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Australia has proven to be an appealing and profitable market for U.S. companies for many years. Apart from an extremely strict quarantine regime, it offers few barriers to entry, a familiar legal and corporate framework, and a sophisticated, straightforward business culture.

Argentine beef exports in 2022 are forecast at 700,000 tons, carcass weight equivalent, 30,000 tons below the official USDA number. This number is as the result of a marginally smaller slaughter and beef production than earlier projected.

In 2022, the Australia beef industry is set to continue its herd rebuilding phase which began in 2021. As the herd numbers have begun to recover, overall cattle slaughter is expected to rise from the 50-year low of last year.