According to official communications from the Argentine presidential administration, the trade agreement signed with the Donald Trump administration: Includes “significant expansion” of meat quotas Argentine beef goes to the US market. Although the details are unclear, it appears that the government has confirmed that this quota will be increased from the current 20,000 tons to 80,000 tons.
If this is confirmed, it will be good news for Argentina. For the livestock and meat sector, $600 million in additional revenue per year. This represents an increase of approximately 20% over the expected export value of $3 billion in 2025, when 80% of shipments will go to the People’s Republic of China.
Negotiations on the beef issue were not easy due to strong opposition from the US livestock lobby. Meat shortages in the North American market have caused significant price increases, and President Trump himself has not hesitated to say that the decision to increase meat imports is a means to reverse this trend. He was not well liked at all and there were fears that the practice would not take off, but in the end the president of the United States imposed his views on him.
According to official communications, Argentina will thus enter the war. “In a selected group of countries” with trade preferential treatment With the United States. In addition to the benefits for the livestock industry, there will also be benefits for grain companies, but as with almost everything, the “fine print” and details of the deal still need to be known, plus the fact that the deal will now go to countries that have previously benefited more.
The United States is a large exporter and importer of meat. Of the total annual market of 12 million tons, we ship 2 million tons overseas and import the same amount. Although the current expanded quota is proportionately small, it is of great importance for Argentina. This corresponds to everything exported to the European Union, where the most valuable cuts will be made and new promising markets will be found.
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