Agriculture in Argentina
Auburn, May 24, 2002 --- A delegation of 10 Auburn University faculty and Alabama 
farmers recently completed an agricultural study tour of Argentina.  
“Alabama farmers and cattle producers can learn a lot from their Argentine counterparts,” 
says Dr. Diego Gimenez, an Extension animal scientist who is arranging another tour in 
November.  “They have good soils as well as world-class production technology raising cattle and 
growing cotton, corn and soybeans.”
In addition, the majority of the farms and ranches in Argentina are huge compared to 
farm size in Alabama, says Gimenez, and they are operated very efficiently, he adds.
What they currently lack, Gimenez says, is a stable monetary system. 
	 In normal years, Argentina exports about 60 percent of its agricultural production, mostly 
to Europe.  However, with a currently weak peso compared to the U.S. dollar, they expect a 
higher-than-normal demand for their exports, says Gimenez.
	The next Argentine study tour is planned for November 2002, which will be summer in 
Argentina. 
Anyone interested in taking part in in this study tour should contact Auburn University’s 
Office of International Agriculture at 334-844-3205 for more details.
(Source: Dr. George Young, Extension Economist, 334-844-3513)