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1 AGRIBUSINESS IN MATO GROSSO

2 MATO GROSSO S S LOCATION MATO GROSSO IN THE HEART OF SOUTH AMERICA AND THE BRAZILIAN PEOPLE! Area: km2. Population: hab Capital: Cuiabá MATO GROSSO

3 MATO GROSSO S S DEVELOPMENT PROCESS Export Activities INDUSTRIAL DIVERSIFICATION IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSFORMATION S INDUSTRIES 2006 PRIMARY PRODUCTION S SPECIALIZATION SUBSISTENCE ECONOMY

4 BRAZILIAN RURAL PATRONAL SYNDICATE SYSTEM CNA 27 States Agriculture Federacies Rural Syndicates 1 Million of Rural Growers Associates (Volunteers)

5 RURAL SYNDICATES OF MATO GROSSO S STATE Members Syndicates Syndicates in establishment Do not exist syndicates

6 EARTH S S UTILIZATION AND ACCUPATION IN MATO GROSSO AMAZON - 20% BRAZILIAN CERRADO - 45% PANTANAL - 10% TRANSICTION AREA (Amazon - Brazilian Cerrado) - 25% UTILIZATION AREA % Agriculture ,44 Cattle Raising ,92 Other Ocupations ,09 Conservation Areas ,31 Indian s Areas demarcated ,88 Indian s Areas in projects of demarcation ,61 Forests/Transition/Brazilian Cerrado/Pantanal ,76 State s Total Area ,00 Source: SEMA, IBAMA, FUNAI, IBGE, CONAB, IMEA Elaboration: IMEA Soybean 6,5%

7 EVOLUTION OF THE PLANTED AREA X PRODUCTION IN MATO GROSSO (%) Main Crops Planted Area (ha) Production (ton) , Kg/ha , , , , , , , , ,2 Kg/ha 7.183, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,1 1990/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /05 Source: CONAB

8 PRODUCTION FROM MATO GROSSO AGRICULTURE Agriculture BRAZIL MIDDLE-WEST Source: CONAB, SINDALCOOL, MAPA Elaboration: IMEA Rice 2º 1º Cotton 1º 1º Sugar Cane 6º 1º Sunflower 1º 1º Corn 5º 2º Soy 1º 1º Sorghum 2 2 Cattle Beef Cattle 1º 1º Wood 2 1º

9 SOYBEAN

10 EVOLUTION OF SOYBEAN PRODUCTION AND PLANTED AREA IN MATO GROSSO Source: Imea Source: Imea Planted Area (hectares) Production (ton)

11 THE GREATEST SOY PRODUCERS In Tons SOY PLANTED AREA (ha) PRODUCTION (t) PRODUCTIVITY (kg/ha) Sorriso Sapezal Campo Novo do Parecis Nova Mutum Diamantino Lucas do Rio Verde Primavera do Leste Campos de Júlio Nova Ubiratã Brasnorte Ipiranga do Norte Itiquira Mato Grosso s Production in 2004/2005 = 17,5 millions tons Source: Imea

12 MATO GROSSO SOYBEAN PRODUCTION TERRITORY ha

13 MATO GROSSO SOYBEAN PRODUCTION TERRITORY ha

14 PRODUCTION, DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION AND EXPORT IN BRAZIL AND MATO GROSSO This production is related to 2005 (tons) BRAZIL MATO GROSSO % PRODUCTION ,6% DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION ,6% EXPORT ,8% * Mato Grosso participation is inserted in the brazilian * The export from Brazil and Mato Grosso is related to the period of january - november Sources: CONAB; MDIC

15 CROP COST 2005/2006 AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY kg/ha AVERAGE CROP COST 610,3 US$/ha Source: Conab * The average cost is related to a 2,20R$/1,00US$ exchange rate

16 ASIAN RUST

17 ASIAN RUST WORLDWIDE

18 CROP LOSSES BRS 154 TREATED kg/ha NOT TREATED kg/ha Losses: 46% J.T. Yorinori

19 DAMAGES leaves falls precociously empty string beans lighter beans beans quality falls down green beans

20 SYMPTOMS very small dots on the leaves leaves gets yellow and falls down

21 EPIDEMIC wind dissemination do not transmits by seeds parasite do not survive without a host between crops parasites survives in alternative hosts

22 CONTROL STRATEGIES SOYBEAN HANDLING BETWEEN CROPS : Recommed soybean growers to not plant during at least 90 days between the crops CULTIVATE CYCLES CROPS MONITORING: Chemical control

23 COTTON

24 EVOLUTION OF COTTON PRODUCTION AND PLANTED AREA IN MATO GROSSO Planted Area (ha) Production (ton)

25 THE GREATEST COTTON PRODUCERS Cotton Feather In Tons COTTON PLANTED AREA (há) PRODUCTION (t) PRODUCTIVITY (kg/ha) Campo Verde Pedra Preta Sapezal Itiquira CampoNovo do Parecis Diamantino Primavera do Leste Sorriso Rondonópolis Novo São Joaquim Guiratinga Mato Grosso s Production in 2004/2005 = 2,3 millions tons Source: IBGE

26 CROP COST 2005/2006 AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY kg/ha AVERAGE CROP COST 1.722,7 US$/ha Source: Conab * The average cost is related to a 2,20R$/1,00US$ exchange rate

27 CORN

28 EVOLUTION OF CORN PRODUCTION AND PLANTED AREA IN MATO GROSSO Planted Area (ha) Production (ton)

29 THE GREATEST CORN PRODUCERS In Tons CORN PLANTED AREA (ha) PRODUCTION (kg) PRODUCTIVITY (kg/ha) Alto Taquari Primavera do Leste Colniza Tangará da Serra Cáceres Juína Campo Verde Canabrava do Norte Rondonópolis Campo Novo do Parecis Aripuanã Mato Grosso s Production in 2004/2005 = 512,6 thousand tons Source: IBGE

30 CROP COST 2005/2006 AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY kg/ha AVERAGE CROP COST 736,7 US$/ha Source: Conab * The average cost is related to a 2,20R$/1,00US$ exchange rate

31 RICE

32 EVOLUTION OF RICE PRODUCTION AND PLANTED AREA IN MATO GROSSO Planted Area (ha) Production (ton)

33 THE GREATEST RICE PRODUCERS In Tons RICE PLANTED AREA (ha) PRODUCTION (t) PRODUCTIVITY (kg/ha) Nova Ubiratã Sinop Tabaporã Porto dos Gaúchos Santa Carmem Feliz Natal Querência Água Boa Paranatinga Vera Mato Grosso s Production in 2004/2005 = 2,04 millions tons Source: IBGE

34 CROP COST 2005/2006 AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY kg/ha AVERAGE CROP COST 712,1 US$/ha Source: Conab * The average cost is related to a 2,20R$/1,00US$ exchange rate

35 SUGAR CANE

36 SUGAR CANE Production (ton) Etanol Production (m3) Sugar Production (50 kg Bags) Mato Grosso s production in 2005/2006 = tons, m3 of Ethanol and bags of 50 kg Source: Sindalcool

37 BOVINE HERDS

38 EVOLUTION OF THE BOVINE CATTLE IN MATO GROSSO ,38% 7,99% 7,95% 5,98% 6,71% 3,06% -8,92% 35,73% 10,45% 9,97% 11,03% 8,63% 6,87% 6,69% 7,55% 4,94% 5,26% 4,00% 1,72% ,4 0,35 0,3 0,25 0,2 0,15 0,1 0,05 0-0,05-0,1-0,15 Bovine Cattle (head) Growth Rate (%)

39 THE GREATEST BOVINE CATTLES By Heads DISTRICT CATTLE Cáceres Juara Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindad Alta Floresta Pontes e Lacerda Juína Vila Rica Porto Esperidião Paranatinga Barra do Garças Poconé Santo Antônio do Leverger Colíder Nova Canaã do Norte Água Boa TOTAL AT MATO GROSSO ,19% OF THE STATE CATTLE

40 EXPORT 99,09% OF ALL EXPORTED PRODUCTS ARE FROM THE AGRICULTURAL AND CATTLE RAISING PRODUCTION Others 1,74% Cotton 8,68% Meats 5,46% Wood 5,92% Corn 2,46% Soybean 75,74% Source: MDIC Elaboration IMEA

41 THE MAIN COUNTRIES THAT IMPORT FROM MATO GROSSO 18,50% China 44,52% 15,20% Holland Italy Iran Spain Thailand 3,60% 4,50% 3,70% 4,70% 6,00% Germany Others

42 EXPORT EVOLUTION OF MATO GROSSO (THOUSANDS US$) Increased 33,84% Compared to Source: MDIC Elaboration: IMEA

43 IMPORT The Main Products Imported By Mato Grosso Fertilizers 8% 4% 2% 8% Machines Mineral Fuels 78% Airplanes and Parts Others Source: MDIC Elaboration IMEA

44 EMPLOYMENT Social 7,6% Transport and Communication Public Adm. 4,6% 5,2% Others 3,9% Agriculture and Cattle Raising 32,40% Commerce 12,3% Industry 15% Services 19% Source: MTb Elaboration: IMEA

45 LOGISTIC EXPORT ROUTES ton ton ton ton

46 MAIN TRANSPORTATION ROUTES NORTHWESTERN HYDRO - HIGHWAY Sapezal (BR-174/364) (Hydroway Madeira- Amazonas-Solimões) Porto Velho- Itacoatiara-Iquitos ou Macapá miles WESTERN HIGHWAY (link with pacific ocean) Cuiabá (BR-070)-Cáceres- San Mathias-Santa Cruz - Chile / Peru Ports miles SOUTH HYDRO - HIGHWAY (Hydroway Paraguai-Paraná) Cuiabá (BR-/070)-Cáceres- Corumbá-Assunção- Barranqueras -Nova Palmira- Campana-Buenos Aires miles NORTH HIGHWAY (BR-163) Cuiabá Santarém miles NORTHEASTERN HYDRO-RAIL-HIGHWAY Nova Xavantina (Hydroway Mortes- Araguaia-Tocantins) Xambioá (BR- 153) - Imperatriz - Açailândia Itaqui Port-MA miles EAST HIGHWAY-RAILWAY Cuiabá (BR-070)-Goiânia - Belo Horizonte - Vitória ou (BR 364) Cuiabá - Rondonópolis -Itumbiara- Belo Horizonte Vitória miles SOUTH HIGHWAY Cuiabá Campo Grande Curitiba Paranaguá Port miles SOUTHEASTERN HIGHWAY - RAILWAY (FERRONORTE) Cuiabá - Alto Taquari - Chapadão do Sul - Aparecida do Taboado Santos miles

47 LOGISTIC PROBLEMS

48 FACTORS THAT INTERVENE ON THE TRANSPORTATION COSTS Load demand Fleet age Traffic conditions Travel time Discharge time Ports Congestions Return freights

49 INSUFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION INCREASED 125% STORAGE CAPACITY INCREASED ONLY 5,7% STORAGE CAPACITY CURRENT DAYS DEFICIT 35 MILLION TONS

50 BRAZILIAN SOYBEAN TRANSPORTATION MATRIX 70% HIGHWAY 5% HYDROWAY 25% RAILWAY Source: GEIPOT

51 RAILWAY 80 YEARS AGO, BRAZIL HAD KM OF RAILWAYS. NOWADAYS, IT HAS KM IN USA, THE AVERAGE TRAIN SPEED IS 80 KM/H. IN BRAZIL, THE AVERAGE SPEED IS 25 KM/H.

52 HIGHWAY IN 1990, THE PAVED ROADS WERE KM. IN 2000, IT INCREASED TO KM (GROWTH RATE = 1,38% YEAR)

53 OLD HIGHWAY FLEET a 5 5 a a a a a a 35 > 35 Note 1: 76% of the brazilian trucks are over 10 years old; Note 2: the average age of the brazilian fleet is 17,5 years. Source: GEIPOT

54 LOGÍSTIC COSTS Transportation Transportation Costs System (relative price) Hydroway 1 Railway 3 Highway 9 Aviation 15

55 MAIN-PROBLEM: FEDERAL INVESTMENTS DECREASED, % GNP ( ) 2,5 2,3 2,4 2 1,5 1,2 1,1 1,2 1,0 1,4 1,1 1,2 1 0,8 0,7 0,9 0,9 0,7 0,9 0,8 0,5 0, Source: STN, IBGE Elaboration: IMEA

56 BR 163 BETWEEN NOVA MUTUM AND LUCAS DO RIO VERDE

57 CAMPO NOVO DO PARECIS - SAPEZAL

58 Total Agriculture Suitable Area - estimative 152,5 millions hectares - 17,9% of the territory Agriculture Suitable Area in Use: 62,5 millions hectares - 7,3 % of the territory Permanent Crops: 15 millions hectares - 1,8% of the territory Temporary Crops: 42,5 millions hectares - 5% of the territory Forestry: 5 millions hectares - 0,6% of the territory Total Agriculture Suitable Area Not in Use: 90 millions hectares - 10,5% of the territory Grass: 177 millions hectares - 20,8% of the territory Native Forests and Enviroment Reserves: 440 millions hectares - 53% of the territory Source: MAPA PROMISING FUTURE FOR THE BRAZILIAN AGRIBUSINESS

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