How not to leave this livestock "boom" empty-handed? With "good business" and a "tax reform", op

“Are we going to be able to take advantage of the opportunity this time? Are we competitive enough to do so?” Those are the first questions that come to mind for the president of the Argentine Chamber of Feedlots, Fernando Storni, when he thinks about the supposed promise that this cattle boom brings: the chance to, once and for all, leave behind the structural deficits, grow in stock, and feed the world with our meat. For now, these are just forecasts that pose a dilemma that divides the sector. On the one hand, there are those who think that good prices and improved profitability will, by themselves, drive the long-delayed structural investments. On the other hand, those who predict that, if there are no sectoral productive policies, this good moment will pass like others. Storni, who represents the sector today responsible for 40% of the national slaughter and practically all the supply of domestic consumption, agrees more with the first position, albeit with nuances. As ...