22 Reims, France March 2016 ROSARIO BOARD OF TRADE

FOSS – 22nd GRAIN NETWORK MEETING

Reims, France – March 2016

ROSARIO BOARD OF TRADE - LABORATORY COMPLEX

Within an area of 300 km from Rosario – 49% of total grain production

42% wheat

38% maize

54% soybean

Total grain production 2014/15: Wheat 12,9 MTn – Soybean 60,1 MTn – Maize 27,8 MTn

ROSARIO AND ITS HINTERLANDS

ARGENTINA exports 80% of its total

grain production

STRATEGIC LOCATION

“Cluster” 50 km from Rosario up and down the Parana River...

20 port terminals

78% exports of agricultural goods (grains, oils and by-products)

75% oleaginous process capacity (150.000 Tn per day).

BCR Laboratory

LABs

Grain Quality Seeds

Chemical Genetics

Microbiology

SOILS

WATER

SEEDS

GRAINS

OILS

FLOUR

BY-PROD

MICRO ORG.

v

PESTICIDES

HEAVY METAL

S

GMO

OUR SERVICES

SAMPLING IN PORT FACILITIES

PROFICIENCY TESTING

FARMERS

SEED BREEDERS

FARMERS

GRAIN HANDLERS

EXPORTERS

INDUSTRIES: OILS, FOOD, FEED

SURVEYORS FEEDLOTS

GRAIN CHAIN HANDLERS

LABs

Grain Quality Seeds

Chemical Genetics

Microbiology

500.000

SAMPLES / YEAR

3.000.000

TESTS / YEAR

170 TESTS OFFERED

30 ACCREDITED

STAFF 130

2000 M2

SOILS

WATER

SEEDS

GRAINS

OILS

FLOUR

BY-PROD

MICRO ORG.

v

PESTICIDES

HEAVY METAL

GMO

SOME FIGURES…

1/08/12 31/08/12

Good

Quantity

Price

Date

Delivery

Quality

Commitment

Clause Las partes convienen someter sus diferencias a la Cámara Arbitral de Cereales, en el carácter de árbitro arbitrador, amigable componedor.

La mercadería entregada se liquidará según el análisis de la Cámara Arbitral de Cereales de la BCR

BUSINESS EXECUTION CONTRACTUAL TERMS AND

CONDITIONS

STANDARD GIVES A GENERAL FRAMEWORK FOR

QUALITY, TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES

OAA ACCREDITATION SCOPE: 30 TESTS -

TECHNICAL STANDARDS ISO – ISTA – AOAC – AOCS – GAFTA - IRAM - SAGPyA:

PROVIDE THE ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGIES FOR THE MAIN REQUIRED

TESTS FOR BOTH DOMESTICAL AND EXPORT MARKETS.

WHEN STANDARD DOES NOT EXIST, IS

FOLLOWED

STANDARDS THE BASIS TO

DESIGN AND COORDINATE PROFICIENCY TESTING FOR THE MOST

IMPORTANT OIL INDUSTRY LABORATORIES AND ARBITRATION CHAMBERS

STANDARDS & QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

6 WITH TEST WEIGHT MODULE

TECATOR

TECATOR

TECATOR

2

2

FOSS EQUIPMENT IN BCR

WITH TEST WEIGHT MODULE

PROTEIN CONTENT AND TEST WEIGHT IN WHEAT & BARLEY

PROTEIN CONTENT AND OIL CONTENT IN SOYBEAN

(on average last 4 years).

SAMPLES A YEAR

OUR EXPERIENCE WITH FOSS

GRAIN QUALITY LABORATORY

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

Samples a month WHEAT + BARLEY

+ SOYBEAN

2011/2012

2012/2013

2013/2014

2014/2015

“TESTS SHOULD BE PERFORMED UNDER KJELDAHL METHOD OR

ANY OTHER WICH GIVES EQUIVALENT RESULTS”

WHY NIRT?

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE (FOSS ARG)

ADJUST SLOPE & BIAS (BCR): 30 SAMPLES WORKING RANGE

CONTROL CHARTS X & R: 5 REFERENCE SAMPLES

RMSEC CHARTS: 5 RUNNING SAMPLES

THE REFERENCE TESTS HAVE THEIR OWN QUALITY CONTROLS, BASED ON THE USE OF

CERTIFIED REFERENCE MATERIALS AND/OR CONTROL CHARTS AND PROFICIENCY

TESTING.

PROTEIN CONTENT and OIL CONTENT: GAFTA, CAAVyS and INTI

TEST WEIGHT: SENASA and “INTERCAMARAS”

QUIALITY ASSURANCE - HOW DO WE CONTROL THE PROCESS?

EQUIPMENT AS PART OF THE PROCESS

EQUIPMENT ALLOW US TO MEET CUSTOMERS NEEDS

CONCLUSION

Ariel G. Soso Deputy Laboratory Manager

asoso@bcr.com.ar

Ariel C. Noguera Grain & Seeds Labs Chief

anoguera@bcr.com.ar

LABORATORY COMPLEX

ROSARIO BOARD OF TRADE

www.bcr.com.ar