Overview
- Authorities allocated 19,956.345 tonnes for the 2026 cycle, dividing 19,000 tonnes to Industria and 1,000 tonnes to Proyectos Conjuntos after receiving 72 applications.
- Four firms were disqualified or ineligible, including Grupo Tresnal for lacking U.S. sanitary authorization, Frigorífico Villa Olga for no export history, and two companies sanctioned for renouncing their 2025 quotas.
- Frigorífico Gorina received an exceptional permit to fulfill its quota through third‑party plants following a fire at its facility.
- Black Bamboo Enterprises, Frigorífico Alberdi, Mattievich and Carnes Pampeanas were granted economic group status to execute allocations across their establishments.
- The Proyectos Conjuntos free‑availability fund was set at 43.655 tonnes with no initial balance for Industria, and the adjudication is provisional while a separate 80,000‑ton access preagreement with the U.S. remains unsigned.