Arrive in Cuiba, the capital of Mato Grosso, Brazil; Hotel Amazon
Morning depart to Rondonópolis. Tour large soybean and cattle production operations. Night in Rondonópolis, Hotel Novotel
Visit to ADM soy crushing plant and soybean production operations. Meeting with experts of EMBRAPA, Brazil's national agriculture research institution. Receive information about Mato Grosso production economics, research and future prospects of regional development. Night in Rondonópolis, Hotel Novotel
Depart to Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Tour one of Brazil's largest beef exporting company's slaughter house. Visit Emprapa Gado de Corte research facility and talk with cattle and beef research personnel. Night in Campo Grande, Hotel Jandaia
Depart to Dourados, Visit cattle, soybean and corn production operation. Stop at Embrapa Dourados research station. Night in Dourados, Hotel Figueira Plaza
Depart to Foz do Iguazú, Brazil. Stop in Toledo and visit one of Brazil's largest poultry processing firm. Night in Foz do Iguazú, Hotel Carima.
All day at Iguazu Water Falls. Night in Foz do Iguazu. Hotel Carima.
Depart to the airport and flight Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tour of Buenos Aires. Time for shopping, sight seeing and a tango show. Night in Buenos Aires, Hotel Elevage
Depart to Rosario, Argentina. Visit John Deere's plant and, Cargill's soy crushing plant and port terminals, Night in Rosario, Hotel Holiday Inn
Morning visit to AAPRESID (Argentina's direct seeding growers association). Lunch and visit to Rosario Stock Exchange. Afternoon visit to La Plumita (soy and grains production) and La Pluma farms (Aberdeen Angus pedigree) hosted by MAB alumni Mercedes Firpo. Visit to Nidera plant in Venado Tuerto (biggest Argentine grain exporter) including a visit to its biotech lab. Depart to Buenos Aires. Night in Buenos Aires, Hotel Elevage
Depart to Colonia, Uruguay, by ferry. Stop at old colonial Colonia City. Visit to Frigorífico Colonia beef packing plant. Visit intensive cattle finishing research systems at Estanzuela Research Station. Night in Colonia, Hotel Barceló.
Visit La Manera Farm; soybean, corn and intensive grazing system. Tour of country side through extensive cow-calf operations. Visit Mr. Rafael Gallinal Farm cow-calf operation. Night in Punta del Este, Hotel Remanso.
All day in Punta del Este, short tour of Punta del Este, time to sight seeing and go to the beach. Night in Punta del Este, Hotel Remanso.
Depart to Montevideo; morning tour of the city and time for shopping. Leave for home.