Trigo Argentino

SUBREGION III

BACKGROUND FOR THE CROP

February rains were above-average and reloaded the soil profile in the first months of 2014. No water stress was observed in May and June, even though rainfall was below-average. October featured less rainfall than expected. Total precipitations along the growing cycle were above-average.

Temperatures also were above-average. September and October temperatures were 1.8 and 3.4°C above-average, which shortened the grain filling period and affected grain quality.

Stem rust incidence and severity was high: over 60% of the susceptible or moderately susceptible cultivars were affected. Some leaf rust and ear fusarium were also observed.

Therefore, wheat was affected by biotic factors (mainly stem rust) and temperatures above-average in the critical period, which led to low yields and low commercial quality.

Based on information issued by the Entre Rios Board of Trade (Bolsa de Cereales de Entre Ríos), average production increased by 3.6% due to increased acreage but average yield was 9.8% lower.

Average yield in the province was 2,480 kg/ha, down 268 kg from previous season, which featured an average yield of 2,748 kg/ha (Source: SIBER, www.bolsacer.org.ar).

MAP OF THE SUBREGION

RESULTS OF THE ANALYSES

WHEAT ANALYSIS		PARAMETERS	MINIMUM	MAXIMUM	AVERAGE	STANDARD DEVIATION	VARIATION COEFFICIENT
		Test Weight (kg/hl)	73,50	79,30	76,56	1,43	1,86
		Total Damaged Kernels (%)	0,47	4,89	1,97	1,14	57,92
		Foreign Material (%)	0,9	0,80	0,35	0,17	47,62
		Shrunken and Broken Kernels (%)	0,3	2,12	1,09	0,46	42,52
		Yellow Berry Kernels (%)	0,90	5,15	2,72	1,26	46,45
		Protein (13,5% Moisture) (%)	10,3	11,3	10,9	0,2	2,02
		Protein (S.S.S) (%)	11,9	13,1	12,6	0,2	2,02
		Weight of 1000 Kernels (gr.)	27,40	36,16	31,35	2,04	6,51
		Ash (% dry basis)(%)	1,320	1,860	1,612	0,145	9,00
	Total damaged kernels includes 0,14% green kernels, 1,13% sprouted kernels, 0,05% insect chewed kernels and 0,61% calcinated kernels.

GRADE DISTRIBUTION

FLOUR ANALYSIS	PARAMETERS		MINIMUM	MAXIMUM	AVERAGE	STANDARD DEVIATION	VARIATION COEFFICIENT
	MILLING	Wet Gluten (%)	18,6	28,0	23,8	2,3	9,73
		Dry Gluten (%)	7,0	10,4	8,8	0,9	9,65
		Falling Number (seg.)	271	403	367	32	8,85
		Flour Yield(%)	68,3	74,2	71,2	1,5	2,07
		Ash (dry basis) (%)	0,602	0,775	0,685	0,053	7,77
	FARINOGRAM	Water Absorption(14 % H°) (%)	53,3	59,3	56,2	1,4	2,50
		Development Time (min.)	1,9	8,6	3,5	2,1	59,72
		Stability (min.)	3,8	18,7	9,4	4,3	45,56
		Degree of Softening (12 min.)	30	88	49	12	23,99
		P (mm)	763	110	84	11	13,04
	ALVEOGRAM
		L (mm)	54	116	86	12	14,37
		W Joules x 10^-4	188	288	245	24	9,85
		P / L	0,57	1,75	0,97	0,27	28,21
	These results were elaborated with 27 composite samples prepared proportionally from 549 primary samples (farmer deliveries)

SUBREGION DATA

In this sub region the wheat production was 830.205 tons., the 6 % of the national total. Were sampled 106.005 tons., the 12,8% of the sub region production.

APPENDIX OF LOCALITY COMPOSITE SAMPLES
SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION		WHEAT ANALYSIS
SAMPLE NUMBER	LOCALITY, DISTRICT OR DEPARTMENT	TONNAJE	GRADE	TEST WEIGT (Kg/hl)	TOTAL DAMAGED KERNELS(%)	FOREIGN MATERIAL (%)	SHRUNKEN AND BROKEN KERNELS (%)	YELLOW BERRY KERNELS(%)	PROTEIN (MOISTURE 13,5 % H°)	PROTEIN (s/S.S.S.)	WEIGT OF 1000 KERNELS	ASH(dry basis)(%)
300	Paraná	3590	3	76,30	1,39	0,80	1,80	3,20	10,7	12,4	30,62	1,520
301	Paraná	4075	F/E	77,80	1,22	0,09	2,12	1,29	10,8	12,5	29,94	1,410
302	Paraná	4050	2	76,50	1,72	0,44	1,16	4,20	11,0	12,7	32,32	1,720
303	Paraná	3985	3	76,80	1,42	0,31	1,24	3,20	11,1	12,8	29,74	1,760
304	Paraná	3800	2	77,80	1,23	0,29	1,06	2,13	11,0	12,7	29,32	1,470
305	Villaguay	4050	2	78,70	1,43	0,26	0,30	2,00	11,0	12,7	36,16	1,570
306	Diamante	4040	2	76,50	0,52	0,48	1,20	4,25	10,5	12,1	31,06	1,610
307	Diamante	3970	F/E	75,20	3,29	0,49	1,11	1,33	10,9	12,6	28,90	1,580
308	Diamante	4050	F/E	77,60	4,89	0,40	1,00	2,40	11,2	12,9	32,00	1,860
309	Diamante	3970	3	77,70	1,40	0,29	1,27	4,02	10,7	12,4	29,78	1,680
310	Diamante	3985	F/E	74,60	3,06	0,34	1,92	3,04	10,9	12,6	27,40	1,780
311	La Paz	4010	3	76,20	0,98	0,55	1,40	3,60	10,6	12,3	31,76	1,320
312	La Paz	3820	3	77,20	0,85	0,26	1,30	5,15	10,7	12,4	30,62	1,490
313	Rosario del Tala	4040	F/E	73,50	3,60	0,32	0,58	1,80	10,8	12,5	31,64	1,780
314	Gualeguay	4050	3	76,10	1,27	0,78	1,25	4,35	10,8	12,5	32,86	1,400
315	Gualeguay	4065	3	75,90	1,99	0,40	0,78	2,35	10,6	12,3	32,54	1,570
316	Gualeguaychú	3980	2	76,60	1,07	0,26	0,52	5,05	11,0	12,7	30,10	1,700
317	Gualeguaychú	3970	3	76,40	2,00	0,32	1,36	1,60	10,8	12,5	30,46	1,770
318	Gualeguaychú	4065	3	76,40	2,10	0,28	0,45	0,90	11,0	12,7	33,08	1,450
319	Gualeguaychú	3970	F/E	74,00	4,24	0,40	1,16	2,40	10,9	12,6	28,54	1,620
320	Nogoyá	3985	3	78,30	2,60	0,24	1,88	4,00	10,3	11,9	33,70	1,680
321	Nogoyá	3970	2	76,70	1,80	0,18	1,02	3,20	10,9	12,6	32,80	1,790
322	Concepción del Uruguay	3985	2	78,70	0,47	0,40	0,80	1,15	10,7	12,4	30,70	1,380
323	Concepción del Uruguay	3500	F/E	73,80	3,89	0,31	0,68	1,25	10,8	12,5	30,00	1,710
324	Victoria	3380	2	79,30	1,05	0,18	0,52	1,15	11,1	12,8	35,00	1,780
325	Victoria	3595	2	76,00	1,71	0,14	0,65	1,29	11,1	12,8	30,24	1,590
326	Victoria	4055	2	76,60	1,73	0,14	0,78	1,90	11,3	13,1	34,90	1,570

APPENDIX OF LOCALITY COMPOSITE SAMPLES
SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION		WHEAT ANALYSIS
SAMPLE NUMBER	LOCALITY, DISTRICT OR DEPARTMENT	WET GLUTEN (%)	DRY GLUTEN(%)	FALLING NUMBER (SEG.)	FLOUR YIELD(%)	FARINOGRAM				ALVEOGRAM				ASH(dry basis)(%)
SAMPLE NUMBER	LOCALITY, DISTRICT OR DEPARTMENT	WET GLUTEN (%)	DRY GLUTEN(%)	FALLING NUMBER (SEG.)	FLOUR YIELD(%)	% AA (14 % H°)	T, D, (MIN.)	STABILITY (MIN.)	DEGREE SOFTENING(12 MIN.)	P	L	W	P/L	ASH(dry basis)(%)
300	Paraná	24,6	9,1	399	70,7	58,5	2,5	5,1	63	101	68	253	1,49	0,702
301	Paraná	26,5	9,8	401	71,0	56,9	2,4	5,4	50	88	90	273	0,98	0,622
302	Paraná	23,1	8,6	385	71,0	59,3	2,1	8,2	53	86	83	238	1,04	0,775
303	Paraná	25,7	9,5	385	70,0	57,2	2,3	10,4	42	84	91	264	0,92	0,622
304	SanParaná	26,4	9,8	342	71,0	57,3	2,2	8,4	43	86	92	272	0,93	0,723
305	villaguay	28,0	10,4	357	71,3	56,4	7,3	13,8	53	90	93	288	0,97	0,641
306	Diamante	24,3	9,0	389	70,8	57,3	1,9	3,8	60	98	71	250	1,38	0,736
307	Diamante	26,8	9,9	354	69,6	56,7	1,9	3,9	62	90	88	276	1,02	0,640
308	Diamante	220,3	7,5	369	70,9	57,1	2,1	5,0	88	74	82	209	0,90	0,747
309	Diamante	25,6	9,5	271	68,8	58,3	2,3	6,8	57	89	86	263	1,03	0,640
310	Diamante	23,1	8,6	381	68,8	56,0	2,3	6,8	57	75	97	238	0,77	0,703
311	La Paz	26,1	9,7	398	68,3	56,4	2,2	7,7	52	110	63	269	1,75	0,674
312	La Paz	26,3	9,8	351	71,7	56,4	2,1	8,6	43	94	82	271	1,15	0,745
313	Rosario del Tala	20,0	7,4	342	69,6	54,8	2,0	9,0	44	65	91	206	0,71	0,602
314	Gualeguay	23,4	8,7	403	71,4	55,9	6,8	15,5	35	85	82	241	1,04	0,725
315	Gualeguay	23,3	8,6	374	70,2	54,8	8,6	18,0	34	80	85	240	0,94	0,624
316	Gualeguaychú	24,9	9,2	389	72,5	54,8	5,9	16,0	33	82	91	256	0,90	0,749
317	Gualeguaychú	18,6	7,0	367	71,8	54,8	1,9	4,9	49	86	54	188	1,59	0,611
318	Gualeguaychú	23,4	8,7	375	74,1	54,9	5,2	14,8	35	83	85	241	0,98	0,715
319	Gualeguaychú	25,0	9,3	346	71,2	53,3	7,7	18,7	30	80	90	257	0,89	0,629
320	Nogoyá	24,1	8,9	303	72,4	56,3	2,1	7,2	55	88	86	248	1,02	0,735
321	Nogoyá	22,7	8,4	357	71,8	54,5	2,4	9,9	45	66	116	234	0,57	0,681
322	Concepción del Uruguay	24,5	9,1	391	72,7	57,0	2,0	5,4	43	92	79	252	1,16	0,736
323	Concepción del Uruguay	20,4	7,6	299	71,3	54,2	1,9	6,1	53	65	101	210	0,64	0,629
324	Victoria	22,8	8,5	399	73,3	57,8	4,6	11,4	47	83	86	235	0,97	0,745
325	Victoria	20,9	7,7	381	72,4	55,0	4,2	11,2	49	63	109	215	0,58	0,624
326	Victoria	21,7	8,0	388	74,2	56,5	5,0	11,6	49	74	90	223	0,82	0,710