Overview

• On Aug. 27–28, the Sociedad Rural Argentina formally proposed a gradual, regional path to attain FMD‑free status without vaccination and offered to create a national strategic council led by SENASA.
• On Aug. 29, CARBAP urged that any decision be strictly sanitary and technical, pressed SENASA to publish agreed vaccination‑plan updates, and cited the 1999 suspension as a cautionary precedent.
• The Sociedad Rural Valle de Uco and other CRA‑affiliated groups criticized the SRA initiative as opportunistic and warned that stopping vaccination would be irresponsible.
• SRA argues a future shift, contingent on conditions, would strengthen international credibility and unlock premium markets reached by countries free of FMD without vaccination.
• All parties highlight prerequisites such as an updated diagnostic, reinforced surveillance, trained personnel, and stronger lab and sanitary‑barrier capacity, and there has been no suspension of vaccination or official policy change.