Argentina’s Default and the ‘Lucky’ Soybean Factor

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Argentina’s Default and the LuckySoybean Factor CPA. Daniel A. Miró November 2012

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Argentina’s Default and the

‘Lucky’ Soybean Factor

CPA. Daniel A. Miró November 2012

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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

SOYBEANS 139 642 504 773 1239 1113 1833

SOY OIL 2044 1740 1800 2170 2401 2561 3260

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TOTAL SOYBEAN COMPLEX 3193 3824 3510 3850 4640 4955 7096

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SOY OIL 4358 5741 7189 8051 8195 9789 4180

BIODIESEL 2789 4260 4734 3136 3959 4925 2282

SOY MEAL 5 135 845 913 1225 2142 9980

TOTAL SOYBEAN COMPLEX 8931 13551 17360 13754 18345 22191 19926

TOTAL EXPORTS 45456 55780 70589 55669 68500 84269 81954

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-Can this trend continue?

-Is this just luck?

-Are we facing a new market

scenario?

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The Grain Market and the

Changing “Dynamics” of

Demand

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Source: USDA and Oil World

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PERIOD 1975-2012 1995-2012

WORLD POPULATION 1,43% 1,17%

WHEAT 1,80% 1,26%

COARSE GRAINS 1,53% 1,68%

CORN 2,54% 2,61%

OILSEEDS 3,44% 3,16%

SOYBEAN 4,04% 4,02%

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EVOLUTION OF WORLD POPULATION AND THE WORLD

DEMAND OF MAIN GRAINS AND OILSEEDS ANNUAL CUMULATIVE GROWTH RATES

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The Trade/Consumption

Relation: A Key Indicator

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Nóvitas S.A.

ARGENTINA4,0%

BRAZIL24,0%

PARAGUAY0,5%

USA71,0%

OTHERS0,5%

NET WORLD EXPORTS OF THE SOYBEAN COMPLEX 1976/77-1978/79

SOUTH AMERICA 29%

TOTAL: 32,89 MILLION TONS.

ARGENTINA27,4%

BRAZIL32,0%

BOLIVIA1,1%

PARAGUAY4,2%

URUGUAY1%

USA30,7%

CANADA1,1%

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NET WORLD EXPORTS OF THE SOYBEAN COMPLEX 2010/11-2012/13

SOUTH AMERICA 65,6%

TOTAL: 154,91 MILLION TONS.

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Soybean Supply: An American

Continent Issue

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Soybean Demand: The Chinese

‘Dilemma’

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Soybean Demand and the

Biofuels ‘Fever’

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MATRIZ ENERGETICA MUNDIAL A VIEW ABOUT THE FUTURE OF

THE WORLD ENERGY EQUATION

Challenge: The Diversification of Energy Sources

We are Here

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COUNTRIES 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 % VAR %

(2) (1) (1/2) 2012

Germany 2,55 2,93 2,67 2,49 2,55 2,73 2,40 -12,1 11,3%

France 0,74 0,87 1,86 2,00 2,00 1,78 1,80 1,1 8,5%

Italy 0,50 0,46 0,62 0,80 0,76 0,43 0,48 11,6 2,3%

Other E.U. 0,89 1,53 2,18 2,83 3,47 3,63 3,60 -0,8 17,0%

E.U. (27 countries) 4,88 6,02 7,57 8,87 9,58 9,13 9,00 -1,4 42,5%

BRAZIL 1,13 1,70 2,69 1,87 1,08 2,95 3,38 14,6 16,0%

ARGENTINA 0,05 0,18 0,71 1,18 1,82 2,43 2,60 7,1 12,3%

U.S.A. 0,06 0,36 1,03 1,42 2,10 2,35 2,20 -6,3 10,4%

OTHERS 1,04 1,37 2,10 2,56 3,83 4,00 4,00 0,0 18,9%

WORLD TOTAL 7,16 9,63 14,10 15,89 18,40 20,85 21,18 1,6 100,0%

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BIODIESEL WORLD PRODUCTION

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The Role of ‘Structural

Exporters’

The Amazing Argentine Case

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Cambiar colores – ampliar letras

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EVOLUTION OF PRODUCTION AND OVERHEAD COSTS FOR

MAIN CROPS IN ARGENTINA (In US Dollars per Hectare)

Production Overhead Production Overhead Production Overhead

05/06 (A) 173 99 267 99 146 76

06/07 182 113 277 113 169 86

07/08 183 121 290 121 190 105

08/09 199 141 309 141 208 112

09/10 211 145 345 145 217 120

10/11 216 153 345 153 237 131

11/12 244 165 395 165 261 134

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(1) GMO, Cero Tillage, Main Soybean Belt

(2) Cero Tillage, Main Corn Belt

(3) Conventional Tillage, Southeastern Areas

SOYBEANS (1) CORN (2) WHEAT (3)

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Looking into the Future

-Limited Availability in Grain

Markets

-Is Corn Facing a Similar

Imbalance as Soybeans?

-Is there a ‘Quick’ Solution?

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05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 12/13 VAR %

(1) (2) Nóvitas (2/1)

Corn 699,74 714,05 794,22 799,54 821,20 830,29 877,75 839,0 827,0 -4,4

Barley 136,22 136,97 133,08 155,05 150,76 122,78 134,06 130,7 132,5 -2,5

Sorghum 59,62 57,51 65,98 64,70 54,27 62,47 53,78 59,5 58,8 10,6

Millet 30,63 31,66 32,14 32,76 28,28 34,98 32,94 30,7 30,6 -6,7

Oats 23,93 22,77 25,75 25,80 23,52 19,84 22,99 21,5 22,0 -6,7

Mixed Grain 14,52 12,20 14,39 17,32 17,52 11,44 12,87 13,8 13,3 7,6

Rye 15,71 13,56 15,10 15,98 17,20 15,56 14,44 14,9 15,1 2,9

TOTAL 980,36 988,72 1080,67 1111,13 1112,74 1097,35 1148,83 1110,1 1099,3 -3,4

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WORLD PRODUCTION OF COARSE GRAINS

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Production Use Ending Stock Stock/Use

Season Ratio (%)

1988/89 722,8 780,3 204,0 26,1

1989/90 794,3 814,9 183,4 22,5

1990/91 828,8 815,2 197,1 24,2

1991/92 812,2 813,1 196,3 24,1

1992/93 868,9 841,4 221,3 26,3

1993/94 797,6 836,2 182,7 21,8

1994/95 869,4 853,8 198,3 23,2

1995/96 800,9 835,8 163,4 19,6

1996/97 909,1 869,5 203,0 23,3

1997/98 881,4 867,9 216,4 24,9

1998/99 891,5 869,7 238,1 27,4

1999/00 878,1 882,6 233,1 26,4

2000/01 863,7 884,7 212,0 24,0

2001/02 896,6 909,0 199,6 22,0

2002/03 873,6 901,2 172,1 19,1

2003/04 916,0 944,8 143,3 15,2

2004/05 1015,6 978,9 180,0 18,4

2005/06 980,4 994,0 166,3 16,7

2006/07 988,7 1013,5 141,5 14,0

2007/08 1080,7 1057,4 164,8 15,6

2008/09 1111,1 1081,0 194,9 18,0

2009/10 1112,7 1111,0 196,7 17,7

2010/11 1097,4 1129,5 164,6 14,6

2011/12 1148,8 1148,6 164,8 14,3

2012/13 1110,1 1128,6 146,3 13,0

2012/13 Nóvitas 1099,3 1124,0 140,1 12,5

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COARSE GRAINS: WORLD SUPPLY AND DEMAND

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* Forecast

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EVOLUTION OF THE U.S. STOCKS/USE RELATIONS

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The 2012/13 Soybean Campaign

in South America

A ‘Key’ Crop

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NOVITAS

OCT

Planted Area (Million Hectares) 30,4 30,4 30,4 30,8 30,8 31,3 31,3

Harvested Area (Million Hectares) 29,8 29,8 29,9 30,2 30,2 30,4 30,3

Yields (Tons/Ha) 2,790 2,790 2,817 2,427 2,373 2,541 2,258

Begining Stocks 5,9 5,9 5,9 3,9 3,5 4,6 4,6

Production 83,2 83,2 84,2 73,3 71,7 77,8 75,1

Imports 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,5

Total Supply 89,4 89,4 90,4 77,7 75,8 83,0 80,2

Crushings 46,0 46,4 46,3 41,2 40,8 41,9 41,7

Other Uses 2,7 2,5 2,4 3,2 3,2 3,1 2,8

Exports 36,7 37,0 37,0 30,2 28,7 34,4 32,3

Total Use 85,5 85,9 85,9 74,6 72,7 79,4 76,8

Ending Stocks 3,9 3,5 4,6 3,1 3,1 3,5 3,4

Stocks/Consumption Rel. (%) 4,6% 4,1% 5,3% 4,2% 4,3% 4,4% 4,4%

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USA: SUPPLY & DEMAND OF SOYBEANSUSDA USDA

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SOYBEAN: SOUTH AMERICAN PRODUCTION

In Million Tons

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BRAZIL 53,00 57,00 59,00 61,00 57,80 69,00 75,50 66,50 81,00

ARGENTINA 39,00 40,50 48,80 46,20 32,00 54,50 49,00 41,00 55,00

PARAGUAY 4,04 3,64 5,58 5,97 3,65 7,38 8,31 4,00 8,10

URUGUAY 0,48 0,63 0,82 0,81 1,17 1,82 1,55 1,60 1,90

BOLIVIA 2,03 2,06 1,65 1,05 1,60 1,67 2,10 2,20 2,30

OTHERS 0,17 0,13 0,15 0,18 0,20 0,21 0,21 0,21 0,21

TOTAL 98,72 103,96 116,00 115,21 96,42 134,57 136,67 115,51 148,51

Source: USDA *Forecast

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Funds Waiting:

A 15/20 million tons failure in

South American soybean

production will give us back

record prices

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