Agriculture in Argentina

Argentine agriculture is relatively capital intensive, providing about 7% of all employment as of 2013,[1] and, even during its period of dominance around 1900, accounting for no more than a third of all labor.

[1] Agricultural goods, whether raw or processed earn over half of Argentina's foreign exchange[1] and arguably remain an indispensable pillar of the country's social progress and economic prosperity.

[3] One fourth of Argentine exports of about US$86 billion in 2011 were composed of unprocessed agricultural primary goods, mainly soybeans, wheat and maize.

[6] In the Araucaria Forest (today shared with Brazil) these included yerba mate, pineapple guava, Butia eriospatha, Bromelia antiacantha, and other Myrtaceae.

[8] In 2018, Argentina was the 4th largest producer of beef in the world, with a production of 3 million tons (behind only the USA, Brazil and China).

Oilseed farming in Argentina has been prominent from the early 20th century, when the country was the world's primary exporter of flax (linseed).

Nearly 5 million tonnes of meats (not including seafood) are produced in Argentina, long the world's leading beef consumer on a per capita basis.

[13] The cultivation of sugar cane and its derivates over an area of 3,000 km², mainly in the Tucumán Province, yields around 19 million tonnes annually.

Argentina is a world leader in organic agriculture, a production category that excludes synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and GMOs.

[16] Argentina has a reported 3,061,965 hectares of certified organic production land and it is second only to Australia and is followed by United States.