Argentina
U.S. Trade with Argentina in 2024
Export Market Rank
#56 Among U.S. Agricultural Export Markets
Total Export Value
$140.75 Million
3-Year Average
$193.21 Million
Compound Average Growth
0.1% (2015-2024)
Total Export Value 2015 - 2024
Export Value by Commodity 2024
Top 10 Exports to Argentina in 2024
| Commodity | Total Value (USD) | Total Volume (Metric Tons) | 10-Year Average Value (USD) | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planting Seeds | $32.04 Million | 10,234 | $34.61 Million | 55% |
| Food Preparations | $14.76 Million | 2,284 | $14.86 Million | 22% |
| Other Intermediate Products | $13.73 Million | 1,036 | $18.29 Million | -38% |
| Essential Oils | $13.37 Million | 519 | $18.14 Million | -36% |
| Milled Grains & Products | $8.08 Million | 1,086 | $8.28 Million | 122% |
| Distilled Spirits | $8.04 Million | --- | $6.53 Million | 549% |
| Chocolate & Cocoa Products | $7.22 Million | 1,428 | $8.15 Million | 336% |
| Dextrins, Peptones, & Proteins | $6.86 Million | 1,591 | $10.16 Million | -15% |
| Tree Nuts | $6.44 Million | 1,034 | $5.07 Million | 267% |
| Other Feeds, Meals & Fodders | $5.15 Million | 3,978 | $7.4 Million | -62% |
Data and Analysis
Argentine wheat exports in marketing year (MY) 2025/26 are forecast up at 14.5 million tons, as production is expected to be record, with exceptionally high yields.
Argentina’s oilseed outlook for marketing year (MY) 2025/26 reflects mixed dynamics across the sector. Soybean planted area is forecast to fall to 16.5 million hectares as farmers shift back to corn and expand sunflower acreage, resulting in forecasted soybean production of 47.5 MMT.
Post projects Calendar Year (CY)2026 Argentine poultry production at 2.58 million metric tons (MT), up 50,000 MT from updated CY2025 estimates, based on slowly growing domestic demand. CY2026 exports are projected at 150,000 MT, slightly less than downwardly-revised CY2025 estimates, based on expectations Argentina will continue navigating the closure of several overseas markets due to a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak in late August 2025.
News and Features
FAS hosted a delegation from Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay who came to the U.S. to learn about sustainable, climate-smart agriculture.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2020 – Following the virtual G-20 Agriculture and Water Ministers Meeting hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sept. 12, top agricultural officials from five Western Hemisphere countries – Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico...
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky and FAS Administrator Ken Isley with the 11 newest agricultural officers sworn into the Foreign Service, from left to right: Andre Bradley, Ben Boroughs, Daniel Alvarado, Olutayo Akingbe, Sarah Gilleski...