Argentina: The producer usually projects for five years but here we do not know what will happen in a few months, says an expert

A month after the interventionist measure of the national government that partially prohibited beef exports, the effects are beginning to be noticed and are clearly counterproductive for the entire chain, especially for producers and consumers. While some see how the price of the farm is reduced, others notice considerable increases on the counter. In dialogue with the radio program ADN Rural, the renowned breeder and livestock adviser, Dr. Antonio Sánchez Astrolog, analyzed the impact of the measures. In the first place, he recognized that the problem is not new and recalled that already in the 1940s and 1950s the first intentions of a government to intervene in the meat chain were known. “A meat supply commission had been set up and years later they made a plan that prohibited consumption on Fridays; This is a problem for several governments that, when making decisions, take one step forward and 50 steps backward, ”he confessed. The most recent history also showed the dire ...