G/STR/N/18/CHL  
18 November  2020 
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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 2 November 2 020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Chile . 
 
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In accordance with Article  XVII of the G ATT 1994  and paragraph  1 of the Understanding on the 
Interpretation of that A rticle,  and in response to the call for notifications  for the years 2018 -2019 
set forth in document G/STR/N/18,  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 
quality certification.  
 
Thus, although the company has the authority to play an active role  in the wheat market f or 
institutional purchases when the transaction price is lower than the price that would exist in a 
competitive market, and when the intervention cost is lower than the profits, its functioning has 
been based on exclusively commercial considerations and it s intervention has had no effect 
whatsoever on the level or direction of imports and exports of the tradable goods within its sphere 
of operation.  
 
We submit herewith our replies to the questionnaire in document G/STR/3/Rev.1.  G/STR/N/18/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 industry, 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 relatively 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 1 6 
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 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 o f wheat and other cereals, and  in 
general, to carry out 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 impl ementation of the Law on Samples  
and Counter -samples . 
• To contribute 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 rein force the company's commitment to environmental protection . 
 
The duration of the company is indefinite.  G/STR/N/18/CHL  
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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 Enter prise 
 
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 Purch asing 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 requi re 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 regulatin g 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 interna tional 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 Entiti es 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 Compend ium 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 engag e in importation/exportation . To formalize the export process, 
however, as a general rule and for transactions exceeding US D 2,000, the services of a customs 
broker must be contracted to submit the export declaration known as the single export form 
electro nically 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 D 1,000.  
 
D. How Import/Export Levels are Establish ed 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 exter nal markets.  
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  E. How Export Prices are Determined  
 
Under the present national legislation, goods may be freely exported or imported to and from the 
country, so private traders make their own decisions freely.  
 
More specifically, COTRISA has exported on onl y one occasion to date, and the export prices were 
set by public tender.  
 
F. How the Resale Prices of the Imported Products are Determined  
 
See the answer to question  E. To date, COTRISA has conducted no import transactions.  
 
G. Whether Long -Term Contracts  are Negotiated by The State Trading Enterprise . Whether  the 
State Trading Enterprise is Used to Fulfil Contractual Obligations Entered into by the  
Government  
 
COTRISA does not negotiate long -term contracts or carry out transactions to fulfil contractual 
obligations entered into by the Government.  
 
H. Brief Description of Market Structure  
 
COTRISA's activities form an integral part of the country's agricultural economy, in particular the 
production and marketing chain for grain, which mainly ex tends 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  
implicati ons. 
 
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 e xpanding 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 decide d 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 ana lysis 
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 o f 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 prod ucts 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 number(s) ) Crop year  Total quantity 
imported  
(tonnes)  Quantity imported 
by State trading 
enterprise  
(tonnes)  Average import 
price 
(USD/tonne)  (5) Average 
representative 
domestic sales 
price (US D/tonne)  Mark -up 
(USD/tonne) (6) National 
production 
(tonnes ) 
WHEAT - 10.01 (1)  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 
2018 1,088,638 - - 245 - 1,281,340 
2019 1,118,570 - - 243 - 1,204,856 
 
    
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Description of 
product(s) 
(including  
HS number(s) ) Crop year  Total quantity 
imported 
(tonnes)  Quantity imported 
by State trading 
enterprise  
(tonnes)  Average import 
price 
(USD/tonne)  (5) Average 
representative 
domestic sales 
price (US D/tonne)  Mark -up 
(USD/tonne) (6) National 
production 
(tonnes)  
MAIZE - 10.05 (2)  2006 1,742,205  - - 157 - 1,381,894  
2007 1,751,929  - - 214 - 1,381,894  
2008 1,438,073  - - 240 - 1,365,472  
2009 739,982  - - 200 - 1,345,653  
2010 596,478  - - 197 - 1,357,921  
2011 666,016  - - 309 - 1,437,561  
2012 873,400  - - 255 - 1,413,644  
2013 1,092,902  - - 270 - 1,411,057  
2014 1,412,424  - - 245 - 1,517,892  
2015 1,530,250  - - 189 - 1,149,039  
2016 1,464,267  - - 196 - 1,039,676  
2017 1,595,433  - - 199 - 1,087,910  
2018 1,918,283  - - 216 - 951,070  
2019 2,409,193  - - 187 - 565,884  
 
    
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Description of 
product(s) 
(including  
HS number(s) ) Crop year Total quantity 
imported 
(tonnes)  (4) Quantity imported 
by State trading 
enterprise  
(tonnes)  Average import 
price 
(USD/tonne)  (5) Average 
representative 
domestic sales 
price (US D/tonne)  Mark -up 
(USD/tonne)  (6) National 
production 
(tonnes )(7) 
RICE - 10.06 (3)  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 - 134,884 
2015 210,049 - - 302 - 163,560 
2016 184,020 - - 273 - 174,008 
2017 232,584 - - 305 - 127,866 
2018 295,085 - - 274 - 192,808 
2019 272,113 - - 252 - 174,897 
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 (s ince 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 less than 30% (since 2012)  
10019923   Soft Red Winter wheat (Triticum aestivum ) for consumption , with a wet gluten content , by weight,  of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 2012)  
10019929   Other  Soft Red Winter wheat (Triticum aestivum ) for consumption  (since 2012)  
10019931   Soft White wheat (Triticum aestivum ) for consumption , with a wet gluten content , by weight,  of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019932   Soft White wheat (Triticum aestivum ) for consumption , with a wet gluten content , by weight,  of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012)  
10019933   Soft White wheat (Triticum aestivum ) for consumption , with a wet gluten content , by weight,  of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 2012)  
10019939   Other Soft White wheat (Triticum aestivum ) for consumption  (since 2012)  
10019941   Argentine bread wheat  (Triticum aestivum ) for consum ption, 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 wei ght, 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 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)  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: COTRISA  
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS  
Description of 
product(s) (including  
HS number(s) ) Crop year  Total quantity 
exported 
(tonnes)  Quantity exported 
by State trading 
enterprise 
(tonnes)  Average export price 
(USD/tonne) (5)  Average 
representative 
domestic price 
(USD/tonne)  Mark -up 
(USD/tonne) (6)  National 
production 
(tonnes)  
WHEAT - 10.01 (1)  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 
2018 44 - - 245 - 1,281,340 
2019 1 - - 243 - 1,204,856 
 
    
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Description of 
product(s) (including  
HS number(s) ) Crop year  Total quantity 
exported 
(tonnes)  Quantity 
exported by 
State trading 
enterprise 
(tonnes)  Average export price 
(USD/tonne) (5)  Average 
representative 
domestic price 
(USD/tonne)  Mark -up 
(USD/tonne) (6)  National 
production 
(tonnes)  
MAIZE - 10.05 (2)  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 
2018 130 - - 216 - 951,070 
2019 113.4 - - 187 - 565,884 
 
    
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Description of 
product(s)  (including  
 HS number(s) ) Crop year  Total quantity 
exported 
(tonnes)  (4) Quantity 
exported by 
State trading 
enterprise 
(tonnes)  Average export price 
(USD/tonne)  (5) Average 
representative 
domestic price 
(USD/tonne)  Mark -up 
(USD/tonne) (6) National 
production 
(tonnes)  (4) 
RICE - 10.06 (3)  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 
2018 7,776.4 - - 274 - 192,808 
2019 22,597 - - 252 - 174,897 
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)  
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 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)    
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10019943   Argentine bread wheat  (Triticum aestivum ) for consumption , with a wet gluten content , by weight,  of 18% or more, but less tha n 25% (since 2012)  
10019949   Other Argentine bread wheat  (Triticum aestivum ) for consumption  (since 2012)  
10019951   Canadian Red Spring wheat (Triticum aestivum ) for consumption , with a wet gluten content , by weight,  of 30% or more (since 2012)  
10019952   Canadian Red Spring wheat (Triticum aestivum ) for consumption , with a wet gluten content , by weight,  of 25% or more, but less than 30% (since 2012)  
10019953   Canadian Red Spring wheat (Triticum aestivum ) for consumption , with a wet gluten content , by weight,  of 18% or more, but less than 25% (since 2012)  
10019959   Other  Canadian Red Spring wheat (Triticum aestivum ) for consumption  (since 2012)  
10019961   Canadian White Winter wheat (Triticum aestivum ) for consumption , with a wet gluten content , by weigh t, 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 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 number(s) ) Crop year  Domestic purchases by 
State trading enterprise 
(tonnes)  National 
production 
(tonnes)  Domestic sales by State 
trading enterprise (tonnes)  National consumption (to nnes)  
WHEAT - 10.01 (1)  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 
2018  1,281,340  2,369,978 
2019  1,204,856  2,323,426 
 
    
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Description of 
product(s) 
(including  
HS number(s) ) 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)  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 
2018 - 951,070 - 2,869,353 
2019 - 565,884 - 2,975,077 
 
    
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Description of 
product(s) 
(including  
HS number(s) ) 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)  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 
2018 - 192,808 - 487,893 
2019 - 174,897 - 447,010 
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 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 br ead wheat  (Triticum aestivum ) for consumption  (since 2012)    
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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 mo re (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 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 . 
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