Overview
- The zero-tariff honey sub-quota for May–June, set at 1,400 tonnes, was used up within weeks, with Argentine shippers taking most of the space.
- Argentina’s Agriculture Secretariat is applying a first-come, first-served rule during the transition, drawing formal complaints from Uruguay and Paraguay.
- The first export under the pact carried 22,138 kilograms of bulk honey from Concordia to Hamburg under Senasa oversight, dropping the usual EU duty of 17.3% to zero.
- Beyond honey, Patagonian frozen fish cleared with full duty relief, and early loads of olive oil, nuts, wine and dried plums left for EU buyers on reduced tariffs.
- Another honey tranche opens in July, and the quota expands in steps through 2031 toward 45,000 tonnes a year.