Pence Sees Potential for Growth in Agricultural Trade With Argentina
There is significant room for growth in the U.S.-Argentina trade relationship, particularly in agriculture, Vice President Mike Pence said Aug. 15 during a joint press conference in Buenos Aires with Argentina's President Mauricio Macri. Macri, President Donald Trump and other…
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officials have spoken in the last week about expanding U.S. pork access in Argentina, Pence said. Macri and Pence also discussed lemon imports from Argentina and “the interest” in importing beef from and exporting beef to the country, Pence said. An Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service final rule allowing importation of lemons from northwest Argentina into the continental U.S. took effect May 26 (see 1705020038). “Our hope is that, with the energy that our administration and that President Macri’s administration are placing behind this, we may have a breakthrough soon that will expand the economic relationship between Argentina and the United States, particularly on agricultural goods,” Pence said.