Cordoba – Argentina, cow stock Although we were unable to regain the level of 15 years ago, Before the large-scale liquidation of wombs that occurred from 2008 to 2010 after government intervention in the export market. Although there have been some positive signs in this area since the inauguration of the current administration, there are still There is no cycle change integration. The method of slaughtering females has not yet changed to leaving the abdomen intact.
the job of Franco Artuso and Valentino Costamagna, Externally, Mr. Ieral of the Mediterranean Foundation points out: solid price ”A strategic window opens for repositioning. ” Sales of products in high-value markets and diversification of sales destinations.
At the national level, they recognize that Highest price for real estate constitute “”A sign of encouragement.” Just as producers reconsider their womb holdings and the capital of their activities is reconfigured. “However, female slaughter still does not show a trend of establishment, suggesting that a change in the cycle has not yet been confirmed. “After a long period of production suppression, it is very likely that higher-than-adequate prices will be required for Argentina’s livestock industry to enter a phase of sustained expansion,” the report said.
Economists say the government should avoid “short-term decisions” such as suspending tax withholding, which expired on October 31, and instead deepen pro-market measures initiated on tariff and regulatory issues, the emergence of financial instruments that align with biological deadlines for activity, and overcome the labor bottlenecks the industry is experiencing.
he Weighted average price of slaughter nationwide The amount determined by the price of each category of canuelas and its impact on the total number of animals slaughtered nationally amounted to $3,171 per live kilogram in October. When measured at a constant weight, Current farm prices are very good compared to the past, with October 2025 being the third best October in Cañuelas in the past 15 years.
In hard currency, this property has increased in value throughout 2024, reaching its highest value in March of this year, but has started to decline from there and currently sits at a slightly higher value, close to the historical average.
Between January and September, Argentina beef export Additionally, by-products (chilled or frozen meat, with or without bones, and trimmings of offal and bones) decreased by 11% in volume and increased by 17% in value compared to the same period last year. he The weighted average price at which these products were sold increased 32% year over year This more than compensated for the decline in exports.
The quantity is 5% lower and the value is 6% higher than the average for the same month over the past five years. 2025 will gradually improve, with constant values consisting of August and September records. Historical highs for these dates.
Part of the report is dedicated to opportunities opening up in the United States. In the most favorable scenario, if Argentina achieves all its quotas; That market could become the second most important destination after China. to replace Israel (35,000 to 40,000 tons moved annually).
Economists say the impact will be particularly large in terms of export value, and will be even greater to the extent that increased shipments to the U.S. mean an expansion in total exports rather than simply reallocation from other markets.
However, they revealed that Argentina’s quota has been further expanded to 80,000 tonnes. It is small compared to the market size. In 2024, the United States imported about 1.52 million tons, but Argentina imported only 2% of that total, or about 32,000 tons. The main supplier was Australia with 475,000 tons (31% of the total), followed by Canada with 345,000 tons (23%). A few notches below were Brazil and New Zealand, with 194,000 and 182,000 respectively.
There are basically two ways to access the U.S. beef market. One is country-specific quotas (zero or very low tariffs within quotas, 26.4% tariffs outside quotas), and the other is a global quota of approximately 65,000 tonnes for countries without preferential agreements of their own (the “other countries” global quota).
An exception to this rule are countries that are members of the T-MEC (Mexico-United States-Canada Treaty), which allows them to enter meat without tariffs or quotas and has important structural advantages over other competing countries.
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