Between January and June, 312,600 tons of bovine meat were sold abroad, 16.4% less than in 2024. However, currency income rose 11.6% thanks to better international prices.
Thes exports of refrigerated meat And frozen showed in June a strong rebound, with shipments that reached the 61,500 tons Product weightfor an estimated US value320.5 millionas reported by the Argentine Meat Exporters Consortium (ABC)chaired by Mario Ravettino.
In front of May, the exported volume grew a 12.7%while the total value advanced a 7.2%in a context of partial recovery of international prices. In the interannual comparison, exports grew a 4.6% in volumebut the most relevant fact was the jump of 45.7% in the valuethanks to a significant improvement in prices with respect to June 2024.
First semester: less volume, more value
Between January and June 2025, Argentina exported 312,600 tons of bovine meat, with a total income of US $1,587.9 million. In terms of volume, this represents a decrease in 16.4% Regarding the same period of the previous year. However, the value generated grew a 11.6%confirming the improvement in the average product prices.
In June, the average export price was US $5.213 per tona fall of 4.8% Regarding the previous month. Despite that punctual leave, the value remains 39.4% above June 2024when he averaged US $3,741 per ton. Anyway, Ravettino warned that current prices are still $ s s1,100 below the historic peak April 2022.
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China consolidates its leadership as a buyer
The Asian giant remains the main destination of Argentine flesh. Only in June, China imported 31,100 tons of boneless meat, for a total of US $152.5 millionand 16,300 tons of meat with bone and bovine bones, which generated US $ s32.8 million. Together, these shipments represent the 77.2% of the volume exported in the monthand the 69% of the accumulated semester.
The average price of boneless meat sent to China was US4,900 per tonbelow the record reached in May 2022 (US $ S5,900), but even within historically high values.
In parallel, the Globed Meats and Products Based on Bovine Meat They also showed positive performance. In June they were exported 9,200 tonsgenerating US $19.4 millionwith an average price of US2,120 per ton. In the case of Bovine languagesthe price exceeded US $4,000 per ton.
During the first six months of the year, exports of this segment reached 57,600 tonswith an accumulated income of US $103.2 million.
Source: Ambito
