As a prelude to unemployment, Mauricio Macri made an economic announcement: Argentina will sell pork to China

In the antechamber of

unemployment

convened by different unions for tomorrow, the government announced the opening of the
Chinese market exports pork from Argentina. In a recorded message that was broadcast on social media, the President

Mauricio Macri

reported that the Asian giant has approved a sanitary protocol that will allow the entry of pork cuts.

The president made the economic announcement a few hours before the 24-hour force measure announced by the Union Front for the national model, the two CTAs and the militant trade union unions. The strike will partially affect the movement of public pbadenger transport, as well as the normal dictation of clbades and the provision of health services.

In the last few hours, the national government has come out to question the measure of force. He called for compulsory conciliation to various organizations, including three aeronautical unions that participate in the day of unemployment and protest. And he warned that cuts to routes or streets will not be allowed and has guaranteed the safety of those who want to go to work.

In addition, the Minister of Security,
Patricia Bullrich, reported the advanced security enhancement planned for tonight due to the arson of five groups and accused the "mafias" of having committed these incidents.

Tonight, shortly before the start of the measure, but without mentioning it, Macri made an economic announcement: "China trusts us, it's more work for producers and workers", did he said in a video recorded in a pork chiller in the city of Buenos Aires Marcos Paz.

It is also where he spoke about what will happen from October, the month of general elections. "The situation of uncertainty is linked to the elections, and in October this will be settled," he said. He also noted that his government had gone to the bottom of "problems, without deception".

"Those who doubt that at a distance do not know us and believe that we will go back, they believe that we have not learned, that we are going to look for a shortcut, a lie, another trickery, it is not like that, because we have progress inserted in the world, "he said later.

L & # 39; agreement

The agreement was signed during the recent visit of the Secretary of the Government of Agri-Food, Luis Miguel Etchevhere, with the Deputy Minister General of Customs of China, Li Guo.

China is one of the leading consumers and importers of pork in the world. According to data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) that relieves Agroindustria, pork production in China has reached 54 million tons, while domestic consumption exceeded 55 million tons and consumption . per capita reached in 2018 to nearly 40 kilos per inhabitant.

But this enormous consumer power is affected by the spread in China of African swine fever which has resulted in the sacrifice of more than one million pigs. The disease, which does not affect humans, has led to an increase in Chinese imports of pork from the United States.