Agriculture

Argentina: Agriculture

Principal Crops ('000 metric tons)


	2007	2008	2009
Wheat	16,487	8,508	7,573
Rice, paddy	1,080	1,246	1,334
Barley	1,482	1,690	1,363
Maize	21,755	22,017	13,121
Rye	77	34	24
Oats	472	291	181
Sorghum	2,795	2,937	1,805
Potatoes^*	1,950	1,900	1,950
Sweet potatoes^*	340	347	340
Cassava (Manioc)^*	175	163	180
Sugar cane^*	29,950	29,950	29,950
Beans, dry	328	337	313
Soybeans (Soya beans)	47,483	46,238	30,993
Groundnuts, with shell	600	625	605
Olives^*	160	150	160
Sunflower seed	3,498	4,650	2,483
Artichokes^*	90	91	90
Tomatoes^*	680	701	708
Pumpkins, squash and gourds^*	300	285	333
Chillies and peppers, green^*	127	139	110
Onions, dry^*	700	678	650
Garlic^*	140	125	120
Carrots and turnips^*	231	241	235
Watermelons^*	126	128	121
Cantaloupes and other melons^*	85	76	75
Bananas^*	182	180	170
Oranges	800^†	940	750^†
Tangerines, mandarins, clementines and satsumas	350^†	410	300^†
Lemons and limes	1,400^†	1,360	1,000^†
Grapefruit and pomelos	220^†	240	150^†
Apples^*	1,000	950	1,027
Pears	720	740^*	700
Peaches and nectarines^*	270	309	291
Plums and sloes^*	128	82	106
Grapes	2,900^*	2,911^*	2,185
Tea	76^*	82	73
Mate^*	290	300	305
Tobacco, unmanufactured^*	170	158	159

^* FAO estimate(s)

^† Unofficial figure

Aggregate production ('000 metric tons, may include official, semi-official or estimated data): Total cereals 44,187 in 2007, 36,760 in 2008, 25,433 in 2009; Total roots and tubers 2,465 in 2007, 2,410 in 2008, 2,470 in 2009; Total vegetables (incl. melons) 3,223 in 2007, 3,200 in 2008, 3,124 in 2009; Total fruits (excl. melons) 8,051 in 2007, 8,197 in 2008, 6,758 in 2009.

Source: FAO

Livestock ('000 head, year ending September, FAO estimates)


	2007	2008	2009
Horses	3,680	3,680	3,680
Asses	98	98	98
Mules	185	185	185
Cattle	50,750	50,750	50,750
Pigs	2,270	2,270	2,270
Sheep	15,500	15,700	15,800
Goats	4,250	4,250	4,250
Chickens	96,000	96,000	96,000
Ducks	2,450	2,450	2,450
Geese	150	150	150
Turkeys	2,950	2,950	2,950

Source: FAO

Livestock Products ('000 metric tons)


	2007	2008	2009
Cattle meat	3,224	3,134	3,378
Sheep meat^*	49	46	47
Pig meat^*	240	234	233
Horse meat^*	50	43	44
Chicken meat^*	1,244	1,400	1,501
Cows' milk	9,822	10,320	10,366
Butter and ghee^*	55	58	51
Cheese^*	462	350	510
Hen eggs^*	468	490	476
Honey^*	81	90	83
Wool, greasy^*	69	68	61

^* FAO estimates

Source: FAO

Citation: Agriculture (Argentina), in Europa World online. London, Routledge. Retrieved 06 February 2012 from http://www.europaworldonline.com/pub/entry/ar.ss.17

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