ਅਰਜਨਟੀਨਾ: 1961 ਤੋਂ ਆਲੂਆਂ ਦਾ ਰਕਬਾ ਲਗਭਗ 70% ਘਟਿਆ ਹੈ ਜਦੋਂ ਕਿ ਉਪਜ 35.8 ਟਨ/ਹੈਕਟੇਅਰ ਤੱਕ ਵਧੀ ਹੈ
ਕੁੰਜੀ ਰੱਖਣ ਵਾਲੇ
- 1961 ਵਿੱਚ 2.07 ਮਿਲੀਅਨ ਟਨ ਦੀ ਪੈਦਾਵਾਰ ਹੋਈ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਹੈਕਟੇਅਰ 10.2 ਟਨ ਝਾੜ ਮਿਲਿਆ।
- 2024 output reached 2.11 Mt at a yield of 35.8 t per ha
- 55% of the national potato area lies in Buenos Aires
- 33,722 ha planted in the southeast, 12% below last year
ਇਹ ਕਿਉਂ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਹੈ
- ਕਿਸਾਨਾਂ ਲਈ
- ਇਕਰਾਰਨਾਮੇ ਦੀ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਅਤੇ ਯਥਾਰਥਵਾਦੀ ਕੀਮਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਖੇਤਰ ਦੀ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਬਣਾਓ; ਦੱਖਣ-ਪੂਰਬੀ ਕਟੌਤੀ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਕੀਮਤਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਗਿਰਾਵਟ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਫੈਲਣਾ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਵਧਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
- ਪ੍ਰੋਸੈਸਰਾਂ ਲਈ
- 2026/27 ਸੀਜ਼ਨ ਲਈ ਕੱਚੇ ਮਾਲ ਦੇ ਕਵਰ ਦੀ ਜਾਂਚ ਕਰੋ; 12% ਛੋਟਾ ਦੱਖਣ-ਪੂਰਬੀ ਖੇਤਰ ਬਾਹਰ ਵੇਚੇ ਗਏ ਆਲੂਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ।
- ਵਪਾਰੀਆਂ ਲਈ
- ਬ੍ਰਾਜ਼ੀਲ ਦੀ ਮੰਗ ਨੂੰ ਨੇੜਿਓਂ ਟਰੈਕ ਕਰੋ; ਉਤਪਾਦਕ ਫੈਡਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਰਿਪੋਰਟ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਮੁੱਖ ਨਿਰਯਾਤ ਖਰੀਦਦਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਵਿਕਰੀ ਅੱਧੀ ਰਹਿ ਗਈ ਹੈ
- ਸਪਲਾਇਰਾਂ ਲਈ
- Plan seed and input sales for a smaller but higher-yield planted area; seed covers about 3,330 ha in the southeast
60-ਸਕਿੰਟ ਦਾ ਸਾਰ
Argentina now harvests about the same potato tonnage as six decades ago, but on roughly 70% less land by our calculation. FAOSTAT figures show 2.07 million tonnes in 1961 and 2.11 million tonnes in 2024, while average yield climbed from about 10 to almost 36 tonnes per hectare. Production is concentrated: Buenos Aires province accounts for more than half of the area, with Córdoba and San Luis adding close to 29%. The southeast of Buenos Aires is the swing zone. After a loss-making 2025 with surplus supply and falling prices, satellite mapping by INTA found that planting there dropped to 33,722 hectares, with Balcarce down 16% and only Necochea expanding. For processors and traders this means tighter supply outside contracts and a market that growers are trying to rebalance by planting less. The main caveat is data: FAOSTAT and industry estimates of national output differ by up to 0.8 million tonnes.
Argentina produced 2.07 million tonnes of potatoes in 1961 at a yield of 10.2 tonnes per hectare, according to FAOSTAT data published by Our World in Data. In 2024 the same data show 2.11 million tonnes at 35.8 tonnes per hectare.
By our calculation, this means the harvested area fell from about 203,000 hectares to about 59,000 hectares. That is a drop of roughly 70%. Output stayed almost flat because yields rose about 3.5 times. The FAOSTAT series peaked at 3.0 million tonnes in 2021.
ਜਿੱਥੇ ਆਲੂ ਉਗਾਏ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ
Buenos Aires province holds 55% of the national potato area, according to figures cited by the regional newspaper La Nueva in April 2026. Córdoba and San Luis hold 28.8%, Tucumán 7.7% and Mendoza 5.3%. Jujuy and Salta hold 1.7% and Santa Fe 1.2%. The same report puts national output at about 2.9 million tonnes, with average yields of 30 to 35 tonnes per hectare.
ਹਫ਼ਤੇ ਦੇ ਦਿਨ। ਇੱਕ ਕਲਿੱਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਗਾਹਕੀ ਰੱਦ ਕਰੋ।
The southeast of Buenos Aires province is the core zone. Balcarce, General Alvarado and Tandil are among its main districts.
A smaller crop after a bad year
The research institute INTA measures the southeast area every year with satellite images. Its latest survey was presented at the National Potato Festival in March 2026. It shows 33,722 hectares planted, down 12% from 38,177 hectares a year earlier.
Most districts cut area. The survey shows these changes:
- General Pueyrredón: minus 19%
- General Alvarado: minus 17%
- Balcarce: minus 16%, from 8,728 to 7,389 hectares
- Tandil: minus 14%
- Benito Juárez: minus 13%
- Necochea: plus 32%
Seed potatoes covered 3,329.6 hectares in the southeast, according to the survey. Growers said 2025 brought losses, oversupply and a sharp fall in prices. The national growers federation FENAPP said the sector must plant better, not more. The federation also reported that sales to Brazil, the main export buyer, fell by 50%.
ਇਹ ਕਿਉਂ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਹੈ
Argentina has become a high-yield, concentrated potato producer. A small change in southeast Buenos Aires area now moves national supply and prices. The 12% cut is a deliberate market correction by growers, not only a weather effect.
For processors, a smaller fresh crop can tighten raw material outside contracts. For exporters, the weak Brazilian demand remains the main risk. Input costs are also rising, which limits any quick return of area.
Photo: A potato crop in the Mantaro Valley, Peru (not Argentina) (illustrative). AsiriMH / ਗਿਆਨਕੋਸ਼, ਸੀਸੀ ਬਾਈ-ਸਾਨਾ 4.0
ਗਲੋਬਲ ਆਲੂ ਸੰਖੇਪ
ਪੰਜ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ, ਕੀਮਤਾਂ, ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਚੇਤਾਵਨੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਘਟਨਾਵਾਂ। ਹਫ਼ਤੇ ਦੇ ਦਿਨ ਸਵੇਰੇ, ਕੋਈ ਇਸ਼ਤਿਹਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ।
ਅੱਗੇ ਕੀ
Growers expect lower yields for intermediate and late potatoes after wet planting conditions. The sector aims to recover prices through smaller plantings, while higher fuel and fertiliser costs limit expansion.
ਸਰੋਤ
- ਡੇਟਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਾਡੀ ਦੁਨੀਆ, ਆਲੂ ਉਤਪਾਦਨ / ਆਲੂ ਦੀ ਪੈਦਾਵਾਰ (FAOSTAT ਡੇਟਾ, 25.02.2026 ਨੂੰ ਅੱਪਡੇਟ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ) — https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/potato-production ; https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/potato-yields
- La Nueva (Papa: el sudeste bonaerense avanza hacia la lógica de producir menos para ganar más), 21.04.2026 — http://www.lanueva.com/nota/2026-4-21-5-0-0-papa-el-sudeste-bonaerense-avanza-hacia-la-logica-de-producir-menos-para-ganar-mas
- Puntonueve (Cae la superficie sembrada de papa en Balcarce y el sudeste bonaerense), 23.03.2026 — https://puntonueve.com.ar/cae-la-superficie-sembrada-de-papa-en-balcarce-y-el-sudeste-bonaerense/
- El Atlántico (Papa: caída del 12% de la superficie de siembra), 21.04.2026 — https://diarioelatlantico.com.ar/2026/04/21/papa-caida-del-12-de-la-superficie-plantada/
ਇਸ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਿੰਕ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ
- ਦੇਸ਼
- ਅਰਜਨਟੀਨਾ
- ਤਕਨਾਲੋਜੀ
- satellite crop area mapping
