Because of the difficulty in meeting Hilton with rump & loin, more round cuts are being shipped

The scarcity of steers in Argentina has made it almost impossible to fulfil the Hilton quota with rump & loin cuts, so plants have begun using the tariff quota for lower-value round cuts.

In Q1-2025, 1,405 t of frozen cuts went to the EU—up 453% year-on-year and 333% on 2023. By 31 March Argentina had filled 75% of its 29,389 t Hilton quota, European Commission data show.