A DIFFERENT PRODUCT? THE FORMATION AND EXPANSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MEAT AND LIVE CATTLE MARKET (1850–1939)

Pablo Delgado, Vicente Pinilla and Gema Aparicio

Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 2023, vol. 41, issue 1, 147-182

Abstract: Global agro-food trade grew strongly during the first globalisation. The increase in demand, the fall in trade costs, liberal policies and technological advances explain this expansion in trade. Within this context, this study analyses the formation and evolution of the international market of a special product: meat. It is a peculiar product because it is perishable. Furthermore, it is important to point out that the increase in its trade was based mostly on the strong demand in the United Kingdom, which acquired an almost monopsonist position, and also on the diffusion of mechanical refrigeration. This enabled the countries of the Río de la Plata, particularly Argentina, together with Australia and New Zealand to become world leaders in meat exports.

Date: 2023
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