Editor: Alejandra Groba
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With 15 days remaining before the deadline for the second quarterly allocation (April-June) of 20,000 tons under the new tariff-rate quota granted by Donald Trump to Argentina for 2026, 97.77% of the volume had already been utilized, according to official US government data. One week earlier, as reported by WBR, utilization stood at 90.05%, another sign of the rapid pace of shipments that strongly suggests the quota will be fully exhausted.
It is worth recalling that this “additional” quota consists of 80,000 tons of beef divided equally across four quarters and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, with no possibility of carrying over unused balances. The Argentine government is seeking to have the quota renewed for next year.
Meanwhile, Argentina’s traditional annual US quota of 20,000 tons was 60.2% utilized as of Monday, according to the same source.
