The Rural: swears the big races and expects more aliens in sales by improving the exchange rate

With the oath of the main cattle breeds, from tomorrow an intense week will begin in the central courtyard of the Palermo Rural Exhibition. There are many expectations for the dedication of the great champions and, in addition, for sales after the animals in competition.

On this last point, a strong participation of foreign buyers is expected after the improvement of the type of change would make Argentine genetics more attractive, especially for Nordic breeds like Brangus.

Beyond the attraction of specific actors in the agricultural sector, the swearing of champions also attracts the general public. To this audience who, despite the cold, during the weekend took advantage of the central track shows such as reindeer tests and tool competitions.

Today the Braford Race will be sworn at 9 am and 2 pm. Meanwhile, it will be Brangus' turn. Both Braford and Brangus are the main meat breeds in the north. Tomorrow, in addition, the best of Shorthorn and Limangus will be consecrated.

Wednesday will be Polled Hereford's turn in females. Polled Hereford will later dedicate his great male champion on Thursday. On this last day, Angus will choose the Grand Women's Champion and, on Friday, the Grand Champion Masculine. Friday is also reserved for the dairy breeds Holando and Jersey to showcase their best specimens.

In 2017, the values ​​reached in the auction exceeded those of 2016 by 30 to 50%. For years, there has also been a marked presence of foreign buyers who compete with local stakeholders.

They are competing with Argentinian buyers to do business that ends, for example, by supplying sperm doses for your markets. Apart from these activities that foreigners can perform, Mercosur, with Brazil in the lead, is the main export market for Argentine bovine semen, which increased last year by 25% in doses (705 000) and 60% in dollars (In this context, for the Rural, we observe that the current exchange rate plays more in favor of local genetics. "It is an incentive for foreign breeders, the exchange rate has made Argentine genetics more competitive for Paraguayan and Brazilian buyers, "he said.
LA NACION Facundo Rivolta, director of the Argentine Brangus Association. "Brangus genetics is in great demand in the Brangus producing countries," he added.

Beyond those who come to buy, foreign delegations are more numerous. In Brangus, for example, they number between 70 and 80 of the following countries: United States, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and South Africa. This race will sell his animals at a dinner on Wednesday night.

"There are already important demands from foreign buyers, we are working so that they can participate in auctions and acquire the animals," said Fernando Fortuny, president of the Argentina Braford Association. This race will make its sales Tuesday night at a dinner.

Regardless of what happens to foreigners, there are generally good price expectations for sales. In 2017, the value of competing animal auctions has increased by 30 to 50% compared to 2016. Outstanding values ​​such as the $ 940,000 paid by the Venado Tuerto Artificial Insemination Center (Ciavt) for The Grand Brion Reserve Last year, among other outstanding awards, in Braford, the third bull of the show, Don Cancio hut, of Zunesma SA, was sold at $ 840,000 on the Stock Exchange. Toronto. 50% ($ 420,000)

In the Polled Hereford Puro Pedigree (PP) breed, one bull earned $ 410,000 in 2017. Meanwhile, an Angus bull was sold at 335,000 pesos