The article highlights the record-breaking foreign sales of beef, reaching 699,987 tons from January to September 2024, valued at $2.122 billion. This marks the highest sales in the last 57 years. The United States, Chile, Israel, European Union, China, and Mexico were the top ten export markets, accounting for 99% of the shipments. The exports were primarily frozen cuts, with 16% being chilled cuts. Cattle slaughter and beef production in the first nine months of the year also surpassed the average from 2017 to 2022.