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b. Seeds and Grains

Soybean is one of the largest exported products. It is followed by
corn, wheat, canola, sunflower and rice.

Please refer to Map 4. It shows the locations of all the crushers in
the country. After soybean, soy oil and soy flour are the most
important export products. Some soybean, soy oil and soy flour
are exported in containers.

Sugar cane production reached 6.4million tons in 2014. Paraguay
is the largest exporter of organic sugar. Most of the production is
shipped to the US.

As a reference, the following table shows the evolution of the
agricultural production in the country. Paraguay is expected to be
one of the largest producers of grain and seed in the world.

Table 15: Agricultural Production Evolution

Agri - production Soybean Corn Wheat Rice
Tons x 1000

2004 3,600 830 700

2005 4,050 1,100 800

2006 3,680 2,000 460

2007 5,645 2,630 840

2008 6,050 1,860 1,000

2009 3,900 1,840 1,400

2010 7,480 3,070 1,440

2011 8,370 3,170 1,210 410

2012 4,340 3,460 1,500 400

2013 9,090 4,080 800 620

2014 9,300 3,220 1,350 830

2015 9,500 4,000 1,300
Source: MAG/ ProGrain

c. Beef and Meat Products

The projected terminal will have a separate modern cold/ freezer storage
facility with a capacity to store 2,000 tons of meat and meat products. The
temperature and conditions will be monitored and controlled during a 24-
hour period. This facility will be built together with a reefer terminal area.

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