2006 Argentine restriction of beef exports
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2006 Argentine restriction of beef exports
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Argentina is one of the world's largest producers of beef. It is also the third-largest exporter, and has the world's highest consumption rate. On 8 March 2006, President Néstor Kirchner took the drastic measure of banning all exports of beef for a period of 180 days, in order to stop continuous price rises. Exports had soared after the collapse of 2001 forced the government to let the national currency float and depreciate. As a result, internal prices of beef, a major staple of Argentine diet,
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