In Argentina, Carbap called on the government to “urgently” release meat export duties

The Confederation of Rural Associations of Buenos Aires and La Pampa (Carbap) called for the elimination of export duties for beef. "We understand that it is time for the national government to urgently release existing restrictions on export cuts, in an international market that has become recessive and oversupplied," they warned. The ruralists argued that the livestock activity is experiencing a critical situation, where prices of livestock and meat rise below inflation and costs rise above the inflation line. LOOK: Not only crops suffer: due to the drought, more than 12 million cattle are at risk "The prices of the farm have been barefoot for months in relation to inflation and the annual rise in meat on the hoof in October 2022 compared to October 2021 has been 47.3%," they estimated from the entity chaired by Horacio Salaverri. To this combo, they added that the domestic market - the main demander of beef - saw its income cut, due to the fall in real wages and an accelerated ...