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Takeaways kle yo
- 8,139 tonnes of potatoes imported in August, all Brazilian
- 1,340% rise in imports on August 2025, when 565 t came in
- 69.4% fall in Argentine potato exports to 1,632 tonnes
- 20% fewer potatoes arrived at Mercado Central year on year
Poukisa li enpòtan
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- Argentine growers should factor Brazilian supply into price expectations; the wholesale rally has a ceiling while imports keep flowing
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- Brazil-Argentina potato flows are active; watch the next Mercado Central report to see if volumes continue in the coming months
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Argentina imported 8,139.2 tonnes of potatoes in August 2026, against 565.1 tonnes a year earlier, a rise of 1,340%, according to the monthly federal monitoring report of the Corporación del Mercado Central de Buenos Aires. All imports came from Brazil. Exports fell 69.4% to 1,632.24 tonnes from 5,339.45 tonnes. The average wholesale price was 1,276.51 pesos per kg in August, 6.8% more than in July; for the annual comparison the report uses another series, 1,384.55 pesos per kg, 240.5% above 406.59 pesos a year earlier, a rise that partly reflects general inflation. Arrivals at the market were 20% lower than a year before and about 6% higher than in July, mainly from Córdoba, Villa Dolores and south-east Buenos Aires province. The specialist site Argenpapa also reported potato shipments from Vargem Grande do Sul in Brazil to Argentina, while rain slows the Brazilian winter harvest.
Argentina imported 8,139.2 tonnes of potatoes in August 2026, compared with 565.1 tonnes in August 2025, an increase of 1,340%, according to the monthly federal monitoring report of the Corporación del Mercado Central de Buenos Aires, the country’s main wholesale market. All of the imports came from Brazil.
Exports moved in the opposite direction. Argentina shipped 1,632.24 tonnes of potatoes in August, down 69.4% from 5,339.45 tonnes a year earlier.
Pri
The average wholesale price of potatoes at the Mercado Central was ARS 1,276.51 per kg in August, 6.8% more than in July (ARS 1,194.89), the report shows. For its year-on-year comparison the report uses a different price series, which puts the August average at ARS 1,384.55 per kg, 240.5% above ARS 406.59 in August 2025. Part of the increase reflects general inflation in Argentina.
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Arrivals of potatoes at the market were 20% lower than a year earlier and about 6% higher than in July. Supply came mainly from Córdoba, Villa Dolores and south-east Buenos Aires province, with the highest prices paid for potatoes from Córdoba.
The figures were also reported by the specialist site Argenpapa, which draws on the same report. Argenpapa separately reported last week that potatoes were being shipped to Argentina from Vargem Grande do Sul in Brazil, without giving volumes.
Context
Brazil is harvesting its winter crop while rain slows the harvest in Vargem Grande do Sul. Argentina normally exports small volumes of potatoes to neighbouring countries and imports little.
Poukisa li enpòtan
A fourteen-fold rise in imports turns Argentina, at least for now, into a net importer of fresh potatoes and changes trade flows within Mercosur. For Argentine growers in Córdoba and Buenos Aires province, Brazilian supply sets a ceiling on the rally in wholesale prices. For Brazilian exporters, Argentina has become an outlet at a time when rain is disrupting their own harvest. Buyers on both sides should watch the next monthly report to see whether the flow continues in the coming months.
Foto: Entrance to the Mercado Central de Buenos Aires (illustrative). Gervacio Rosales / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
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Ki sa kap vini an
The next monthly Mercado Central report will show whether imports from Brazil continue and how prices respond as domestic supply changes.
Sous
- Corporación del Mercado Central de Buenos Aires, Informe de Monitoreo Federal, agosto 2026 — https://mercadocentral.gob.ar/publicaciones/informe-monitoreo-federal-agosto-2026
- Argenpapa — https://www.argenpapa.com.ar/noticia/17753-argentina-las-importaciones-de-papa-crecieron-mas-de-1-300-en-agosto
- Argenpapa (shipments from Vargem Grande do Sul) — https://www.argenpapa.com.ar/noticia/17779-brasil-vargem-grande-do-sul-las-lluvias-frenan-la-cosecha-recuperan-los-precios-y-se-registran-envios-de-papa-hacia-argentina
- Note: Argenpapa draws on the same official report; the report uses two different price series.
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Istwa ki gen rapò
Etazini: Konpayi ki trete pwodui yo te itilize 286 milyon tòn pòmdetè an 2025, yon ogmantasyon de 5%.
Etazini: Valè rekòt pòmdetè 2025 la bese 9% pou rive nan 4.21 milya dola.
