G/STR/N/16/CHL  
31 October  2016 
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Working Party on State Trading Enterprises  Original:  Spanish  
 
  STATE TRADING  
NEW AND FULL NOTIFIC ATION PURSUANT TO AR TICLE XVII:4 (A)  OF 
THE GATT 1994 AND PA RAGRAPH 1 OF THE UNDERSTANDING  
ON THE INTERPRETATIO N OF ARTICLE XVII  
CHILE 
The following communication, dated 24 October 2 016, 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, supplying 
market information and services in the area of grain packaging, storage and qua lity 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 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 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/16/CHL  
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  I. ENUMERATION  OF STATE TRADING ENT ERPRISES  
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 subheadin gs); 
 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  
 
To act as an agent in the marketing of grain to reduce the negotiating asymmetries between 
producers and the processing industry, contributing to competitive price formation by improving 
the transparency of information, offering  quality certification  services,  and providing  preferen tial 
treatment to s mall producers that are relatively unfamiliar with or distant with  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 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 types and grades of whea t 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) moderni zing the 
plant in the city of Lautaro ; (ii) upgrading the plant in the city of Parral to meet demand ; 
(iii) relocating the plant i n the city of Los Ángeles 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) a s a 
public good;  
 
(c) to enhance transparency in commercial decisions  pertaining to  the cereals markets by 
improving the production and supply of information neede d for domestic grain producers  to be 
able to reach decisions;  
 
(d) to redefine the Wheat Purchasing Programme , 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.  
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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 p ossibly capitalizing the company.  
 
The duration of the company is indefinite.  
 
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 suc h 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 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 develope d 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 involvi ng 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 
Importa tion/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 ar e 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 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 gen eral rule and for transactions 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 . The same applies to imports . There are no impo rt 
restrictions whatsoever, and the formalities are carried out through a customs broker in the case 
of imports exceeding US$1,000.  
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  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 legi slation, 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 t he 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 Enterpr ise 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 Structu re 
 
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 gover ned 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 mil ls 
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 ma rket, and it explains  the existence and operation of COTRISA.  
 
At the same time, the whea t 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).  
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  V. REASONS WHY NO FOREIGN TRADE HAS TAKEN PLACE ( AS APPROPRIATE ) 
Although COTRISA has not been involved, there is foreign trade in the products d ealt in 
by COTRISA.  
 
VI. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ( AS APPROPRIATE ) 
There is no additional information.    
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TABLE I  
STATE TRADING: COTRI SA 
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORTS  
Description of 
product(s) 
(including HS No.)  Crop year  Total quantity 
imported 
(tonnes)  Quanti ty 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  
 
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$/tonne) 
(6) National 
production 
(tonnes)  
MAIZE - 10.05 (2)  2004 979,116  - - 152 - 1,320,606  
2005 1,119,084  - - 136 - 1,507,766  
2006 1,742 ,205 - - 157 - 1,381,894  
2007 1,751,931  - - 214 - 1,381,894  
2008 1,438,073  - - 240 - 1,365,472  
2009 739,969  - - 200 - 1,345,653  
2010 596,478  - - 197 - 1,357,921  
2011 666,016  - - 309 - 1,437,561  
2012 873,400  - - 255 - 1,413,644  
2013 1,092,902  - - 270 - 1,411,057  
2014 1,412,424  - - 245 - 1,517,892  
2015 1,530,250  - - 189 - 1,149,039    
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Description of 
product(s) 
(including HS No.)  Crop year  Total quantity 
imported 
(tonnes)  (4) Quantity imported by 
State trading 
enterprise (tonnes)  Average 
impor t price 
(US$/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  
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 w heat ( 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 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 les s 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 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 glu ten 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 mo re (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 p roducts : 
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 equiv alent. 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 enga ge in importation . 
(6) Idem. 
(7) Expressed in t onnes of paddy rice.    
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TABLE II  
STATE TRADING: COTRI SA 
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  
 
Description of 
product(s) (including 
HS No.)  Crop year  Total quantity 
exported 
(tonnes)  Quantity 
exported by 
State trading 
enterprise 
(tonnes)  Average export 
price (US$/tonne) 
(5) Average 
representative 
domestic pric e 
(US$/tonne)  Mark -up 
(US$/tonne) 
(6) National 
production 
(tonnes)  
MAIZE - 10.05 (2)  2004 3,854  - - 152 - 1,320 ,606 
2005 1,834.8  - - 136 - 1,507 ,766 
2006 1,543.6  - - 157 - 1,381 ,894 
2007 1,480.7  - - 214 - 1,381 ,894 
2008 235.8  - - 240 - 1,365 ,472 
2009 73.7 - - 200 - 1,345 ,653 
2010 179.8  - - 197 - 1,357 ,921 
2011 353.0  - - 309 - 1,437 ,561 
2012 297.5  - - 255 - 1,413 ,644 
2013 339.7  - - 270 - 1,411 ,057 
2014 270 - - 245 - 1,517 ,892 
2015 655 - - 189 - 1,149 ,039   
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Description of 
product(s) (in cluding 
HS No. ) Crop year  Total quantity 
exported 
(tonnes)  (4) Quantity 
exported by 
State trading 
enterprise 
(tonnes)  Average export 
price (US$/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  
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 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 Wi nter 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 aestivum ) for consumption , with a wet gluten content , by weight,  of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 2012)  
10019939   Other  Soft Whi te 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 consump tion, 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 tha n 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)  
10019 962  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 conte nt, 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 glut en 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  
1006.1000  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) Expres sed 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: COTRI SA 
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 2,255,1 45 
2014 133 1,236,092  133 1,982,815  
2015 117 1,333,213  117 2,068,486  
 
Description of 
product(s) 
(including HS No.)  Crop year  Domestic purchases by State 
trading enterprise (tonnes ) National 
production 
(tonnes)  Domestic sales by State trading 
enterpris e (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    
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Description of 
product(s) 
(including HS No.)  Crop year  Domestic purchases by Stat e 
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  
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 c ontent , 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 weig ht, 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 con tent, 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 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 consumpti on, 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 Sprin g 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)    
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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 W estern 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  
1006.1000  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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