Overview
- The White House confirmed a bilateral framework intended to expand market access and reduce selected tariffs across medicines, chemicals, machinery, information technology, medical devices, vehicles and a range of farm goods, alongside commitments on intellectual property, labor, environment, digital trade and recognition of standards.
- Officials stressed that it is a framework rather than a finished agreement, and both governments will draft the final legal text and complete internal procedures before any provisions take effect.
- Agricultural provisions include a pledge to improve bilateral beef market access, while a specific 80,000‑tonne Argentine beef quota cited by President Donald Trump is not specified in the published framework; Argentina will open its market to U.S. live cattle and allow U.S. poultry within a year, and will not restrict certain cheese and meat naming terms.
- The rollout followed Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno’s meetings in Washington with USTR chief Jamieson Greer and Secretary of State Marco Rubio after months of technical talks.
- President Javier Milei and allies celebrated the pact as a pro‑growth milestone, while opposition figures criticized it as favoring U.S. interests and raising concerns about sovereignty and impacts on local producers.