ARGENTINA CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS SOY EXPORT TRANSPORT FACILITIES
August 1st, 2009
BY PACIFICA GODDARD
TRANSPORT infrastructure investments to help grow Argentina's major (but currently troubled) soy export sector have continued, with the hope that the recent growth in the industry will become permanent.
In the mid-1990's Argentina was producing a modest 11 to 12 million metric tonnes (mt) of soy per year. However by 2008 soy production land had more than doubled to 16 million hectares (ha), producing nearly 50 million mt. Argentina currently ranks third largest producer of soybeans in the world and before 2009, it was the world's largest ...
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