Argentina Gives Green Light to Cattle Exports in Five-Decade Reversal

BUENOS AIRES, Feb 26 (Reuters) – The Argentine government has authorized the export of live cattle for slaughter, reversing a prohibition that had been in place for over five decades.

Argentina, famed for its beef cuts and traditional asado barbecue, is a ranching and farming powerhouse as well as a major exporter of processed soybeans, corn and wheat.

In a statement on Wednesday, the agriculture secretariat pitched t…