United States has confirmed the reopening of its beef market and the country will return to export after 17 years

Argentina could possibly re-export beef to the United States. After more than three years of opening not yet finalized, the Food Inspection and Safety Service (FSIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture has officially announced that Argentine beef could be sold on this market.

In June 2015, the United States had opened its market after losing a panel before the World Trade Organization (WTO) to delay the opening of this post to Argentina. The country had lost the USA in 2001 for hiding an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. Although the market opened in 2015, due to poor relations with the previous government, the return to meat was slowed down. This country has also imposed different conditions on the current government to accept the reopening.

As the FSIS has announced, the return to the United States for fresh meat will take effect tomorrow. Although the agency did not specify the tonnes, it had negotiated a quota of 20,000 tonnes.

"The news is very welcome because of the importance of the North American market for Argentine meat, not only in volume but also because of what it means around the world because it's all about from a very demanding market, which will undoubtedly have a positive impact on the market. the opening of other markets which with this novelty are left without arguments to remain closed to the Argentine meat ", said Daniel Pelegrina, president of the Sociedad Rural Argentina (SRA).

"Another market is open and will serve others who were not there because they did not have the United States," said Jorge Torelli, president of the United States. Union of Argentine meat industry (Unica).

"We have to start producing a heavy steer, as he likes it here," said David Lacroze, coordinator of the Meat Board. "We went first to play A. Now the doors of Korea and Japan are going to open (this market is already open to Patagonian exports)," he added.

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the US opening was expected as part of Donald Trump's visit to Argentina by the G20. Represents a potential company of at least 100 million US dollars.

The secretary of the agribusiness government, Luis Miguel Etchevehere, also spoke about the reopening. He expressed his "satisfaction at having achieved this milestone for our country through the effective and coordinated work of health agencies, agricultural portfolios and embbadies, thereby enhancing mutual trust to continue working on our bilateral agenda" .

For his part, the Minister of Production and Labor, Dante Sica, said that "the result of this negotiation strengthens the importance of continuing to progress in the opening of other Argentine products to the markets. as well as to consolidate existing trade flows with the United States ".