Horsemeat, the business taboo that flourishes in Argentina
ARGENTINA leading exporter of horse meat
Horsemeat, taboo business flourishes in Argentina
Veronica Smink
BBC Mundo, Argentina The Russian market is by far the largest: it absorbs more than half of Argentina's production.
is estimated that in 2009, traded 145,000 tons of horse meat worldwide.
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According to the agency, the country has 1,900,000 registered horses. View: Racehorses killed by the crisis
a marginal business
But despite being a world leader in the export of horse meat, the fact is that for Argentina, this business represents a small fraction of its foreign trade.
"While $ 75 million generated by the sale of horse meat in 2010 was an important figure, is a small amount by U.S. $ 1047 million provided the beef, and U.S. $ 17,284 million were admitted for soybeans, "he told BBC News the economist Mauricio Claveria, a consultancy Abeceb.com.
However, the expert highlighted the fact that a business is marginal in Argentina represents about 7% of sales of beef, a product that brought fame to the country in the world.
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