For Cané, selling more beef to the U.S. is an opportunity that must be seized.

The veterinary doctor—former head of SENASA—discussed in an interview with Agroperfiles the possible intention of President Donald Trump to buy Argentine beef to lower prices in the domestic market of the United States. As he explained, this type of operation must be understood within a global commercial logic. “If one is in the market, sometimes they have to import things they don’t have, or export when they have surpluses. In a country that is integrated into foreign trade, that is normal,” he pointed out. Cané recalled that Argentina already had participation in the U.S. market, exporting aged and boneless beef under a quota of 20,000 tons. “It was very important. Then we lost that market for 18 years because we lied and concealed the foot-and-mouth disease, but now we are back,” he explained. The specialist emphasized that the United States ranks third as a destination for Argentine exports, behind China and Israel, and highlighted that expanding the quota “from 20 to 60 ...