Argentina: Grain exports were highest in Córdoba, but agroindustrial exports fell to a floor since 2006

Published 2021년 2월 23일

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In 2020, the Cordovan countryside's exports of primary products and manufactures of agricultural origin saw a 5.4% decrease from the previous year, totaling $6.95 million. Despite a record entry of raw grains, manufactures fell to their lowest since 2006, at $3,018.38 million. On the other hand, primary products exports reached $3,931.5 million, a 2.7% increase, largely driven by wheat and corn. Dairy products also saw a significant increase, reaching $300 million. China led as the main buyer of grains, while Chile was the top buyer of agroindustrial products.

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Among primary products (PP) and manufactures of agricultural origin (MOA), the Cordovan countryside contributed 6.950 million dollars in exports last year, 5.4 percent less than in 2019, when they were 7.350 million dollars. This is shown in a report prepared by the ProCórdoba Agency based on data from the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec). But when disaggregating within these figures, it is observed that the trend towards the primaryization of exports deepened in the framework of the Covid-19 pandemic. It happens that, while the amount that raw grains entered was record, the MOA fell to their worst figure since 2006. Primary products It was almost 4,000 million dollars (3,931.5 million to be exact) that were exported from cereals, oilseeds and other products that went directly from the field to the ship, without an industrial transformation in between. This value is 2.7 percent above the $ 3,828.7 million in 2019, which was the highest all-time mark. The ...

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