Argentina: agri-food exports up for 245 products in nine months — sunflower +822%, wheat +34%

Argentina's Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries reported on 13 November that in the first nine months of the year 245 agro-industrial products increased their exports compared with the same period of 2025. Together they brought in $37.8 billion — 87% of all agro-industrial exports. The data were processed from INDEC statistics.

Key figures

• 245 products up
• $37.8 bn — 87% of exports
• 87.13 Mt — 91% of volume
• Sunflower +822%
• Barley +39%, wheat +34%
• Black beans +152%

What changed

The Undersecretariat of Agrifood Markets and International Integration compared January–September 2026 exports with the same period of 2025. 245 items grew, worth $37.793 billion, which is 87% of agro-industrial exports; by volume that is 87.13 Mt, or 91% of the total. The department notes that, month after month, exports are becoming more diverse and come from all provinces.

The figures

Among products with exports above $10 million, the biggest increases were:

• sunflower — 822%;
• cotton yarn — 280%, black beans — 152%;
• barley — 39%, wheat — 34%;
• honey — 51%, mandarins — 48%, lemon juice — 63%;
• frozen boneless beef — 38%, peanut oil — 36%.

Context

Among items with exports below $10 million, the growth list includes coriander seed (+111%), wheat groats and semolina (+105%), pork (+53%) and green tea (+31%). The department gives no export destinations or official comments, so the release does not name the reasons for the growth.

What this means for the buyer

For an Argentine farm, growth in wheat, barley and sunflower exports is a signal that foreign demand for this produce over nine months was higher than a year earlier. If you are considering renewing your fleet, it makes sense to calculate payback on your own volumes and prices rather than on national averages: the release contains neither prices nor a forecast for the next season. Used John Deere combines and sprayers from the USA let you add capacity with a smaller outlay; delivery times are best discussed in advance.

Source: Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of Argentina, 13 November 2026