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The Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries of the Ministry of Economy of the Nation reports that for the cycle that ended on June 30, total certified exports of the so-called Hilton Quota reached 29,388.86 tons (t) out of the 29,389 t enabled for export to the European Union, representing 100% execution. Adding the tons exported to the United Kingdom, Argentina totaled 29,499 tons of its original contingent of 29,500, divided after the Brexit process.
Total exports represented approximately 406 million dollars, measured by their FOB value, 16% more than in the 2025/2026 cycle; with average prices that since April of this year reached USD 20,000/t for rump & loin cuts (sirloin, narrow steak, rump, and their derivatives).
Furthermore, through Resolution N° 105/2026 published today in the Official Gazette, the tariff quota for the 2026/2027 commercial cycle was distributed. In total, 81 companies were beneficiaries, including frigorific establishments and Exporting Producer Groups, adding 15 new participants for this cycle.
To date, Argentina has already executed 7% of the total quota through the quota advance mechanism, with average prices remaining around USD 19,000/t.
The main destinations for Argentine meat continue to be Germany and the Netherlands, followed by Italy, Spain, Greece, and Portugal. This information is now available, with monthly updates, on the Argentine Foreign Trade Single Window platform, www.vuce.gob.ar, where you can also consult by tariff position all products subject to quotas with preferential entry into certain external markets.
The Hilton Quota is a tariff quota for the export of high-quality, high-value boneless beef that the European Union grants to meat-producing and exporting countries, with a tariff preference of 20%. Argentina is a beneficiary of 44% of the global quota granted by the European Union; the other beneficiary countries of the quota are the United States and Canada (17%), Brazil (15%), Australia (11%), Uruguay (10%), New Zealand (2%), and Paraguay (1%).
