Argentina says it is close to inking a two-way beef deal with US
Argentina stopped exporting beef to the US about 17 years ago due to US concerns about Argentinian cattle being contaminated by foot-and-mouth disease
Argentina is on the verge of signing a deal with the US that would allow two-way trade of fresh beef for the first time in nearly two decades, says Marisa Bircher, the South American country’s international trade secretary. The agreement, expected to be signed within days, would simultaneously open beef imports to both countries, Bircher said in an interview. “We are negotiating the reopening to happen over the days ahead,” she said. “All the technical and administrative questions have been settled.” At a time when the country is seeking to boost beef sales abroad, the agreement would allow Argentina to show other prospective buyers that its meat is healthy enough to enter a country with some of the world’s toughest sanitary protocols. The deal would also open a new market for the US cattle sector, though demand for US beef is low in Argentina. The country is famous for its quality steaks, some tender enough to be cut with a spoon, as demonstrated with a flourish by waiters in the i...
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