Trigo Argentino

SUBREGION V NORTH

BACKGROUND FOR THE CROP

The sown surface was 15 % less than the campaign 2010/11, due mainly to the lack of proper humidity in the soil profile. The sowing was done between May and June. Due to the lack of soil water, in some zones, there was irregular emergence, plants with low height and tillering, which led the producers to destine them to animal feed.

The strong frosts occurred at the beginning of July stopped the growth and there were fields with yellow tips. The Department of Santa María was the most affected one due to the lack of humidity, followed by the Department of Río Segundo. The stem elongation stage to the earing stage was irregular since there were late frosts affecting the grain filling. High temperatures and intense solar exposure caused the speeding up of the crop and decreased the production.

Furthermore, during the last stage of the cycle, there were strong storms, with strong winds and hail, producing in some cases significant decreases in the yields.

In relation to the presence of plagues during the crop cycle, there were some aphids, mites and diseases such as leaf rust, yellow spot, Septoria, Fusarium and “common bunt” (Tilletia).

The yields of rainfed wheat were around 2,000 kg/ha and in the fields with irrigation between 3,000 to 4,500 kg/ha.

There were zones with good gluten and proteins, and others where there were “washed”, and shrunken grains, presence of Fusarium and low gluten.

MAP OF THE SUBREGION

RESULTS OF THE ANALYSES

WHEAT ANALYSIS		PARAMETERS	MINIMUM	MAXIMUM	AVERAGE	STANDARD DEVIATION	VARIATION COEFFICIENT
		Test Weight (kg/hl)	77,00	81,05	78,56	1,05	1,33
		Total Damaged Kernels (%)	0,58	1,60	1,03	0,29	27,69
		Foreign Material (%)	0,12	0,37	0,21	0,06	28,29
		Shrunken and Broken Kernels (%)	0,43	1,10	0,62	0,18	28,52
		Yellow Berry Kernels (%)	0,30	3,20	1,15	0,75	65,26
		Protein (13,5% Moisture) (%)	9,0	12,4	11,0	0,8	7,38
		Protein (S.S.S) (%)	10,4	14,3	12,7	0,8	7,37
		Weight of 1000 Kernels (gr.)	30,29	32,54	31,44	0,69	2,20
		Ash (% dry basis)(%)	1,790	2,118	1,932	0,113	0,06
	Total damaged kernels include 0.16% green kernels, 0.09% frosty kernels, 0.09% sprouted kernels, 0.12% calcinated kernels, and 0.39% insect chewed kernels and 0.18% germ-chewed kernels

GRADE DISTRIBUTION

FLOUR ANALYSIS	PARAMETERS		MINIMUM	MAXIMUM	AVERAGE	STANDARD DEVIATION	VARIATION COEFFICIENT
	MILLING	Wet Gluten (%)	18,6	29,6	24,5	3,0	12,04
		Dry Gluten (%)	6,0	9,8	8,2	0,9	11,05
		Falling Number (seg.)	343	452	391	32	8,16
		Flour Yield(%)	71,4	74,0	72,2	0,7	0,95
		Ash (dry basis) (%)	0,603	0,749	0,673	0,041	6,10
	FARINOGRAM	Water Absorption(14 % H°) (%)	54,8	61,1	57,3	1,5	2,68
		Development Time (min.)	1,6	19,2	10,8	4,5	41,61
		Stability (min.)	1,2	29,9	20,4	7,7	37,85
		Degree of Softening (12 min.)	10	49	27	10	36,65
		P (mm)	76	120	93	12	12,62
	ALVEOGRAM
		L (mm)	37	98	77	18	23,46
		W Joules x 10^-4	193	325	262	41	15,54
		P / L	0,80	3,24	1,34	0,61	45,16
	These results were elaborated with 14 composite samples prepared proportionally from 100 primary samples (farmer deliveries).

SUBREGION DATA

In this sub region the wheat production was 711,080 tons., the 5.5% of the national total. Were sampled 62,309 tons., the 8.8% 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)(%)
600	San Justo	3878	2	79,25	1,42	0,37	0,63	0,30	10,8	12,5	31,03	1,910
601	San Justo	4238	2	78,35	0,28	0,06	1,20	0,00	13,2	11,2	26,40	2,097
602	Gral. San Martín	4000	2	78,80	1,16	0,25	0,73	0,40	12,1	14,0	32,54	1,910
603	Gral. San Martín	4800	2	79,45	0,98	0,21	0,75	1,10	11,1	12,8	30,53	2,000
604	Gral. San Martín	3600	2	78,60	1,10	0,20	0,47	0,70	10,8	12,5	32,52	1,850
605	Río Segundo	4000	2	78,35	1,23	0,26	0,66	0,90	11,3	13,1	31,67	2,110
606	Río Segundo	3832	2	78,60	0,86	0,15	0,51	2,30	9,0	10,4	31,66	1,790
607	Río Segundo	3766	2	78,60	0,97	0,18	0,62	3,20	10,0	11,6	31,75	1,790
608	Río Segundo	6000	2	77,00	1,02	0,20	0,46	1,20	10,6	12,3	31,14	1,840
609	Río Segundo	3700	2	77,60	1,60	0,15	0,46	2,20	10,2	11,8	30,95	1,900
610	Tercero Arriba	7500	2	77,45	1,01	0,18	0,68	0,60	11,1	12,8	31,52	1,990
611	Sáenz Peña	4000	2	77,70	0,58	0,12	0,62	0,90	12,4	14,3	30,29	1,930
612	Juárez Celman	4000	2	81,05	0,64	0,30	0,45	1,10	12,0	13,9	32,22	1,820
613	Río Cuarto	5000	2	79,90	0,63	0,21	1,10	1,20	11,6	13,4	32,14	1,820

APPENDIX OF LOCALITY COMPOSITE SAMPLES
SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION		FLOUR 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)(%)
600	San Justo	24,3	8,1	420	74,0	57,1	2,2	8,8	49	84	69	214	1,22	0,749
601	San Justo	22,7	8,0	392	72,1	54,8	10,0	19,8	29	76	65	193	1,17	0,650
602	Gral. San Martín	27,5	9,0	377	71,6	58,5	9,8	13,8	34	93	89	292	1,04	0,695
603	Gral. San Martín	25,5	8,4	360	72,5	56,6	8,7	17,4	34	78	98	253	0,80	0,690
604	Gral. San Martín	24,3	8,2	386	72,5	57,9	8,9	15,9	36	78	92	247	0,85	0,715
605	Río Segundo	24,4	7,9	383	71,5	570	12,9	21,6	26	93	79	282	1,18	0,634
606	Río Segundo	18,6	6,0	388	72,6	58,9	1,6	1,2	10	120	37	194	3,24	0,653
607	Río Segundo	22,4	7,6	405	71,4	56,1	14,6	26,3	18	107	58	254	1,84	0,657
608	Río Segundo	22,1	7,6	413	72,9	56,2	13,2	28,0	17	106	56	232	1,89	0,701
609	Río Segundo	21,2	7,2	360	72,8	55,9	19,2	29,1	21	103	57	247	1,81	0,610
610	Tercero Arriba	23,8	8,1	343	71,4	57,0	16,0	29,9	18	90	93	325	0,97	0,639
611	Sáenz Peña	29,6	9,8	376	72,1	58,7	10,5	19,4	31	92	79	279	1,16	0,706
612	Juárez Celman	27,0	9,1	442	71,7	56,9	11,8	24,1	25	88	92	295	0,96	0,603
613	Río Cuarto	29,6	9,5	452	72,0	61,1	7,9	15,0	39	91	93	302	0,98	0,718