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It fell 12 percent during 2024 and was ranked as the worst year in beef cut sales in two decades. Per capita consumption was equivalent to 47.4 kilos, 11.1% below the average for the same period in 2023.

In the latest editorial of the Argentine Federation of Refrigeration Industries (FIFRA), its president Daniel Urcía predicted that 2024 will end “with a very good level of slaughter and meat production, both in the bovine and porcine sectors. In the first of these, we will surely be close to 13.8 million heads slaughtered, which means a decrease of 5% when a drop of 10% was expected for 2024. In the case of pork, a growth of around 2% per year would be confirmed, as it has been doing year after year.” For the businessman and advisor to the Argentine Beef Promotion Institute (IPCVA): “The high meat production could lead us to the wrong conclusion. It is easy to assume that the year was brilliant when, on the contrary, the situation is complex. The high slaughter and production only helped to reduce the impact of the increase in costs: the year closes without profitability for the industrial sector.” He also valued:

The end of the year brought an unusual surprise: the Chinese government announced that it had begun an investigation aimed at determining improper practices that motivate the application of tariff barriers against beef imports. The investigation, which will last several months and is not directed at any particular country, represents a direct threat to Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, countries that are the largest suppliers of this product in the Asian nation. As befits a nation that is a global leader in agribusiness, Brazil was the first to issue a statement on the matter. “The Brazilian government takes note of the communication from the Ministry of Commerce of China on the beginning of an investigation in order to apply safeguard measures to beef imports by that country,” says an official statement. “During the next few months, and following the legal course and the deadlines of the investigation, the Brazilian government, together with the Ministry of Commerce of China, will investigate the possible causes of the country’s beef imports.