Argentine beef exports hit highest level in more than five decades
Exports to US and Chile show considerable growthArgentina's beef exports during the first nine months of this year rose to their highest level in 57 years, as shipments of one of the South American country's best-known food staples grew among buyers in the United States and neighbouring Chile, reported Reuters.
Official data released on Thursday showed that January-to-September beef exports totaled nearly 700,000 metric tons, with most of that volume, or nearly 70%, purchased by Chinese buyers.