Five other Argentinean refrigerators will sell beef in the United States: what are the

The United States has allowed five new Argentine refrigerators to export beef to this country, which already has 16 local factories licensed to sell their products there. after the reopening of the market last November, after 17 years.

According to industry sources, so far in 2019, about 700 tons have already been exported. "This is not much, but we must keep in mind that it is a market that reopened last November," said the same sources.

he first shipment after the rehabilitation had left, to Miami, last December. That was 500 kilos wide steak, which the company Swift sold.

Today, the US Department of Agriculture and Food Safety Inspection (FSIS / USDA) has announced that new licensed refrigerators Quickfood S.A, Logros S.A., Forres-Beltran S.A., Azul Natural Beef S.A. and Alberdi S.A..

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The news was announced by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the country, Luis Miguel Etchevehereas part of his official visit to the United States.

"These announcements are hard facts – it is a more than telling example of the success of Argentina's openness policy towards the world and the confidence created." during the four years of managing President Macri with the world's leading powers, "he said. the minister at the conclusion of the meeting he had with Under Secretary of Foreign Trade and International Agricultural Affairs, Ted Mc Kinney.

The agreement by which Argentina returned to the US market is reciprocalthat is, Argentina imports fresh cuts, fresh American cuts.

US beef exports have unrestricted access to the Argentine market, while Argentine meat sales in the United States will be limited to 20,000 tonnes. According to the Ministry of Production, these 20,000 tons, estimated value, would represent about 180 million dollars. Exports exceeding this volume must pay another tariff of 26.4%.

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The last time the United States exported fresh beef to Argentina, it was in 1999, according to Indec.

The confirmation given at the end of last year for the reopening of the market was actually expected since at least 2015, by which date, in July this year, APHIS / USDA cleared the market. import of fresh beef from Argentina, then prohibited. United States for 14 years due to the presence of foot-and-mouth disease, a disease for which Argentina has been internationally recognized free since 2007.

Argentina is currently the world's sixth largest exporter of meat, according to the USDA.