Agriculture

Argentina: Agriculture

Principal Crops ('000 metric tons)


	2005	2006	2007
Wheat	12,722	14,663	16,487
Rice, paddy	956	1,193	1,080
Barley	799	1,268	1,482
Maize	20,483	14,446	21,755
Rye	33	17	77
Oats	227	243	472
Sorghum	2,894	2,328	2,795
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)	38,290	40,537	47,483
Groundnuts, with shell	445	347	600
Olives^*	155	100	110
Sunflower seed	3,662	3,760	3,498
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	280^*	290^*
Tobacco, unmanufactured	164	165^*	170^*

^* FAO estimate(s)

^† Unofficial figure

Aggregate production ('000 metric tons, may include official, semi-official or estimated data): Total cereals 38,162 in 2005, 34,204 in 2006, 44,187 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, 3,222 in 2007; Total fruits (excl. melons) 8,549 in 2005, 8,008 in 2006, 8,104 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	283	283
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	9,909	10,494	10,500^*
Butter and ghee	55	55	55
Cheese	360	360	360
Hen eggs	310^*	484^†	480^*
Honey^*	110	80	81
Wool: greasy^*	60	60	60

^* FAO estimate(s)

^† Unofficial figure

Source: FAO

Citation: Agriculture (Argentina), in Europa World online. London, Routledge. Retrieved 03 September 2010 from http://www.europaworld.com/pub/entry/ar.ss.17

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