Preliminary Itinerary

Below is a preliminary itinerary for the ten-day study-tour of Argentina. This itinerary will be updated as the agribusiness commit to meet with us.

Day

Location

Tour Activity

Educational Objective

1

U.S. Airport
  • Depart CAE, CLT, GSP or ATL
  • To EZE on an overnight flight

2

Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Arrive in Argentina
  • Check into hotel, lunch in Puerto Madero
  • See city and relax

Introduction to Argentina

3

Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Dow or Pioneer
  • Cargill (Soy and Beef)
  • AGD (Crushing/Exporter)

Learn about South American Soybean industry with input companies and crushing/exporters. Also an introduction to beef industry while visiting Cargill

4

Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Liniers Cattle Market
  • JBS Swift Processing/Packaging Plant
  • Social Rural de Argentina

This day will focus on the beef industry with a visit to the Liniers cattle market and a tour of the JBS Swift processing/packaging plant. The day will end with a policy discussion at the Sociedad Rural Argentina

5

Saladillo, BA Province
  • El Tejar Grain & Beef Farm Tour
  • AACREA

This day will focus on improving farm management. El Tejar will share their unique multi-national management structure and philosophy. We will tour a farm and learn more about their production practices and management. The day will conclude with a visit to AACREA to learn about how they help producers improve their management.

6

Rosario, Argentina
  • John Deere
  • T-6

We will leave BA early to visit the river port city of Rosario. We will visit John Deere Argentina to learn about their South American operation. We will then visit a crushing/export and biodiesel terminal (the largest in Argentina).

7

Rosario/Bs. As.

Rosario Board of Trade

We will visit the Rosario Board of Trade to learn how many Argentine grain producers market their production.

8

Trip to Feedlots in BA or Santa Fe Province

Argentina Feedlots

We will visit two feedlots in Argentina to learn about an alternative to the grass-fed beef industry

9

Return to Bs. As
  • Day open to see city
  • Shopping

Learn more about a foreign city and culture

10

Bs. As. Province

Grass-fed beef operation

We will spend time visiting David Hughes who has participated in an excellent managerial course for producers delivered by Texas A&M

11

Bs. As
  • Open to see city, buy souvenirs
  • Prepare to return to US

Learn more about another culture

12

US

Arrive in the U.S. in the morning