISE  
 
COTRISA operates in such a way as to mitigate the distortions that are at the root of the current 
structural flaws 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 m a i n  r o l e  a s  p u r c h a s e r  o f  w h e a t  u n d e r  t h e  W h e a t  P u r c h a s e  P r o g r a m m e  ( P C T ) ,  i n  l i n e  w i t h  a  
government policy of support for the agricultural sector whose aim is to establish a suitable 
relationship between the relevant import parity 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 enables 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 activities, 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 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 ODEPA and INE. 
 B. S
PECIFICATION 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. T
YPE OF ENTITIES OTHER THAN THE STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE THAT ARE ALLOWED TO ENGAGE IN 
IMPORTATION /EXPORTATION AND CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION  
 
The Chilean Constitution 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 Ordinance/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 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 tr ansactions exceeding 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. Th e 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.  G/STR/N/15/CHL 
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  D. H OW 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. H
OW 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. H
OW THE RESALE PRICES OF THE IMPORTED PRODUCTS ARE DETERMINED  
 See the answer to question E. To date, COTRISA has conducted no import transactions. 
 
G. W
HETHER 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. B
RIEF 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 wheat market is governed by the laws of free market competition. It consists of a 
production, processing and consumption chain with strong social, economic and cultural implications. 
 
The market consists of approximately 45,000 producers selling their production to some 70 mills which 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 apparent 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 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 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.  
4  STATISTICAL INFORMATION 
See Tables I to III (attached). 
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  5  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.  
6  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (AS APPROPRIATE) 
There is no additional information.   
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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)  2002 216,621 0 --- 169 --- 1,820,387 
2003 401,265 0 --- 183 --- 1,797,084 
2004 159,476 0 --- 177 --- 1,921,652 
2005 114,830 0 --- 169 --- 1,851,940 
2006 949,647 0 --- 210 --- 1,403,689 
2007 996,633 0 --- 297 --- 1,103,497 
2008 778,467 0 --- 366 --- 1,237,861 
2009 663,605 0 --- 244 --- 1,145,290 
2010 614,636 0 --- 250 --- 1,523,921 
2011 625,441 0 --- 343 --- 1,575,822 
2012 873,949 0 --- 338 --- 1,114,411 
2013 890,022 0 --- 354 --- 1,365,123 
 
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$/tonne) 
(6) National 
production 
(tonnes) 
MAIZE - 10.05 (2)  2002 1,162,285 0 --- 129 --- 924,211 
2003 1,002,969 0 --- 132 --- 1,189,729 
2004 979,116 0 --- 152 --- 1,320,606 
2005 1,119,084 0 --- 136 --- 1,507,766 
2006 1,742,205 0 --- 157 --- 1,381,894 
2007 1,751,931 0 --- 214 --- 1,381,894 
2008 1,438,073 0 --- 240 --- 1,365,472 
2009 739,969 0 --- 200 --- 1,345,653 
2010 596,478 0 --- 197 --- 1,357,921 
2011 666,016 0 --- 309 --- 1,437,561 
2012 873,400 0 --- 255 --- 1,413,644 
2013 1,092,902 0 --- 270 --- 1,411,057   
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- 7 - Description of 
product(s) 
(including HS No.) Crop year Total quantity 
imported 
(tonnes) (4) Quantity imported by 
State trading 
enterprise (tonnes) Average 
import price 
(US$/tonne) 
(5) Average 
representative 
domestic sales price 
(US$/tonne) Mark-up 
(US$/tonne) 
(6) National 
production 
(tonnes)(7) 
RICE - 10.06 (3)  2002 113,348 0 --- 129 --- 141,927 
2003 188,408 0 --- 132 --- 140,849 
2004 128,193 0 --- 152 --- 119,265 
2005 133,851 0 --- 136 --- 116,832 
2006 140,546 0 --- 157 --- 160,315 
2007 162,742 0 --- 214 -- 110,280 
2008 168,573 0 --- 316 --- 121,400 
2009 172,695 0 --- 322 --- 127,311 
2010 174,696 0 --- 340 --- 94,673 
2011 147,967 0 --- 309 --- 130,375 
2012 166,155 0 --- 353 --- 149,788 
2013 160,681 0 --- 354 --- 130,307 
 
Source: COTRISA, based on own information and information from the Office for Agricultural Re search 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% (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 we ight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012) 
10019933 Soft White wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by we ight, 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 we ight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012) 
10019943 Argentine bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by we ight, 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 mo re, 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 mo re, 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)   
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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 mo re, 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 mo re, 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 we ight, 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  1006.1000 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 equiva lent. Tonnes of husked and milled rice are co nverted 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 ente rprise does not engage in importation. 
 (6) Idem.  (7) Expressed in tonnes of paddy rice.   
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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 (US$/tonne) 
(5) Average 
representative 
domestic price 
(US$/tonne) Mark-up 
(US$/tonne) 
(6) National 
production 
(tonnes) 
WHEAT - 10.01 (1) 2002 11.7 0 --- 169 --- 1,820,387 
2003 34.5 0 --- 183 --- 1,797,084 
2004 35.9 0 --- 177 --- 1,921,652 
2005 8.4 0 --- 169 --- 1,851,940 
2006 7.5 0 --- 210 --- 1,403,689 
2007 23.0 0 --- 297 --- 1,103,497 
2008 12.7 0 --- 366 --- 1,237,861 
2009 3.7 0 --- 244 --- 1,145,290 
2010 2.5 0 --- 250 --- 1,523,921 
2011 6.6 0 --- 343 --- 1,575,822 
2012 1 0 --- 338 --- 1,114,411 
2013 0.32 0 --- 354 --- 1,365,123 
 
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$/tonne) 
(6) National 
production 
(tonnes) 
MAIZE - 10.05 (2)  2002 69.2 0 ---- 129 --- 924,211 
2003 879 0 ---- 132 --- 1,189,729 
2004 3,854 0 ---- 152 --- 1,320,606 
2005 1,834.8 0 ---- 136 --- 1,507,766 
2006 1,543.6 0 ---- 157 --- 1,381,894 
2007 1,480.7 0 ---- 214 --- 1,381,894 
2008 235.8 0 ---- 240 --- 1,365,472 
2009 73.7 0 ---- 200 --- 1,345,653 
2010 179.8 0 --- 197 --- 1,357,921 
2011 353.0 0 --- 309 --- 1,437,561 
2012 297.5 0 --- 255 --- 1,413,644 
2013 339.7 0 --- 270 --- 1,411,057   
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- 10 - Description of 
product(s) (including 
HS No.) Crop year Total quantity 
exported 
(tonnes) (4) Quantity 
exported by State 
trading enterprise 
(tonnes) Average export 
price (US$/tonne) 
(5) Average 
representative domestic price 
(US$/tonne) Mark-up 
(US$/tonne) 
(6) National 
production 
(tonnes) (4) 
RICE - 10.06 (3)  2002 19 0 ---- 129 --- 141,927 
2003 1,089 0 ---- 132 --- 140,849 
2004 416 0 ---- 152 --- 119,265 
2005 11 0 ---- 136 --- 116,832 
2006 222 0 ---- 157 --- 160,315 
2007 57 0 ---- 214 --- 110,280 
2008 330 0 ---- 316 --- 121,400 
2009 2,377 0 ---- 322 --- 127,311 
2010 2,208 0 ---- 340 --- 94,673 
2011 317 0 ---- 309 --- 130,375 
2012 59.3 0 ---- 353 --- 149,788 
2013 3.5 0 ---- 354 --- 130,307 
Source: COTRISA, based on information fro m 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 we ight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012) 
10019933 Soft White wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by we ight, 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 we ight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012) 
10019943 Argentine bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by we ight, 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 mo re, 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 mo re, 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)   
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10019973 Canadian Western Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten  content, by weight, of 18% or mo re, 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 we ight, 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  1006.1000 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 ente rprise does not engage in importation. 
 (6) Idem.   
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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)  2002 5 1,820,387 5 2,036,996 
2003 None 1,797,084 - 2,198,315 
2004 None 1,921,652 - 2,081,092 
2005 None 1,851,940 - 1,966,762 
2006 None 1,403,689 - 2,353,329 
2007 None 1,103,497 - 2,100,107 
2008 None 1,237,861 - 2,016,315 
2009 None 1,145,290 - 1,808,891 
2010 None 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 
 
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)  2002 None 924,211 0 2,086,427 
2003 None 1,189,729 0 2,191,819 
2004 None 1,320,606 0 2,295,868 
2005 None 1,507,766 0 2,625,015 
2006 None 1,381,894 0 3,122,555 
2007 None 1,381,894 0 3,132,344 
2008 None 1,365,472 0 2,803,309 
2009 None 1,345,653 0 2,085,548 
2010 None 1,357,921 0 1,954,399 
2011 None 1,437,561 0 2,103,577 
2012 None 1,413,644 0 2,287,044 
2013 None 1,411,057 0 2,503,959   
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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)  2002 None 141,927 0 255,219 
2003 None 140,849 0 328,132 
2004 None 119,265 0 247,005 
2005 None 116,832 0 250,643 
2006 None 160,315 0 300,613 
2007 None 110,280 0 272,964 
2008 None 121,400 0 285,385 
2009 None 127,311 0 297,510 
2010 None 94,673 0 269,338 
2011 None 130,375 0 278,336 
2012 None 149,788 0 315,943 
2013 None 130,307 0 290,988 
 
Source: COTRISA, based on information fro m 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 we ight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012) 
10019933 Soft White wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by we ight, 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 we ight, of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012) 
10019943 Argentine bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten content, by we ight, 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 mo re, 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 mo re, 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)   
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- 14 - 10019972 Canadian Western Red Winter wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) for consumption, with a wet gluten  content, by weight, of 25% or mo re, 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 mo re, 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 we ight, 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 1006.1000 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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