RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In Argentina, with a cattle herd of 54 million head, far more than its inhabitants, eating a steak or an asado has become a luxury, due to the unstoppable beef price rises that the Government, which has just closed exports for a month, blames on the strong international demand.
The South American country is the world's fifth-largest producer and fourth-largest exporter of beef and also one of the. . .