The Argentine government has authorized the export of live cattle for slaughter, reversing a prohibition that had been in place for over five decades, after the country's beef exports last year reached their highest level in a century.

Argentina, one of the world’s top beef exporters, will now be able to send its cattle abroad for slaughter as President Javier Milei pushes to deregulate the economy.

While President Donald Trump is threatening steeper import tariffs and freezing federal funds that have some American farmers and ranchers concerned, Argentine President Javier Milei announced that ranchers in his country are now be able to export live cattle for slaughter to foreign countries,