Argentina's beef exports in first 9 months of 2024 highest in 57 years

Among the 48 export markets, the most notable increases were to the US (up 46%), Chile (up 21%), Israel (up 11%), the EU (up 7%) and China (up 4%). Mexico now occupies the sixth position, followed by Brazil, Russia, Canada and Malaysia. These 10 markets account for 99% of Argentina's beef exports. In the structure of export products, 16% is chilled meat and the rest is frozen meat with and without bone. In 2023, chilled sliced meat was exported to 31 markets and this year 1 more market was added, while frozen sliced meat exports expanded from 31 to 44 markets. Similarly, the number of cattle slaughtered in the first 9 months of 2024 reached 10.22 million, higher than the average of the period 2017-2022 of 9.9 million, except for the year 2023 when the slaughter level ...