What fresh produce does Argentina export?

Argentina ships lemons, pears, apples, blueberries, cherries, mandarins, and garlics. The calendar on this page gives each one's export window month by month.

When does Argentina export lemons?

Argentina ships lemons April–September, with March and October at the shoulders. These are export weeks out of the origin, not arrival weeks in your market.

Which ports does Argentina export fresh produce from?

San Antonio Este, Buenos Aires, and Zárate. The load port is worth knowing because the lane's transit — and so the shelf life left on arrival — is measured from it.

Season calendar

Argentina fresh produce export calendar

When Argentina ships lemons, mandarins, pears, apples, blueberries, cherries and garlic, month by month, out of San Antonio Este and Buenos Aires.

Load ports: San Antonio Este, Buenos Aires, and Zárate
Produce covered: Lemon Pear Apple Blueberry Cherry Mandarin Garlic

Peak — shipping in volume Shoulder — opening or closing Export windows out of the origin, not arrival weeks. Add the lane's transit.

Argentina fresh produce export calendar: which produce ships in which month.
Produce	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Lemon April–September peak · March, October shoulder	January: Not shipping	February: Not shipping	March: Shoulder	April: Peak	May: Peak	June: Peak	July: Peak	August: Peak	September: Peak	October: Shoulder	November: Not shipping	December: Not shipping
Pear January–June peak · July shoulder	January: Peak	February: Peak	March: Peak	April: Peak	May: Peak	June: Peak	July: Shoulder	August: Not shipping	September: Not shipping	October: Not shipping	November: Not shipping	December: Not shipping
Apple February–June peak · July shoulder	January: Not shipping	February: Peak	March: Peak	April: Peak	May: Peak	June: Peak	July: Shoulder	August: Not shipping	September: Not shipping	October: Not shipping	November: Not shipping	December: Not shipping
Blueberry September–November peak · August, December shoulder	January: Not shipping	February: Not shipping	March: Not shipping	April: Not shipping	May: Not shipping	June: Not shipping	July: Not shipping	August: Shoulder	September: Peak	October: Peak	November: Peak	December: Shoulder
Cherry November–January peak · October shoulder	January: Peak	February: Not shipping	March: Not shipping	April: Not shipping	May: Not shipping	June: Not shipping	July: Not shipping	August: Not shipping	September: Not shipping	October: Shoulder	November: Peak	December: Peak
Mandarin April–August peak · March, September shoulder	January: Not shipping	February: Not shipping	March: Shoulder	April: Peak	May: Peak	June: Peak	July: Peak	August: Peak	September: Shoulder	October: Not shipping	November: Not shipping	December: Not shipping
Garlic November–March peak · April, October shoulder	January: Peak	February: Peak	March: Peak	April: Shoulder	May: Not shipping	June: Not shipping	July: Not shipping	August: Not shipping	September: Not shipping	October: Shoulder	November: Peak	December: Peak

Last reviewed August 2026. Windows are editorial ranges for a normal year, not a published schedule, and they are export weeks out of Argentina rather than arrival weeks in your market.

Argentina is the largest lemon exporter in the world, and that single fact carries the middle of its year. Tucumán ships from about April through September, straight into the months when Spain and Turkey have finished — which is why an Argentine lemon programme is a Northern Hemisphere supply decision rather than a Southern Hemisphere one.

The rest of the calendar is Patagonian. Río Negro and Neuquén grow the pears and apples that leave through San Antonio Este, a dedicated fruit port on the Atlantic coast built for exactly this trade, and the far south grows a small, high-value cherry crop that ships in the weeks before Christmas. Blueberries out of Entre Ríos and Tucumán open the Southern Hemisphere berry season ahead of Chile and Peru.

Lemon

April–September peak · March, October shoulder Varieties: Eureka, Lisbon

Roughly April to September out of Tucumán. Argentina is the largest lemon exporter in the world and this window is the reason: it opens as Spain and Turkey finish, and it holds the Northern Hemisphere market until they come back.

Argentina lemon: window and arrival weeks · Lemon across every origin

Pear

January–June peak · July shoulder Varieties: Packham's Triumph, Williams, Beurré Bosc

Roughly January to July out of the Río Negro and Neuquén valleys, shipping through San Antonio Este — a dedicated fruit port built for this trade.

Argentina pear: window and arrival weeks · Pear across every origin

Apple

February–June peak · July shoulder Varieties: Gala, Red Delicious, Granny Smith

Roughly February to July, from the same Patagonian valleys as the pears and usually in the same programme.

Argentina apple: window and arrival weeks · Apple across every origin

Blueberry

September–November peak · August, December shoulder

Roughly September to November out of Entre Ríos and Tucumán. Argentina opens the Southern Hemisphere blueberry season ahead of both Peru and Chile, which is its whole commercial position.

Argentina blueberry: window and arrival weeks · Blueberry across every origin

Cherry

November–January peak · October shoulder Varieties: Lapins, Sweetheart, Regina

Roughly November to January, out of Patagonia and Mendoza. A small crop next to Chile’s, and a late one within its own hemisphere — Patagonian fruit is among the last Southern Hemisphere cherries of the season.

Argentina cherry: window and arrival weeks · Cherry across every origin

Mandarin

April–August peak · March, September shoulder Varieties: Clemenules, W. Murcott, Nova

Roughly April to September out of Entre Ríos and Corrientes, alongside the lemon programme and often through the same ports.

Argentina mandarin: window and arrival weeks · Mandarin across every origin

Garlic

November–March peak · April, October shoulder

Roughly November to March out of Mendoza. Argentina is the largest garlic exporter outside China and this is a storage crop, so the window below is the shipping season rather than the harvest.

Argentina garlic: window and arrival weeks · Garlic across every origin

FAQ

What fresh produce does Argentina export?: Argentina ships lemons, pears, apples, blueberries, cherries, mandarins, and garlics. The calendar on this page gives each one's export window month by month.
When does Argentina export lemons?: Argentina ships lemons April–September, with March and October at the shoulders. These are export weeks out of the origin, not arrival weeks in your market.
Which ports does Argentina export fresh produce from?: San Antonio Este, Buenos Aires, and Zárate. The load port is worth knowing because the lane's transit — and so the shelf life left on arrival — is measured from it.

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