Argentina will close the year with the largest volume of beef exported in a century globally

The recent report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revised upwards for the fourth consecutive time its estimates on global beef exports for 2024, which it now projects at 12.9 million tons, 9% and some 900 thousand tons more than in 2023. Together with the jump recorded in 2013, this year's increase would be the most important increase in export volume worldwide in the last two decades. Of the 932 thousand tons that global demand for beef grew this year, 678 thousand were covered by Brazil and 305 thousand by Australia. Most of the rest of the exporting countries have much more modest variations in the volume shipped. Exports 2025 For 2025, the USDA projects the following ranking of exporting countries: 1st Brazil with 3.6 million tons, with a 1% increase compared to 2024. 2nd Australia, with 1.9 million tons, 2% more. 3rd India, with 1.6 million tons, 4.4% more. 4th United States, with 1.18 million tons, 12% less. 5th Argentina, with 860 thousand tons, ...