The list for the 20 most valuable Argentine export products in 2017 is topped by soya bean products, corn, trucks and wheat. Gold, biodiesel and copper are also major exports from South America’s second-richest economy.

In addition, lobsters and other crustaceans, wine and beef are among the 20 most valuable Argentine export products listed below.

The following ranking shows from which products Argentine exporters earned the most money. Unlike most information currently available on the web, the items below are detailed at the 4-digit tariff code level.

This level of granularity can help entrepreneurs identify more precisely which products in which the Argentina has strong competitive advantages compared with other nations — and therefore cashflow opportunities.

For the most recent four-digit HTS code data, please see the last paragraph of the Argentina’s Top 10 Exports section in the article with the same name. For a link to that article, see the See also paragraph above Research Sources below.

Most Valuable Argentine Export Products

Below are the 20 most valuable export products that Argentine exporters shipped in 2017. Shown within brackets for each item is the change in value from 2016 to 2017.

1. Soya-bean oil-cake, other solid residues: US$9.1 billion (down -8.9% since 2016)
2. Corn: $3.9 billion (down -7.3%)
3. Soya-bean oil: $3.7 billion (down -9.3%)
4. Trucks: $3.3 billion (up 27.2%)
5. Soya beans: $2.7 billion (down -15.5%)
6. Wheat: $2.4 billion (up 26.4%)
7. Gold (unwrought): $2.3 billion (up 10.5%)
8. Cars: $1.5 billion (up 0.6%)
9. Biodiesel: $1.2 billion (down -1.2%)
10. Crustaceans (including lobsters): $1.2 billion (up 20%)
11. Wine: $805.9 million (down -1.3%)
12. Automobile parts/accessories: $790.1 million (up 9.5%)
13. Aluminum (unwrought): $674.4 million (up 32.9%)
14. Fresh or chilled beef: $658.2 million (up 9.6%)
15. Frozen beef: $634.6 million (up 48.6%)
16. Sun/safflower/cotton-seed oil: $610.5 million (up 18.8%)
17. Miscellaneous preserved fruits: $576.6 million (up 10.6%)
18. Crude oil: $572.8 million (down -22.6%)
19. Medication mixes in dosage: $549.3 million (down -23.8%)
20. Bovine/equine leather: $539.7 million (up 0.3%)

Argentina’s frozen beef showed a 48.6% appreciation from 2016 to 2017, the greatest improvement for any top 20 Argentine export product. Up 32.9%, Argentina’s shipments of aluminum posted the second-biggest increase.

In third place were exported trucks via a 27.2% uptick year over year, closely trailed by Argentina’s wheat exports which appreciated by 26.4%.

Leading the decliners was medication mixes in dosage via a -23.8% decline followed by crude oil’s -22.6% setback, trailed by Argentina’s exported soya beans (down -15.5%) and soya-bean oil (down -9.3%).
Overall, the average change for all Argentine export products was a modest 0.7% gain from 2016 to 2017.

 
See also Argentina’s Top 10 Exports, Argentina’s Top 10 Imports and Argentina’s Top Trading Partners

Research Sources:
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database (GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity). Accessed on February 6, 2018

The World Factbook, Field Listing: Exports and World Population, Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed on February 6, 2018

Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis. Accessed on February 6, 2018