Case Study Argentina

National level: The Case Study in Argentina is on biodiesel from soy and its related products, since Argentina is a main player in biodiesel production with a capacity of 1.6 million tons/year (2009) and investments that forecast a total production of 3 million t/a in 2011. A main focus of the Case Study in Argentina is an analysis of the soybean complex at national level due to its magnitude and importance for the whole country. The Argentinean soy complex and economy is one of the more dynamic sectors of the country, generating almost 30% of the external currencies income due to exports and representing almost 30% of the agro-industrial sector GDP. Argentina is the world’s leading exporter in soybean oil, soy meal and soy biodiesel and the third exporter in soybeans.

Regional level: The main productive area of Argentina (Santa Fe, Cordoba, Entre Rios) as well as the regional production chain in the North Western part of Argentina has been selected as regional Case Studies. The first one is placed in the main region of soy production were more than 80% of Argentinean soy is produced and about 90% of the crushing capacity is installed. The second area belongs to a regional production facility placed between the provinces of Santiago del Estero and Catamarca.

The following Global-Bio-Pact reports have been published:

MUNOZ L., HILBERT J. (2012)
Progress of sustainability certification in Argentina
INTA; Report of the FP7 Global-Bio-Pact Project (FP7-245085) [download]

SABARRA R, HILBERT J. (2011)
Global-Bio-Pact Case Study: Socio-Economic Impacts of the Soy Chain in Argentina
INTA; Report of the FP7 Global-Bio-Pact Project (FP7-245085) [download]

HILBERT J., LOPARDO N.C.L., GUERRA V.I. (2011)
Public Perception Assessment on Biofuels: Argentina Case
INTA, Argentina; Report of the FP7 Global-Bio-Pact Project (FP7-245085) [download]

HILBERT J.A., SABARRA R., AMOROS M.L., (2011)
Soy Market and Derivates – Context and Recent Evolution.
INTA, Argentina; Report of the FP7 Global-Bio-Pact Project (FP7-245085), ISBN 978-987-679-080-2 [download]

INTA (2010)
Introduction to the soybean complex in Argentina How to address this in the Global-Bio-Pact Case Study
INTA, Argentina; Report of the FP7 Global-Bio-Pact Project (FP7-245085) [download]