The export quota of 20,000 tons of beef to the United States is a business of about 150 million dollars a year. If it quadruples to 80,000 tons, as President Javier Milei himself has anticipated, up to 600 million dollars in foreign currency could be earned. It is not an insignificant sum. But it seems too little in light of the multiple concessions that Argentina has made to the United States, according to the first formal announcement of a trade agreement made public by the White House.
Under the title of "Strategic Alliance," this agreement between the administrations of Donald Trump and Milei had been foreshadowed for several months and was reportedly finalized with the visit of Argentine Foreign Minister Pablo Quirós to Washington. Although the details are yet to be known, the opening to American products and services in the country looks substantial, and not only in the agricultural sector.