A different product?: the formation and expansion of the international meat and live cattle market (1850–1939)

• Pablo Delgado ^[1] ; Vicente Pinilla ^[1] ; Gema Aparicio ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidad de Zaragoza

     Universidad de Zaragoza

     Zaragoza, España

     
  2. [2] Independent Researcher
• Localización: Revista de Historia Económica = Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, ISSN 0212-6109, Año nº 41, Nº 1, 2023, págs. 147-182
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1017/S021261092200012X
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  • español

    El comercio agroalimentario mundial creció con fuerza durante la primera globalización. El incremento de la demanda, la caída de los costes de comercio o políticas de corte liberal, así como avances tecnológicos, explican esta expansión comercial. En este contexto, este trabajo analiza la formación y evolución del mercado internacional de un producto singular: la carne. Se trata un producto peculiar debido ser muy perecedero. Además, es importante destacar que el incremento de su comercio se basó sobre todo en la fuerte demanda del Reino Unido, que adquirió una posición casi de monosopnista, y en la difusión de la refrigeración mecánica. Ésta permitió a los países del Río de la Plata, especialmente a Argentina, junto con Australia y Nueva Zelanda, convertirse en líderes mundiales en la exportación de carne.

  • English

    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.

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