At a congress in Paraguay they showed that Argentina remains an unbeatable regional leader in an agricultural sector: What is it?

Published 2024년 10월 31일

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Argentina maintains its dominance in the wheat and flour sector in Latin America, as highlighted at the ALIM 2024 Congress in Asunción, Paraguay. The country has the highest number of mills despite having the smallest population among the top three countries. Argentina's wheat is largely self-produced and is exported to Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Chile, while it also imports wheat from other countries. In 2023, the region produced 27.7 million tons of wheat flour to meet the demands of approximately 663 million people, with Argentina being the second largest producer of flour behind Brazil. The country also has the highest per capita consumption of wheat and cookies in South America.

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Other countries have displaced Argentina in the beef business. They have also surpassed it in soybeans and corn. And they have even ousted it from the leadership in wines. But there is one agricultural sector in which Argentina remains the undisputed regional leader and that was made clear in an interesting report presented at the ALIM 2024 Congress, which concluded this Wednesday in the city of Asunción, capital of Paraguay. The acronym of the congress shows which sector we are talking about. ALIM is the Latin American Association of Milling Industries, which includes all the countries in the region. More than 400 people convened by that entity in Paraguay were able to observe that in the wheat and flour sector, Argentina still seems unbeatable. To begin with, the report says that in Latin America (including Brazil and Mexico) there are 697 operational mills, which grind an average of 85,580 tons per year each. “Brazil, Argentina and Mexico are the countries with the largest ...

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