Packer activity falls to the lowest level in a decade

Activity in Argentina’s beef packing industry has fallen to its lowest level in ten years, according to a report from the meatpacking chamber CICCRA. During the first five months of 2026, slaughter totaled 4.944 million head, nearly 10% below the same period in 2025 and the lowest January-May figure since 2016, when 4.753 million head were processed.