Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
70% of family agricultural producers in Argentina currently do not belong to cooperatives (World Bank, 2024).
18% of cultivated land is occupied by family farms, which generate 27% of total agricultural production measured in volume (World Bank, 2024).
19.3 % negative was producer support in Argentina between 2019 and 2021, according to gross agricultural income (World Bank, 2024).
2.1 % of GDP represented the collection of export duties in Argentina in 2021, the second highest in the world (World Bank, 2024).
70% of corn production in Argentina is exported in the form of grain (World Bank, 2024).
Three quarters of the growth of Argentina's agrifood sector in the last two decades has come from grains and oilseeds (World Bank, 2024).
20% of the added value of the agri-food sector in Argentina is represented by the soybean value chain, followed by wheat, beef, corn and milk (World Bank, 2024).
45% of the production of the main crops fell due to the drought, reducing soybean exports by 40% and generating losses of USD 20 billion, 3% of Argentina's GDP (World Bank, 2024).
In 2023, dollar shortages worsened in Argentina due to drought, increasing inflation and food prices (World Bank, 2024).
3.7% annual growth in agrifood productivity in Argentina since 1973, thanks to new technologies (World Bank, 2024).
