Agriculture
| In Argentina, agriculture registers an increase in the production of sugar cane, sunflower, beans and rice while the cotton variations are rather unsteady. Soya, wheat and breeding are the main productions, even though they begin to slash. |
Farmland surface area:
| The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 278,040,000 hectares in Argentina. |
Number of farms:
Crops
Crop |
Yield (in Metric Tons) |
Surface (in hectares) |
|
Corn
|
16,000,000
|
2,976,000
|
53,763
|
Wheat
|
14,600,000
|
5,902,000
|
24,737
|
Sorghum
|
3,404,000
|
718
|
47,409
|
Potatoes
|
3,450,000
|
117
|
294,872
|
Rice Paddy
|
915
|
190
|
48,158
|
Livestock
Species |
Headcount |
Cattle
|
55,000,000
|
Ovine races
|
14,000,000
|
Goats
|
3,428,000
|
Horses
|
3,300,000
|
Number of tractors:
Irrigated land (surface area):
Fishing
Yield in metric tons
Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods |
Saltwater fish |
427,017 Tm.
|
912,081 Tm.
|
Aquacultural yield in metric tons:
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