Argentina's natural resources are lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, petroleum, uranium, fertile plants, and manganese. Argentina is very rich in natural resources. All data refers to 2004 information by the FAO and by 2007 data from the Argentine Ministry of the Economy. Around 10% of the country is cultivated, while about half of it is used for cattle, sheep and other livestock. [edit] Cereals One of the main exports of the country are cereals, centered around corn wheat and sorghum, with rice and barley produced mainly for national consumption. With a total area of around 210.000 km², the annual production of cereals is around 50 million tonnes. [edit] Oilseeds Oilseeds became important as their international price rose during the late 20th century. Of the approximately 52 million tonnes produced annually, around 92% are soybeans and 7% are sunflower seeds. The total cultivated area for oilseeds is around 41.000 km². Oilseed farming in Argentina has been prominent from the early 20th century, when the country was the world's primary exporter of flax (linseed). The collapse of that market in the 1930s and the crop's soil denuding qualities, however, ended its dominance within the sector. [edit] Meats Beef and other meats are some of the most important agricultural export products of Argentina. Nearly 5 million tonnes of meats (not including seafood) are produced in Argentina, long the world's leading beef consumer on a per capita basis. Beef accounts for 3.2 million tonnes (not counting 500.000 tonnes of edible offal). Then, following in importance: chicken, with 1.2 million tonnes; pork, with 265,000 and mutton (including goat meat), over 100,000. Cattle is mainly raised in the provinces of Buenos Aires and Santa Fe. [edit] Fruit Grapes (mostly for the wine harvest), together with lemons, apples and pears are the most important fruit harvests, produced mainly in the Río Negro valleys of Río Negro Province and Neuquén Province, as well as Mendoza Province. Other important crops include peaches and other citruses. With an area of around 6.000 km², the fruit production is around 8 million annual tonnes. [edit] Sugar cane The cultivation of sugar cane and its derivates over an area of 3.000 km², mainly in the Tucumán Province, yields around 19 million tonnes annually. There are also sugar-cane factories (ingenios azucareros) for the production of sugar and cellulose. [edit] Cotton In 2007 on 393,000 ha, 174,000 net tons of cotton was produced of which 7,000 tons was exported. The main production area is Chaco Province and, though the crop is being replaced in many areas with soybeans due to production costs, production has more than doubled since the 2002 low. [edit] Dairy Milk production is of around 10 billion annual litres and eggs, about 650 million dozen. Their production, as well as that of related diary industries (half a million tonnes of cheese, particularly), was favoured by the 2002 devaluation of the Argentine peso, as this placed production costs well below the international price. This increased milk and diary product exports; but has also raised their local prices. [edit] Vegetables Vegetables, mainly potatoes, onions and tomatoes, are cultivated all over the country, almost exclusively for the domestic market. Other important products include sweetpotato, pumpkins, carrots, beans, peppers and garlic. An approximate area of 3.000 km² produces over five million tonnes of vegetable every year. [edit] Fish and seafood Fish and other sea foods are less important to the export economy, and are not widely consumed by Argentines. Most of the 900.000 tonnes fished is frozen and exported. The most important product is hake (merlucciidae), followed by Cephalopod (squid) and other molluscs and Crustaceans. [edit]

- Does the Government assured them that you condition to decide this investment? "We have a good partnership with Total and Pan American Energy in Tierra del Fuego, where we think plenty of gas to move to Chile. In Neuquén extend the licenses until 2027, and that gives us a longer perspective for gas tight [a fluid in the sand and is more expensive to extract] can be developed, which is also supported by the Gas Plus system government. In addition, we are guaranteed a minimum price for more expensive operations. - How is the ROI? Are they going to ask for fare increases? "Yes. The agreements come at higher prices are those involving the Gas Plus system. That said, we believe that local gas prices will increase, because the value of gas is similar to oil, which has a global contribution. It will form a global gas price that Argentina will need to adjust. Maybe not now, but it will happen in the next three years. - Negotiated with the Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno? "Yes, of course. I have also talked with Julio De Vido and Daniel Cameron. We had very tough negotiations with them, but never stopped negotiating. "But you're used to negotiate with the Russians, who are not exactly soft? "It's true. [Laughs.] Talked to all governments. - Argentina offers the same guarantees as other s countries? "You must do it. In Norway they are returned to 78% of the investment to those who explore and find nothing. In the Netherlands supports with reasonable prices to dealing with small fields. - Gas Plus is not equivalent to those guarantees? "More than compensation to companies that make investment difficult. The message behind this is that the Government is keen to encourage such investment. - Do they look for new concessions to expand? "We are experts at holding difficult, but we do not have any other projects in Argentina. We must be careful to manage well the resources and focus on what we already have. - When do you intend to start producing its own oil and gas in Argentina? I can not say exact dates, but we must first evaluate the extensions that we have, because only if you have an idea of ??the size of the field can begin to work. We always talk about eight years to begin taking the oil. If we are given the concession in Mendoza, it will take about four years, because we already have a good infrastructure there.