Argentina: leading destinations of agricultural exports 2022, by value

Argentina exported around seven billion U.S. dollars' worth of agricultural products to China in 2022, making it the country's main export partner within the sector. Ranking second was India, with exports amounting to more than 3.9 billion U.S. dollars. That year, the leading agricultural product exported from Argentina to China was soybeans.

Food from Argentina to the World

Around the globe, Argentina is widely regarded as a food exporter. In 2023, the export value of food and tobacco products from the South American country reached over 34 billion U.S. dollars. Among its largest exports are cereals and cereal preparations, feedstuff for animals, as well as meat and meat preparations. That year alone, meat exports surpassed three billion U.S. dollars.

A cereal exporter

Argentina has been called “the world’s silo” due to its high exports of cereals and cereal preparations. These include wheat and meslin, barley, and rice, however corn is the undisputed leading cereal. In 2023, the value of corn exported amounted to more than six billion U.S. dollars.