'We're the country of beef, but we can only afford chicken' - BBC News

Argentina is divided over the new president's plans for its troubled economy.

14 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage caption, Oriana and Samir say they both voted for Argentina's new leader Javier MileiBy James Menendez and Alba MorgadeBBC World Service, Buenos AiresArgentina was once one of the richest countries in the world, richer than France or Germany.

And much of that wealth was built on exports of beef, especially to Britain. But that was well over 100 years ago.

Now, thanks to a profound economic crisis, it languishes in around 70th place, according to the latest figures from the World Bank.

And a growing number of people here simply can't afford to eat beef from the cattle that still roam the fertile grasslands known as the Pampas. People like Oriana and Samir, a young couple in their early 20s living in a run-down neighbourhood of the capital Buenos Aires.

"It's very difficult," Oriana says. "You're constantly asking yourself - 'how am I going to make ends meet?'. We're the country of beef, but we only eat chicken because it's cheaper."

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