Argentina Pecans is the result of the strategic vision of the Argentine Pecan Committee, an organization that represents more than 400 growers and other players in the pecan value chain, whose mission is to strengthen the positioning of the Argentine pecan in the world. Argentina Pecans represents the continuous improvement of product quality and production processes, focusing on competitiveness and both social and environmental sustainability, in order to reach the most demanding markets with a fruit of excellence.

Argentina, a country with a centuries-old tradition in the production and export of agricultural products and food, has a new product of the highest quality to offer to international markets: Argentina Pecans.

GROWERS

Orchards are distributed in various ecosystems in different latitudes, allowing a harvest that begins in April and lasts until mid-June. The production takes place mainly in humid areas with rainfalls that range between 1000 and 1500 milimiters per year, and conditions similar to those of the southeastern United States, so the varieties there developed adapt very well.

In the dry areas, with characteristics more similar to those of the western United States or northern Mexico, an incipient crop develops with great productive potential. Most orchards install a drip or sprinkler irrigation system that complements the rainfall regime, aimed at guaranteeing their productivity and the quality of the product.

Desirable
Pawnee
Stuart
Kiowa
Mahan
Sumner
Oconee
Cape Fear
Harris Super
Kernodle
Success
Wichita
Western

The genetics of the main cultivated varieties come from the USDS Germplasm Repository and develop very well in the climatic conditions of Argentina, resuling in very good size nuts.

The excellent quality of our pecans, added to the seriousness and responsibility of our exporters, allow us to satisfy the most demanding customers. The sector’s priority is to implement optimal technologies for crop management that guarantee the quality and safety of the fruit from the tree. The harvest is usually carried out with mechanized equipment, and nuts are taken to cleaning plants where processes of cleaning, drying, removal of light nuts, inspection and selection, sizing, bagging and final quality control are performed. Finished batches are subjected to quality analysis under international standards in order to determine the key parameters for their commercialization.
Inshell pecans for export are usually packed in 20kg white propylene bags since, due to their size, the destination is mostly to Southeast Asia. Shelled pecans are generally delivered in 10kg boxes with 5kg vacuum packed bags inside. In both cases, the cargo is shipped to the destination markets in 40-feet reefer containers.

Argentina’s first pecan export was a shipment of 7 tons to Italy in 2004, but it was not until 2010 when exports began in increasing volumes year after year, reaching 632 tons in 2019. By 2021 we expect to export 1,000 tons [MLE1] and maintain this growth rate over the next few years, keeping up with the increasing production.
Today, Argentine pecans reach markets such as the United States, Europe, Brazil, Russia, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia.