Argentina: Agriculture established the distribution of the annual meat export quota to the US

It is about 18,383.836 tons of beef. There were 48 registered applicants but some applications were rejected. Last year's exports to the United States had a 6.3% annual drop and totaled US$ 123,726 million, at a rate of US$ 6,248 per ton. Photo: Ronaldo SCHEMIDT / AFP The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries ordered the distribution of 18,383,836 tons of beef that will be exported to the United States this year, out of a total quota of 20,000 tons assigned by the US Department of Agriculture. The allocation, which follows parameters similar to those of the so-called "Hilton Quota" with the countries of the European Union (EU), was established in resolution 48/2023 published today in the Official Gazette. According to data from the Institute for the Promotion of Argentine Beef (Ipcva) from last December, the United States remained in 2022 as the fifth destination for Argentine bovine cuts with 19,804 tons, 3.2% of the total export share. Last year's exports to the ...