Trigo Argentino

SUBREGION NEA

BACKGROUND FOR THE CROP

Planting started by the end of May. Planting was at its peak by the second half of June under good soil moisture and continued until early July in some areas.

Weather conditions were varied, with occasional rains and some frosts. Early-planted wheat suffered the attack of caterpillars. Late cultivars suffered the attack of trips in the early stages of growth.

Most varieties showed no difficulties in the reproduction stage. Temperatures were mild, there was some water deficit at flowering, especially in long-cycle cultivars with the resulting effect on yield.

Harvest started mid-October. Some areas were affected by rains and excessive soil moisture. Yields were uneven but acceptable. In regions where water availability was enough and technology was properly used, yields were 3,200 kg/ha, but if the water was insufficient and technology was disregarded, yields were 1,100 kg/ha. Average yield in the province of Chaco was approximately 1,400 kg/ha.

MAP OF THE SUBREGION

RESULTS OF THE ANALYSES

WHEAT ANALYSIS		PARAMETERS	MINIMUM	MAXIMUM	AVERAGE	STANDARD DEVIATION	VARIATION COEFFICIENT
		Test Weight (kg/hl)	77,25	81,70	78,39	1,42	1,81
		Total Damaged Kernels (%)	0,02	0,88	0,43	0,31	71,75
		Foreign Material (%)	0,08	0,24	0,18	0,05	27,54
		Shrunken and Broken Kernels (%)	0,04	0,58	0,36	0,24	65,48
		Yellow Berry Kernels (%)	1,34	3,76	2,36	0,93	39,41
		Protein (13,5% Moisture) (%)	11,8	12,5	12,3	0,2	1,87
		Protein (S.S.S) (%)	13,6	14,5	14,3	0,3	2,00
		Weight of 1000 Kernels (gr.)	30,60	40,10	33,20	3,2	9,65
		Ash (% dry basis)(%)	1,897	2,092	2,040	0,066	3,22
	Total damaged kernels includes 0,10% green kernels, 0,02% frosty kernels, 0,19% sprouted kernels, and 0,07% insect chewed kernels. No damages due to carbon, calcinated kernels, burnt kernels, and germ-chewed kernels.

GRADE DISTRIBUTION

FLOUR ANALYSIS	PARAMETERS		MINIMUM	MAXIMUM	AVERAGE	STANDARD DEVIATION	VARIATION COEFFICIENT
	MILLING	Wet Gluten (%)	26,0	28,5	27,1	1,1	4,48
		Dry Gluten (%)	9,6	10,6	10,0	0,5	4,63
		Falling Number (seg.)	366	453	412	36	8,83
		Flour Yield (%)	59,5	59,8	59,6	0,1	0,24
		Ash (dry basis) (%)	0,598	0,744	0,654	0,064	9,80
	FARINOGRAM	Water Absorption (14 % H°) (%)	53,5	58,1	55,9	2,6	4,60
		Development Time(min.)	13,3	18,4	16,1	2,4	14,75
		Stability (min.)	19,6	28,5	24,6	3,8	15,28
		Degree of Softening (12 min.)	19	35	27	7	24,87
		P (mm)	83	132	100	23	22,70
	ALVEOGRAM
		L (mm)	64	83	74	9	11,68
		W Joules x 10^-4	242	346	292	47	16,03
		P / L	1,06	2,06	1,36	0,46	33,59
	These results were elaborated with 4 composite samples prepared proportionally from 36 primary samples.

SUBREGION DATA

In this sub region the wheat production was 381.793 tons., the 2.1% of the national total. Were sampled 14.000 tons., the 3.7% 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 (gr.)	ASH(dry basis) %
1	Chaco	4000	2	77,90	0,38	0,18	0,11	3,76	12,4	14,3	31,17	2,092
2	Chaco	4000	2	78,35	0,22	0,24	0,58	1,64	12,5	14,5	30,61	2,017
3	Chaco	4000	2	77,25	0,88	0,18	0,54	2,19	12,4	14,3	34,48	2,081
7	Sgo. del Estero	2000	1	81,70	0,02	0,08	0,04	1,34	11,8	13,6	40,05	1,897

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(%)	% WA (14 % H°)	D. T. (min.)	STABILITY (min.)	DEGREE SOFTENING (12 min.)	P	L	W	P/L	ASH(dry basis)(%)
1	Chaco	26,0	9,6	405	59,8	53,8	14,9	24,2	28	85	69	242	1,23	0,654
2	Chaco	26,1	9,7	453	59,5	53,5	17,6	28,5	19	83	78	266	1,06	0,598
3	Chaco	27,6	10,2	366	59,6	58,1	18,4	26,0	25	132	64	346	2,06	0,744
7	Sgo.del Estero	28,5	10,6	423	59,5	58,1	13,3	19,6	35	99	83	314	1,19	0,621