Meat market: Argentina has 302 active negotiations and 80 prioritized ones

Published 2024년 10월 14일

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The article highlights the key insights from the 3rd Federal Livestock Congress, focusing on the efforts to expand Argentina's access to international meat markets. Gastón Santesteban and Miguel Jairala provided an update on the country's 302 active negotiations, emphasizing the challenges and progress in securing better access to key markets like China and the European Union (EU). For China, negotiations are underway for improved access to the bovine offal market, which is crucial for the industry's growth. The EU-Mercosur agreement, if implemented, could significantly boost beef exports by establishing a quota and reducing tariffs. Additionally, the article discusses the prospects for entering Asian markets, such as Japan, South Korea, and Malaysia, where argentine meat faces various access barriers due to sanitary and religious requirements. The slow but steady progress in overcoming these barriers offers promising opportunities for Argentina's meat export sector.

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During the 3rd Federal Livestock Congress organized by Rosgan, the presentation given regarding the agenda for access to international meat markets was very interesting. In the panel “Challenges and opportunities, the new markets of the world” Gastón Santesteban, director of Market Policies, of the Undersecretariat of Agri-Food Markets and International Insertion of the Nation; and Miguel Jairala, economic analyst of the Consortium of Argentine Meat Exporters (ABC) provided details on what is being worked on. Today the country has 302 active negotiations, 80 prioritized. “Argentina today has access to many international meat markets, but in many of the most important ones it has restricted access, limitations in terms of quota, in other markets we do not have the sanitary protocol completely open and other markets are definitely closed or not operational for some specific issue,” explained the economic analyst of the Consortium of Argentine Meat Exporters. Jairala explained that ...

Source: Defrentealcampo