Argentine livestock farming facing the challenge of Chinese restrictions and the horizon in India

Within the framework of growing global trade tension, China has implemented safeguards that act as quotas on the importation of beef. According to Andrés Costamagna, director of the Argentine Rural Society, this measure "is a trick to regulate trade without saying that you are doing so," primarily affecting Brazil with significant cuts, while Argentina has received somewhat more "friendly" treatment in the allocation of quotas. However, in dialogue with Sin Verso, by Ciudadano News, the consultant warned that the country can no longer depend exclusively on the Asian giant and "must accelerate its diversification towards other destinations, considering that the international scenario is being drastically reconfigured." Stock falling and an industry under tension The internal landscape presents severe complications due to a loss of stock of almost 4.5 million heads since 2022, a situation derived from high inflation and mismatches in pricing policies. Costamagna explains that "if ...