"still available in the excellent beef from Argentina"
not true! / that's ancient history now ;o) / read it and weep!
Argentine Cattle No Longer Just Home On The Range
September 14, 2009
Argentina's vast plains are bigger than Texas, and for more than a century, great herds of cattle roamed and ate to their hearts' content. That helped build up Argentina's image as the producer of lean and natural grass-fed beef.
But ever so quietly, Argentina is increasingly fattening its herd in American-style feedlots. Promoters say it's efficient, but some Argentines wonder if quality isn't being lost for the sake of quantity.
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if you don't like to read, watch "king corn" you will understand what we're talking about
Each day, 12,000 animals from all over cattle country arrive at the Liniers cattle market on the south side of Buenos Aires.
Grizzled men on horseback herd them into pens. The bell then rings, announcing the start of yet another day of auctions. The animals are butchered immediately after sale, resulting in what Argentines call the best beef in the world.
Like this proud country, the century-old Liniers market is all history and tradition.
Tradition, though, is dramatically changing
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