t crop totaled about 7.8 million metric tons. Other major crops were maize (9.2 million metric tons), oats (620,000), and barley (266,000). Other major field crops include soybeans, sorghum, flaxseed, sunflower seeds, sugarcane, cotton, potatoes, rice, mat, peanuts, and tobacco, as well as a considerable crop of grapes, oranges, lemons, and grapefruit. Situated mainly in mountain areas distant from centers of population, the 59,500,000 hectares (147,027,000 acres) of woodland are relatively unused. Among the most exploited woods are elm and willow, for cellulose production; white quebracho, for fuel; red quebracho, for tannin (used for tanning leather); and cedar, for the manufacture of furniture. Other economically important woods are oak, araucaria, pine, and cypress. Argentina's fisheries, potentially highly productive, have not been fully exploited, although production increased steadily in the 1960s and 1970s. In the late 1980s the annual catch was about 560,000 metric tons-mostly hake, anchovy, mackerel, and dorado. Chapter 4 - Current Relations with the United StatesArgentina needs to have a better the relationship with the United States for economic reasons. Because Argentina wants and needs to become a player in the world economy, good relations with the United States is important Argentina needs access to the United States markets and technologies more than the United States needs Argentina. Argentina can provide the United States with natural resources and agricultural products. Argentina must also work on having good relations with its South American neighbors and the European markets. It is not a guarantee that Argentina has the political and social ability to open its markets to outside countries.The United States and Argentina currently enjoy a close bilateral relationship, which was highlighted by President Clinton's visit to Argentina in October 1997. The efforts of the Menem Administration to open Argentina's economy...
