Chile Suspends Importation of Meat From Southern Argentina Following Milei’s Health Reform
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A few weeks after the beginning of the celebrations of Fiestas Patrias where, traditionally, meat consumption rises, compared to other months, the Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) suspended the import of the product from the southern part of Argentina, whose declaration to be free of foot-and-mouth disease could be compromised after recent action by the Government of that country.
"The importation of animals and products of animal origin exclusively from Argentinian Patagonia was suspended, as is the case of sheepmeat and breeding cattle that were authorized to enter Chile," said the country in an official statement. Chile's Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) announced Thursday the suspension of imports of Argentine meat from Patagonia (south) following the recent internal health reform carried out by the Government…
On the basis of an official resolution, Chile will stop importing sheepmeat and bulls from Argentinian Patagonia, a measure that affects exports of about $30 million a year. The decision responds to a recent change in Argentine health policy that triggered alerts in the neighboring country. The conflict began when the Argentine government enabled the movement of boned beef from the northern zone to southern regions that until now were considered…
A serious decision that emerges as an effect of the Argentine government’s deregulation decisions on the market. It has a special impact on the south of the country and on sheep production.
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