Exports of beef from Argentina to EU plunge
The slump in exports underscores how Covid-19 is affecting global food supply chains, with demand dented by widespread closures of restaurants
03 April 2020 - 13:30
Buenos Aires — Shipments of beef from Argentina's famed cattle ranches to the EU have plunged to almost zero amid the global coronavirus outbreak, while sales to top buyer China have tumbled from 2019's levels, industry officials say.
The slump in exports underscores how the pandemic is affecting global food supply chains, with demand dented by widespread closures of restaurants and transportation of goods stymied by measures to control the virus's spread...
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