Beef business: extraordinary the photo, bad the movie

Although the livestock industry is currently experiencing firm prices for beef and high demand, there are factors that are raising alarms about its sustainability in the future.

Alfonso Bustillo has spent a quarter of a century as the director of the Argentine Angus Association—the most widespread bovine breed in the country—and four years as its president, a position he will soon be leaving. Más Producción spoke with the leader in the Buenos Aires province town of Cañuelas, where the 46th National Angus Spring Exhibition and the 25th Calf Exhibition were held, featuring nearly 380 breeders and important sales. There, Bustillo referred to the excellent moment the cattle industry is experiencing, why he believes it is insufficient to reverse the decline in livestock and the stagnation of production. He also spoke about the growth of the breed in Patagonia, its main attributes, and the export of certified Angus beef, among other topics. -You said in your opening speech at this Angus Week that it is an unbeatable moment for the sector, why? -We have very good prices in a situation of economic stability in terms of inflation. All categories (calves born in ...