Markets and Trade
AreaArgentina
Commodity GroupMeat
CommodityBovine meat
Date22/06/2021
Policy CategoryProduction
Policy InstrumentGovernment support
DescriptionAnnounced the Plan ganadero to boost cattle and bovine meat production, aiming to increase per capita consumption from the current 53 to 70 kg and raising exports to 2 million tonnes, by providing credit worth USD 100 million to local feedlots at an interest rate of 25 percent, including a 5 percent subsidy deduction.