"It was not a positive meeting": The Senasa assured the Patagonian producers that it will not backtrack on the flexi

This afternoon, Patagonian ruralists met again with authorities from the National Service for Agri-Food Health and Quality (Senasa) and Agriculture officials for the flexibilization of the sanitary barrier, a measure that, despite the back and forth, has been in full effect for three months now. In fact, many supermarkets in the region are already selling cheap asado beef coming from the north, from the foot-and-mouth disease-free zone with vaccination. For decades, this trade was prohibited for sanitary reasons. As expected, and as Bichos de Campo had previously reported, the producers' intention was to insist again on the repeal of resolution 460/2025, and to prevent the continued sending of bone-in meat cuts to the south of the Colorado River. As also expected, this request was denied. "We were already told that this is not going to happen, so that is bad news. It was not a positive meeting," said César Guatti, who participated in the meeting as a delegate of the executive ...