Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most relevant crops in Argentina. Most of grain production is exported and about one third of the grain is used domestically as forage or destined to the industries of milling and ethanol production. The area cultivated with maize has consistently increased in the past ten years reaching a sowing area of 7,4 million hectares in 2020/2021, with a grain production of 60,5 million tons. Sustainable grain production might be intensified by tackling major yield constrains such as, crop nutrition, planting quality to achieve an efficient canopy, deficiencies in crop protection, cultivar choice, harvest time and harvest technology and, deficiencies in grain transportation and storage, among others. New government politics and better consolidation of the research and development networks are needed to achieve higher sustainable production with lower contamination levels.
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