These days, everyone knows a vegetarian or a vegan in their family,” UVA president Manuel Alfredo Marti told AFP. In Argentina this year, monthly inflation has fluctuated between 1.5 and 3.7% while the annual rate stands at about 30%. Then the advent of curing and refrigerated shipping transformed the destiny of Argentine beef, turning it into a commodity in high demand globally. “Meat has always been, and remains, a lead character in Argentina’s story, an essential part of ‘being Argentine’,” said Pigna. The Argentine beef sector is also heartened by growth in international demand, said Breitschmitt, particularly in Asia.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 30, 2025 17:34 UTC