Two capitals of ice cream and cows, Vermont and Argentina are starting to exchange some of the products that have made each location famous.According to the Associated Press, Vermont farmers recently sold 50 frozen Holstein embryos to Argentina.Embryo sales are common in the cattle industry, and Vermont has some of the highest quality cows in the world without the high prices.Cow embryos sell for as much as 10,000 dollars each, but the embryos from Vermont were bought at only 600 dollars a piece.The sale took four years to complete and reflects the desire in Argentina to bolster cow lines, even on smaller farms.Now Vermont just needs to begin exporting Ben & Jerry’s and Argentina will have the best of Vermont to compliment its already excellent Freddo ice cream and steak.

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