Agricultural Science: Argentinian Meat Industry

Argentina. The country conjures images of rancheros on horseback herding cattle across sweeping grasslands, but Argentina means something quite different to the American Pork Industry. For the last few years’ excessive tariffs (15%) on local beef production dropped Argentina from the third largest beef producer, to the tenth (Schuele, 2016). This change meant that the local population was eating more beef and minimal imported meat products such as chicken and pork.