Argentine Beef: A Lethal Tool in Exporting and Tourism

Written by : Natasya Rifti P, 6211171054

George Bernard Shaw, an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist, and political activist
mentioned a phenomenal quote declaring, “There is no sincerer love than the love of food”.
This quote pictures perfectly how dish can make us stronger as a unity. How could? Let’s
say, as a political being, dish always take a big role when we want to make a deal.
Whenever we want to make a treaty, dish will take the role as a medium. It is not a secret
anymore that dish actually might become an appeal on making decision. This is why, we
should see this potention as a foremost part to be focused on.

Beef and Export Scientist proves that as ruminants,

cows are not supposed to eat corn since
Talking about dish, Argentina is
their digestion are not designed to digest
well known for its beef since the beef
it. Corn will only become a healthy food
quality it self is gained from the grass the
for all nasty bacterias in cows many
cattle feed on. Just like what Juan
stomachs. This assumption is proven by
Videla, Social Gaming entrepreneur and
the usage of antibiotics if farmers keep
Computer Science student at ORT
choosing corn as their main fodder.
Argentina mentioned on Forbes, instead
Making corn as cows fodder will only
of feeding cattles in feedlots with chosen
bring harm to any farmers since they have
grass or even corn, Argentines rather
to spend thousands of dollars on
make their cattle raised eating luscious
antibiotics in order to keep their cows
grass, principally in the humid pampas,
alive.
the biggest beef producing region of the
country where open flat plains dominant It is written in Santiago Times that
the landscape.1 on Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner years,
beef producers were among the worst hit. 2
2
1
Juan Videla, “What Makes Argentine Steak so “Argentina Rapidly Recovering as World Power
Renowned”, https://www.forbes.com, (March 18, in Beef Exports”, http://santiagotimes.cl, (March
2018) 18, 2018)

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All of this happened more likely because
of at that time she put her focus on
protectionist policies. But, years passed
and today we are on President Mauricio
Macri years. He believes that this super
potential potention Argentina has should
be developed more.
In order to reach his goals, Jeorge
Dillon The President of Argentina
Agricultural Sanitary Service making a
confession of country’s new project. For
the first time, the nation’s government
will work to promote the technology in an
effort to increase the traceability of
supplies and make beef shipments more
attractive to potential buyers in the US
and Asia.3
Argentina is not the only country
who wants to make this project happens.
Other countries that focused on beefs
exports, such as Australia, have already
turned to micro-chipping as Asia’s desire
to track steaks all the way back to the
ranch increases and world concerns over
food safety intensify, said Glynn Tonsor,
an associate professor of agricultural
economics whose specializes in
3 5
Jonathan Gilbert, “Micro-chipped Cows”,
http://www.independent.co.uk, (March 18, 2018)
traceability at Kansas State University.4
This effort hit the goals by the request
that came from American officials for
further information on sanitary controls.
If this plan goes well, the nation’s
growth can be succesfully reached.
Argentina can sit back on the top 10 beef
exporting countries. Ready for taking
back its glory on exporting field.
Beef and Tourism
Because of its well known beef,
even a famous chef, Gordon Ramsay took
a visit just to taste how unique the beef
was. As we can predict, the result was
pretty clear that Argentina made it to the
end.
Argentina has its super popular
cuts named Vacio, this type of cuts
usually being used in Asado.5 What is
Asado? Asado is the Argentine form of
barbecue with warm family touch. How
could it is being defined like that? More
likely it is because for those who want to
know how Asado look like, they have to
gather around with anyone so they can
unite and talk more.
4
Ibid
Gene Gerard, “Vacio Steak”,
https://www.thespruce.com, (March 18, 2018)
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 This culture of Argentinians have the charm of Argentine beef contributes a
makes Argentina becomes brighter than big number on it is a plus point.
ever. Argentinians show that eating steaks
Jump to the conclusion, by words
are not something you can only enjoy in
that i stated above it is clear that i want to
fancy restaurants. You also can eat it with
put highlight on how Argentine Beef can
your family member, talk a lot about your
take a big role in today’s world. More
personal life, strengthen your family
over, when society just put a standard that
bond.
a lethal weapon can only being pictured
A perfect number of tourists out as a gun, katana, bomb, nuclear, and other
there are curious so they fly to Argentina military things, we should see other
and see by their own eyes how amazingly aspects that possibly kill us if we do not
amazing Asado can strengthen them. If pay attention.
we see this matter from the perspective of
Argentine beef keeps something
nation’s growth, Tourists help us in many
that can not be easily described just by the
ways. For example, the existence of
way it is. It is not only possesed as dish, it
tourists creates hotels, car rental agencies,
also has a historic, civilization, economy,
restaurants, service stations, souvenir
even political value. It is our duty as
shops, sports equipment rentals, tour
Zoon Politicon to analyze deeper about
companies, and much more. This will
this case in order to protect world’s
decrease the number of unemployed
interests. Start knowing more. Start doing
workers.
more.
Let’s take a high scope by seeing
the number of tourists that comes to
Argentina. From 2004-2017 the highest
rate of tourists that come per month goes
until 1.851.392 people.6 This one is just
that amazing and knowing the fact that

6
“Argentina Tourist Arrival”, Trading Economics,
https://tradingeconomics.com, (March 18, 2018)