Barbecue effect 2: The livestock sector rubs its hands together with the 100,000 tons of meat quota for the United States

With the official confirmation from the national government and the subsequent dissemination of the complete document from the United States, the Argentine meat sector received a pleasant surprise on Thursday: not only was it finally accredited, after months of uncertainty, that the export quota would be expanded, but it will be much more than expected. To the already existing 20,000 tons with preferential access to the US market, an additional 80,000 tons will now be added, thus completing a total of 100,000 tons of Argentine beef that can enter the United States under a symbolic tariff of just over $40 per ton (which does not reach 1% of the average FOB value). That is why the sector speaks of "zero tariff". In the agricultural sector, responses were not long in coming. Celebrations quickly arrived at the rural entities that represent cattle ranchers and applause among the main leaders. "This great news generates better competition between markets, challenges us to integrate ...