Agriculture

Argentina: Agriculture

Principal Crops ('000 metric tons)


	2005	2006	2007
Wheat	12,574	14,550	14,000
Rice, paddy	956	1,193	1,075
Barley	894	1,268	1,400^*
Maize	20,483	14,446	21,755
Rye	92	33	17
Oats	227	243	375^*
Sorghum	2,894	2,328	3,300
Potatoes	1,789	1,944	1,950^*
Sweet potatoes^*	380	330	340
Cassava (Manioc)^*	180	172	175
Sugar cane^*	24,400	19,000	19,200
Beans, dry	169	323	328
Soybeans (Soya beans)	38,300	40,467	45,500
Groundnuts, with shell	593	496	714
Olives^*	155	100	110
Sunflower seed	3,830	3,605	3,500
Artichokes^*	88	88	90
Tomatoes^*	675	670	680
Pumpkins, squash and gourds^*	296	290	300
Chillies and peppers, green^*	125	126	127
Onions, dry	765	698	700^*
Garlic	116	136	140^*
Carrots and turnips^*	230	230	231
Watermelons^*	126	126	126
Cantaloupes and other melons^*	80	80	85
Bananas^*	180	181	182
Oranges	886	765^*	766^*
Tangerines, mandarins, clementines and satsumas^*	450	500	520
Lemons and limes	1,498	1,250^*	1,260^*
Grapefruit and pomelos	273	175^*	176^*
Apples	1,206	1,280^*	1,300^*
Pears	749	510^*	520^*
Peaches and nectarines^*	273	260	270
Plums and sloes^*	128	128	130
Grapes	2,830^†	2,881^†	2,900^*
Tea	68	72	72^*
Mate	265	260^*	270^*
Tobacco, manufactured	164	165^*	170^*

^* FAO estimate(s)

^† Unofficial estimate

Aggregate production ('000 metric tons, may include official, semi-official or estimated data): Total cereals 38,168 in 2005, 34,107 in 2006, 41,961 in 2007; Total roots and tubers 2,349 in 2005, 2,446 in 2006, 2,465 in 2007; Total vegetables (incl. melons) 3,224 in 2005, 3,175 in 2006, 3,177 in 2007; Total fruits (excl. melons) 8,549 in 2005, 8,008 in 2006, 8,096 in 2007.

Source: FAO

Livestock ('000 head, year ending September)


	2005	2006	2007
Horses^*	3,655	3,650	3,680
Asses, mules or hinnies	283^*	n.a.	n.a.
Cattle	50,167^†	50,700^*	50,750^*
Pigs^*	1,830	2,260	2,270
Sheep^*	12,450	12,400	12,450
Goats^*	4,200	4,200	4,250
Chickens^*	95,000	95,000	96,000
Ducks^*	2,355	2,400	2,450
Geese^*	140	140	150
Turkeys^*	2,900	2,900	2,950

^* FAO estimate(s)

^† Unofficial figure

Source: FAO

Livestock Products ('000 metric tons)


	2005	2006	2007
Cattle meat	2,980	2,800^*	2,830^*
Sheep meat^*	52	52	52
Pig meat^*	185	225	230
Horse meat^*	56	56	57
Chicken meat	1,010	1,159	1,160^*
Cows' milk	8,100^*	10,494^*	10,500
Butter and ghee	55	n.a.	n.a.
Cheese	360	n.a.	n.a.
Hen eggs	310^*	484^†	480^*
Honey^*	110	80	81
Wool: greasy^*	60	60	n.a.

^* FAO estimate(s)

^† Unofficial figure

Source: FAO

Citation: Agriculture (Argentina), in Europa World online. London, Routledge. Retrieved 12 March 2010 from http://www.europaworld.com/pub/entry/ar.ss.17

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