Meat: new export quota to the USA opens a $300 million business and repositions the country in the market

In the coming days, the White House will officially announce the expansion of the import quota for Argentine beef to 80,000 tons annually, an increase of 60,000 tons from the current regime. The new bilateral agreement, which maintains a tariff of 10%, will mean additional estimated revenues of $300 million, according to livestock analyst Víctor Tonelli, who explained that the improvement comes from the tariff differential and the average FOB export value. The measure is set in a context of cattle crisis in the United States, where the Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports the lowest stock level in 75 years, after the disappearance of more than 150,000 establishments since 2017. Despite this contraction, beef demand has grown by 9% over the last decade, forcing the Donald Trump administration to strengthen import flows to guarantee supply. For Argentina, the agreement represents much more than a punctual business. It is a sign of international confidence, a recognition of its ...