September 10, 2004

 

 

Argentina July Wheat Grind Up 2.5% From A Year Ago

 

Mills in Argentina processed 450,637 metric tons of wheat in July, which is up 2.5% from the 439,761 tons processed during the same month a year ago, the latest Agriculture Secretariat data show.

 

This is the first time the government has updated wheat grind data since April, and that data referred to statistics for the month of February.

 

Flour output totaled 297,626 tons in July, or 9.3% less than the 327,989 tons produced a year earlier.

 

Meanwhile, pollard pellet totaled 98,791 tons, or 8.8% less than the 108,310 tons measured a year ago.

 

The secretariat provided the following information in metric tons for monthly grinds.

 

Grind           2004         2003

Jan.            385,343   397,703

Feb.           387,724    385,965

March         441,152    421,212

April            401,910   433,079

May           405,682    452,487

June           410,691   403,881

July            450,637   439,761

Aug.                         428,390

Sep.                         410,870

Oct.                          415,822

Nov.                         400,016

Dec.                         376,558

Total                         4,963,267

 

Flour

Jan.           288,048   292,338

Feb.           286,843   287,542

March         272,567  313,897

April           283,947  307,517

May           296,846   334,142

June          294,045   298,154

July            297,626  327,989

Aug.                         316,980

Sep.                         304,614

Oct.                         301,709

Nov.                        289,374

Dec.                        264,451

Total                      3,638,707

 

Pellets

Jan.            96,347    103,093

Feb.            96,695    107,896

March         99,983    109,569

April           96,836    119,995

May            99,878    113,831

June           98,284    103,269

July            98,791    108,310

Aug.                         109,301

Sep.                         105,283

Oct.                          104,507

Nov.                         100,450

Dec.                         91,021

Total                        1,276,525