The oilseed-cereal complex, including biodiesel and its derivatives, accounted for 31.6% of Argentina’s total exports last year, according to data from INDEC (National Institute of Statistics and Censuses).

The country’s main export product is soybean meal (14.2% of the total), which is an industrial byproduct produced by this agro-industrial complex, currently operating with a high idle capacity of nearly 50%. The second most exported product last year, according to INDEC, was corn (11%), followed by soybean oil (6.9%).

Thanks to the location of its ports, Argentina has one of the most important agro-industrial export hubs in the world. It is located in the province of Santa Fe—stretching from the towns of Arroyo Seco to Timbúes—along 70 kilometers of the Paraná River, this central navigable waterway that connects our country to the world.

There are 31 port terminals for various types of cargo, 22 of which ship grains, oils, and soybean byproducts to destinations worldwide.

While the figures vary from year to year, approximately 76% of exports of these products depart from this agro-industrial corridor, with the remaining volume shipped from the port area in the south of the Buenos Aires province.

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