Argentina: To boost the export profile of livestock, the Government announced the National Individual Electronic Traceability System

Argentina is set to transition from an analog and manual traceability system to a national Electronic Individual Traceability System for cattle, buffalo, and cervids, as per Resolution 71/2024 by the Ministry of Economy's Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. The system, funded by international organizations and mandatory for all herds by July 2026, will enhance the livestock industry's production and export capabilities. The system will be voluntarily implemented from March 2025, with free electronic devices provided to producers. The technology is expected to streamline herd management, simplify health monitoring, and potentially relax vaccination requirements due to its detailed traceability. This initiative is part of a broader trend in South American livestock markets, with Uruguay, Australia, Paraguay, and Brazil's Pará state all adopting or planning to adopt similar systems.

Through Resolution 71/2024 of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Ministry of Economy, the national Government established the change of the current analog and manual traceability system for the National Electronic Individual Traceability System in cattle, buffalo and cervids. The system, which will strengthen the production and export potential of Argentine livestock, will use electronic technology as a mandatory individual identification tool based on technical specifications defined by SENASA. This will make it possible to establish the precise traceability of each animal from the primary link to the meat industry. Its implementation will begin gradually on March 1, 2025, starting with each calf slaughter or movement. Financed by International Organizations and acquired through an International Public Tender, the State will provide electronic devices to all producers in the country until the current stock is covered. The implementation will be ...