Argentina opens new markets: it will export pork to Uruguay

Published 2024년 5월 16일

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Argentina has started exporting pork to Uruguay, with the first shipment valued at around USD 2,500 per ton. This marks a new market for Argentine pork, as Uruguay imported 49,000 tons of pork in 2023, 96% of which was from Brazil. The export approval was facilitated by negotiations between the Secretary of Bioeconomy of Argentina and the Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay. The argument for Argentina's pork being valued in the Uruguayan market is its genetic quality and the lack of use of ractopamine, an anabolic commonly used in other countries.

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Argentina agreed to the first export of pork to Uruguay, thus entering a new market for local production. This shipment will have an approximate value of USD 2,500 per ton and will allow the opening of a new destination with a lot of potential for our products. In 2023 alone, Uruguay imported 49,000 tons of pork, of which 96% was supplied by Brazil. The negotiations carried out between the Secretary of Bioeconomy, Fernando Vilella, with the Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay, Fernando Mattos, and the director of Pork Production, Eduardo Terrado, together with representatives of production in Uruguay, allowed the opening of this new and close market, and made it possible for Argentina today to be in a position to meet the high demand for pork by Uruguayan consumers. Initially, there will be 3 refrigerators enabled by Senasa Argentina with an approximate value of USD 2,500 per ton. However, those refrigerators that are considered suitable for export may join ...

Source: Chacra Magazine