The world changed: Chile exports more meat proteins than Argentina

We can try to disguise things with different arguments. But the data is unbeatable: Chile exports far more meat proteins than Argentina. In 2020, Chilean exports of farmed fish (salmon and trout) and pork, poultry and beef totaled 5734 million dollars, while Argentine sales of animal meats were last year 3.419 million dollars. We could make an effort and also add the foreign exchange received from Argentine fishing for fish and seafood, both fresh and processed, which in 2020 was 1712 million dollars. But we didn't get there either because the final number would be 5131 million. Chile continues to win despite its meager and thin Andean territory. Chile managed to take advantage of the new global agri-food situation. By having a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China and the US, it has a zero tariff to enter meat proteins into both markets, which are the largest food buyers in the world. The irony is that, as Chile is not self-sufficient in corn and soybean meal, it must import a ...