Argentina used to be one of the world's final outposts of incredible beef, largely raised in the pampas grasslands and herded by those colorful gauchos. Not any more. Where have all the cowboys gone?
Like many South American countries, the rise in grain prices — particularly soybeans — due to bio-fuel demand, has caused Argentina to start converting it's arable land into industrialized farms.
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This article appears in Jan 14-20, 2009.