LatinNews Daily - 21 April 2026

*Argentina’s national statistics institute (Indec) has released its latest figures for the country’s trade balance of goods, reporting a trade surplus of US$2.52bn in March 2026, up from a surplus of US$788m in February and US$624m in March 2025. Argentina’s exports in March totalled US$8.65bn, which Indec describes as a “historic record” and up 30.1% year-on-year, while imports stood at US$6.12bn, up 1.7% year-on-year. Exports of primary products reached US$2.35bn, up 56.2% year-on-year. Manufactured agricultural goods totalled US$2.66bn, up 18.9% year-on-year, while manufactured industrial goods were valued at US$2.40bn, up 26.4%, and fuel and energy exports totalled US$1.24bn, up 23.2% compared with March 2025. Argentina’s top export destination in March was Brazil, accounting for US$1.15bn of exports, followed by the US (US$823m), the European Union (US$807m), and China (US$690m). Brazil also accounted for the most imports, totalling US$1.45bn, followed by China (US$1.26bn), the European Union (US$843m), and the US (US$530m).

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