More Argentinean Refrigerators to Export Beef to the United States – Information

The United States has authorized five new Argentine refrigerators to export beef, the country's Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Minister, Luis Miguel Etchevehere, said during his official visit. in this country.

The new licensed refrigerators are Quickfood, Achievements, Forres-Beltran, Azul Natural Beef and Alberdi, the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Inspection and Inspection Agency (FSIS / USDA) released Monday.

To the extent, already 16 Argentine factories have been added for this destination.

"These announcements are concrete facts – it is a more than telling example of the success of Argentina's openness policy to the world and the confidence created over the past four years. President Macri's management with the major powers of the planet, "said the president. At the end of his meeting with Undersecretary of Foreign Trade and International Agricultural Affairs, Minister Ted Mc Kinney.

The announcement was made at the sixth meeting of the Argentina-US Joint Agri-Food Advisory Committee, where a review of the bilateral agribusiness program was conducted.

Etchevehere underscored the importance for Argentina of the opening of the sweet citrus fruit NEA and NOA market, as well as the recognition of the North Patagonia region as a FMD-free zone without vaccination and the export of bovine and mutton genetic products.

Similarly, the two countries highlighted joint work in the framework of Codex, on the development of biotechnology and on maximum residue limits, stressing the need to adopt health measures based on scientific criteria. .

The reopening of boneless, chilled or frozen beef on the US market after 17 years was notified in November to Senasa.

The official delegation is made up of the ambassador of Argentina to the United States, Fernando Oris De Roa; the president of Senasa, Ricardo Negri; the national director of international agro-industrial markets, Maximiliano Moreno; and Argentina's agricultural adviser in the United States, José Molina.

In dialogue with Chain 3The director of the Logros refrigerator, José María Roca, said it was "the dream of the child" to open this market and said that they were "trained and prepared" to start exporting.

In this context, Roca explained that "the high demand concerns hamburger meat", which he described as "leaner" than that used in feedlots (fattening farm) Americans.

"Our main goal will be to place premium cuts: the loin, the narrowness, the width and the square.The ideal will be to arrive with these cooled products," he said. declared.

"The achievements closed the month of August with 1,300 tons of meat exported, especially in China.This will open another market with a product that we can manufacture quickly because it is cooled and maturing will be done during the duration of the trip, "he said.

Finally, he mentioned what could happen with a possible change of government at the end of the year: "I think the resulting foreign exchange demand will not reduce it, but sadly threatening news. of "the meat of the people" and that we do not have to export. "

"I hope these are old ideas and that they are not implemented." The closing of exports would be a very big inconvenience, "he concluded.

In the same vein, the President of the Chamber of the Argentine Meat Industry, Miguel Schiaritti, assured that it was unthinkable, four years ago, "the exploitation of l & # 39; export ".

"About 17 or 18 years ago, we sold what was meat to make burgers, but the chosen refrigerators allowed – with very good standards – to export high quality cuts, such as beef and steak, which are the most expensive, "he said. .

He explained that the goal is to meet the needs of the niche market with a high purchasing power. "It's a slow process because the United States is a vast and hard-to-install country, but in 2020, with 20,000 tonnes (each at $ 10,000), it will generate a very strong push," he said. -he declares.

Interviews of "Informed, on his return".