World Meat Congress In Baires, Tight Beef Supplies Are Hot Topic ...with audio!

The World Meat Congress!  Bet you didn´t know that existed.  I applied for press credentials ...but I never heard back.

The congress runs through Wednesday ...and I might just get an opportunity to interview an attendee tomorrow.

I´m sure there´s lots to talk about there.  CattleNetwork.com reports today,

"While the conference focuses annually on global trends in meat production and consumption, this year’s venue has specifically cast a spotlight on Argentina’s dwindling beef supplies – which are the result of severe drought and interventionist government policies that have hampered its beef industry’s ability to export. Daley says these circumstances are making grain farming much more attractive than ranching, contributing to a shift in this region’s land use. She adds that while it was the Argentine government’s intent to limit exports in an effort to keep domestic beef supplies plentiful and prices low, the policy has clearly backfired as resources have shifted, beef supplies have tightened and domestic beef consumption has declined sharply"

Wish them well, your beefy goodness could be at stake. (audio here)