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This report is an overview and update of regulations and standards for importing U.S. food and beverage products to Argentina.

Argentine beef exports in 2025 are forecast to decline to 770,000 metric tons carcass weight equivalent (CWE), primarily due to a projected decrease in beef production and production costs in dollar terms that are higher than those of neighboring competitor countries.

Argentina’s oilseed sector faces a mixed outlook in MY 2024/25, Post lowers soybean production to 49 MMT, impacted by drought but showing signs of recovery, while sunflower (4 MMT) and peanut (1.605 MMT) production remain strong.

For 2017/18, drought impacts continue to impact oilseed commodities.

Argentina’s raisin production is forecast to remain stable at 41,000 metric tons in CY 2019 due to an expectation of favorable weather conditions.

Argentine fuel ethanol production and consumption are forecast to increase to a record 1.15 billion liters in 2018 as the local industry expands in order to fulfill the official quota....

Due to the government’s efforts to protect agricultural exports to China, over facilitating the entry of new technology, only two genetically engineered events (GE) received final approval in 2017....

Post forecasts wheat exports in MY2018/19 at 13.6 million tons, 600,000 tons lower than USDA, leading to greater stocks at 760,000 tons.