Between January and May, Argentina exported 41,013 tons of beef under its tariff-rate quota with the United States, nearly matching the total volume shipped during all of 2025 (just over 44,000 tons), which had already been a record year.
The figure also exceeds total exports to the US in 2024, when shipments reached around 35,000 tons. The value of exports during the first five months of 2026 totaled US$ 344 million.
These shipments were made possible by the additional 80,000-ton quota granted to Argentina by Donald Trump for 2026, on top of the country's historical 20,000-ton quota. The additional quota is administered quarterly under a first-come, first-served system.
