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Paraguay becomes world's eight exporter of beef; Argentina drops to position 11
Paraguay has moved to eighth world exporter of beef and is planning to double the number of cattle slaughtered by 2020, according to the country's Rural Association, ARP. Last year 2.2million head of cattle were slaughtered in Paraguay, and 73% of the beef was exported while the rest was domestic consumption. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesMore export markets surrendered by Argentina.
Sep 01st, 2014 - 11:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0And happily taken up by other countries.
Does anyone here proof read what they write?
Sep 01st, 2014 - 11:44 am - Link - Report abuse 0At this rate the cattle farmers expect Paraguay to be exporting the equivalent of 4 billion dollars in beef by 2010.
Its not that Argentina, with its massive competitive advantages can't reconquer very easily the markets from these small countries with the right policies, but now it will take time.
Sep 01st, 2014 - 01:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina, what can we say about them?
Sep 01st, 2014 - 01:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Ha, ha, ha, ha.
Little Uruguay at 5, massive but mismanaged Argentina a 11!
There's one mad cow that should be slaughtered before she infects the country further.
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Sep 01st, 2014 - 01:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Yeah but how much of what Uruguay takes over in beef and dairy from Argentina, Argentina makes up in soy and derivates??
Argentinas farming economy is incredibly elastic.
The revenge of Francia's ghost. In 1815, the Portenos were blockading the export of beef to Paraguay, “by which it subsists.” Francia turned the situation around and by the late 1820's was exporting beef to Brazil, making up 20% of the Paraguayan trade, while the price for ordinary Paraguayan citizens dropped. I can hear the laughter all the way from the depths of the Rio Paraguay where his body was dumped
Sep 01st, 2014 - 02:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@5
Sure, but unfortunately the farmers are stockpiling their soy due to the actions of you know who...
#4. Yes, the mad cow needs to be put down.
Sep 01st, 2014 - 02:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I'm still blown away that India is the second largest beef exporter in the world.
(I checked the statistic and it's correct.)
Despite being a net beef importer, Chile is a beef exporter to specialized high paying markets including Europe. (Chilean beef is actually more expensive than imported.)
It's never a good thing to put all one's eggs in one basket. It has been the downfall of many a country to rely too much on one export product. Diversify.
Sep 01st, 2014 - 03:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 06
Sep 01st, 2014 - 04:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Arg farmers are simply stockpiling on soy because they know that another mega devaluation is imminent.
Its really hard to tell because of the magnitude of Argentina.Dairy farms where closing down at record levels and going into agriculture soy mainly, but the Holando cows ended up being bought over by bigger dairies in the last few years. So milk production has remained the same
It would be interesting to know the averrage gross output in US$ per hectare in Chaco and Formosa Provinces vs the ones in Paraguay or the same comparison between Entre Rios and Buenos vs the whole of Uruguay can be made. I think that would be far more telling
not a surprise the production and exportation of beef have declined to its minimum.
Sep 01st, 2014 - 05:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0kirchner, moreno, fernandez de kirchner and the pathetic duet, costa and casamiquela, have done all to achieve it in a relatively short period of time.
anyway, you cannot compare the quality of argentine beef with the paraguayan, chilean, peruvian, etc.
in terms of quality, they do not exist.
Of course , if only Britain agreed to sit down and negotiate over the future of the Malvinas , all this would change , and the default would disappear too .
Sep 01st, 2014 - 06:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0And pigs might fly, too.
Sep 02nd, 2014 - 09:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0Sure they export a lot and it's cheap but it tastes like buffalo meat. I can't eat it. I prefer to pay more for Chilean beef.
Sep 02nd, 2014 - 11:15 am - Link - Report abuse 0Well done, Paraguay ... in so many ways greater than Argentina.
Sep 02nd, 2014 - 01:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@13
Sep 02nd, 2014 - 04:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I happen to like Buffalo meat. North American Bison, that is.
paraguayan and/ or chilean beef = yuck
Sep 02nd, 2014 - 05:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 016 Ohh shut up you arrogant cunt, its not the fucking point!!
Sep 02nd, 2014 - 06:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0As if Argentina's beef wasn't feed loted and pasturage being is hard to come by in the butcher shops these days.
paulcedron=yuck
Sep 02nd, 2014 - 08:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0heehee!
Sep 06th, 2014 - 03:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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