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Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Santa Fe and Entre Ríos generate 80% of the corn in Argentina

Maize (Corn)
Argentina
Published Jul 1, 2022

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This was one of the axes of the panel "State Policies for the bioeconomy" of the Maizar 2022 Congress, which was attended by Javier Rodríguez, Minister of Agrarian Development of Buenos Aires; Sergio Busso, Minister of Agriculture of Córdoba; Daniel Costamagna, Minister of Production, Science and Technology of Santa Fe, and Juan José Bahillo, Minister of Production, Tourism and Economic Development of Entre Ríos, moderated by Pedro Vigneau, president of Maizar, and Luis Zubizarreta, president of Acsoja

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. According to the Buenos Aires minister Javier Rodríguez, corn is the crop that shows the greatest growth in area in the province of Buenos Aires, when compared to the whole of the agricultural basket made up of wheat, soybeans, sunflower, sorghum and barley. “In the 12 years from 2003 to 2015, the agricultural area in the province of Buenos Aires grew at a rate of 3%, with its ups and downs and particularities; between 2015 and 2019, it remained stagnant, while in the last two campaigns the annual growth of 4% was resumed,” said Rodríguez. However, he said that corn exhibits a growth of practically double, at a rate greater than 8% per year. “We have the challenge of what we do with the corn. The objective is to add value to it, thus understanding the different destinations and uses”, said the Buenos Aires minister. Within these options, he included livestock (milk production, cattle, pigs and poultry), dry and wet milling, and seed production, and highlighted that the dairy is ...
Source: On24
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