ECONOMIC INDICATORS Beef consumption fell to historic low in first quarter 16-04-2024 20:21 Beef sales hit a historic low in the first quarter of 2024 amid a heavy drop in consumption, falling to their lowest level in three decades.
PROTECTIVE MEASURES Government walks back beef export ban, eyes price accord 16-08-2023 12:12 After the country’s customs office announced a 15-day beef ban, Agriculture Secretary Juan José Bahillo denies introduction of measure.
NEW MEASURE Government suspends meat exports for 15 days 15-08-2023 17:04 Measure taken as talks with slaughterhouses and companies continue in wake of post-PASO devaluation of peso.
INFLATION WOES Beef prices to pour more fuel on 116% inflation 07-08-2023 08:28 Decision to temporarily weaken the exchange rate for corn exports — designed to spur shipments abroad — has bumped up domestic feed costs. Now beef prices are set to soar in the coming months.
Beef Export Brazil suspends beef exports to China after mad cow case 23-02-2023 16:39 Brazil, the world’s biggest beef exporter, is halting exports of the red meat to China starting Thursday after confirming a case of the animal illness known as mad cow disease.
BLOOMBERG Disappearing barbecues show global beef demand is under pressure 30-01-2023 17:09 It’s not uncommon to see meat-buying slide during downturns for the economy. What’s striking is that demand is falling faster in many of the countries where beef has traditionally been the protein of choice
ECONOMY & SOCIETY Beef relief for butchers in Argentina? No more carrying half a cow 18-01-2023 12:27 Street scenes of butchers weighed down by half a cow carcass on their back could be a thing of the past after a new government ruling.