11. Outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease here have several times led countries abroad to close their markets to Argentine beef. 12. Right now, the U.S. is completing the process to declare fresh Argentine beef safe. 13. The agreement ensures that Chile will receive the highest quality of Argentine beef, Argentine Agricultural Secretary Felipe Sola told the state news agency Telam. 14. The agreement averts a threatened suspension in the exports after Chilean cattle ranchers initiated court proceedings over alleged lack of controls on Argentine beef. 15. The move is expected to reopen the coveted Asian market, reigniting the famed Argentine beef industry. 16. The United States and Argentina have temporarily halted trade in Argentine beef because of concerns of a possible outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease here. 17. Three months ago, international monitors declared Argentine beef free of foot-and-mouth disease, a finding that officials had hoped would help them increase exports. 18. U.S. delays in importing Argentine fresh beef could mean delays in exporting to markets in Asia. 19. When sliced from the rib-eye and sauteed, the Argentine beef was deliciously tender, juicy and quite tasty. 20. With a smooth marriage of Latin American footwork with Argentine beef, the chicos were doing things that other nationalities seem incapable of. |