After two decades without updated data, the National University of La Plata (UNLP) and the Municipality of La Plata carried out the Survey of the Floricultural Belt of La Plata 2025.
With monitoring from the Buenos Aires government, the study covered 71,805 hectares and 3,302 blocks. It offered a new overview of the green belt of La Plata, crucial for vegetable and flower production in Argentina.
The initial results confirmed the existence of 2,826 agricultural exploitations, of which 2,285 are linked to floriculture, horticulture, fruit growing, and nurseries. The total area reaches 4,922 hectares. Of these, 4,005 specifically correspond to horticultural, fruit, and nursery crops.
One of the most relevant data points is the strong presence of production under cover, with 1,720 hectares in greenhouses, compared to 2,285 cultivated in the open. With these figures, La Plata consolidates itself as the main region in the country for intensive production under greenhouse, a modality that allows for maintaining supply throughout the year.
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