US EditionUS-Argentina Trade Deal Cuts Tariffs, Boosts Beef Quota
The executive order permits an additional 80,000 metric tons of tariff-free Argentine beef this year, aiming to lower U.S. ground beef prices amid a 75-year low in cattle supply.
- The US and Argentina signed a trade and investment agreement on February 6, 2026, which aims to enhance economic cooperation and boost bilateral trade relations.
- Argentina will increase its beef exports to the US from 20,000 to 100,000 tons under the new agreement, significantly increasing its export quota and adding an estimated $800 million in revenue.
- The agreement includes commitments to align with US safety standards and eliminate hundreds of reciprocal tariffs, facilitating trade and promoting investment in critical sectors like energy and technology.
- President Javier Milei emphasized the deal's potential to integrate Argentina into the global economy and promote a competitive trade environment.
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ND Farmers Union criticizes Trump beef deal with Argentina
Last week, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation temporarily allowing an additional 80,000 metric tons of lean beef trimmings per year to be imported tariff-free from Argentina. The North Dakota Farmers Union (NDFU) criticized the deal, calling it the "wrong approach to growing our beef supply."
NDFU issues statement on Argentine beef imports
JAMESTOWN — North Dakota Farmers Union President Matt Perdue said Monday, Feb. 9, increasing beef imports from Argentina is the wrong approach to growing the U.S. beef supply. Perdue responded to President Donald Trump’s Feb. 6 proclamation on Friday, Feb. 6, titled “Ensuring Affordable Beef for the American Consumer,” which increases imports of Argentine beef quotas from 20,000 tons to roughly 100,000 tons in 2026. “While the administration cla…
N.D. Farmers Union calls Trump’s agreement to buy more Argentine beef ‘the wrong approach’
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has signed an executive order quadrupling the amount of beef imported from Argentina. Argentina’s Foreign Ministry said this will “grant an unprecedented expansion of preferential access for Argentine beef to its market by 100,000 tons,” which is an increase of $800 million in Argentine beef exports. “While the administration claims this move will lower grocery bills, history and economists tell us otherwise: …
America's cattle chief rips into Trump's Argentine beef bailout, saying it 'does nothing to lower grocery store prices'
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association CEO Colin Woodall said Trump’s idea to buy Argentine beef “only creates chaos at a critical time of the year.”
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