If it is confirmed that Trump enables the importation of 80 thousand tons of Argentine beef, the American quota will be a better deal.

In the context of uncertainty about recent statements by President Donald Trump regarding the importation of beef from Argentina, unofficial versions have grown that purchases from that country will quadruple. In line with what was anticipated days ago by Bichos de Campo, the websites Político and Bloomberg ensured that in the White House there is discussion of raising the tariff quota they maintain with Argentina from the current 20,000 tons to 80,000 tons starting in 2026. “Officials from the Trump administration have communicated to Republicans in Congress and representatives of the agricultural sector that they are considering buying 80,000 tons of beef, although that figure is not definitive and negotiations are ongoing,” Político published. “The government, seeking to alleviate the increase in domestic beef prices, is quadrupling the tariff quota,” Bloomberg cited in turn, based on the words of an official from that country, whose name was not disclosed. In the face of this ...