The framework agreement announced by Presidents Donald Trump and Javier Milei includes a key chapter for the agricultural sector, with significant advances in beef and other food products. The text released by the White House does not mention the 80,000-ton quota referred to by Milei last week during the American Business Forum; instead, it primarily emphasizes the benefits the United States will gain in accessing the Argentine market.
The document states that the United States and Argentina have committed to improving reciprocal market access conditions for beef, creating a more transparent and predictable environment for trade in this sector.
Argentina will simplify registration procedures for U.S. beef, offal, and pork products; eliminate non-tariff barriers such as import licenses and the statistical tax; and refrain from restricting the use of certain meat-related terms protected in other markets. Argentina also assured that it will not require facility registration for U.S. dairy products.
For its part, the United States will take the agreement into account when making future decisions affecting economic security —including the possibility of moderating actions under Section 232 (which allows the U.S. government to restrict imports on “national security” grounds)— and agreed to work with Argentina to remove sanitary and technical obstacles to agri-food trade.
The agreement also confirms that Argentina is opening its market to U.S. live cattle and commits to granting market access for U.S. poultry within a maximum of one year.
