Failure to comply with a refrigerator deal muddies the waters with China and puts the entire sector on alert

The General Las Heras slaughterhouse, located in the city of the same name in Buenos Aires province, is in the eye of the storm due to its failure to meet beef delivery agreements with China, a key market for Argentine exporters. The situation is worrying the sector and, for now, the company offers no response. The first problems with deliveries to China were recorded last November. At that time, the owner of the company, Mariano Martínez, explained that it involved 70 containers. He confirmed that they received payments in advance and did not fulfill the shipments, but clarified that "it was a figure much lower than the US$10 million that was rumored." "The main factor that affected the company's operations was the delayed exchange rate in Argentina, which complicated production and export," he expressed in an interview with the specialized television program Mercadovisión. In addition, he highlighted that the slaughterhouse had to close temporarily to carry out reforms in the ...