Butcher shops register price increases again. the kilo of half beef will go from 400 pesos to 600 pesos. And consequently, the kilo of Milanese is going up to 1,600 pesos, but it will probably come to 1,800 in a short time. the kilo of roast went from $1260 to $1400 and the one of empty, from $1530 to $1700. The meat businessmen advance that they expect new increases to be produced between the 15 and 20% between February and March. With which, in March the kilo of roast could cost around 1700 pesos.
As reported by the Vice President of the Argentine Chamber of Slaughterers and Suppliers (CAMYA), Sergio Pedace, the increases in the values of the cuts have already been transferred to the butcher shops, which are making the increases little by little “because there is no money on the street”. In the meat sector, they argue that, even before the rise in prices on the gondolas, the price of the farm had a strong jump of between 35% to 40% in the Cañuelas Livestock Market (MAG). This is due to the delay in values during 2022, which were almost 50 points below 95% inflation during the previous 12 months. In fact, already in January, the sector registered significant price increases of between 15 and 20% in butcher shops.
The national government is preparing a series of measures on the occasion of the increases. One of them will be to apply a 10% discount for the purchase of meat with a debit card, and will maintain the prohibition to export the seven popular cuts with the highest consumption in the domestic market. This measure will be in force until December 31.
According to a survey of the Institute of Economic Studies (IEE) of the Rural Society, during all of 2022 the standing farm destined for the local market only increased by 30% and meat for the consumer did the same by 46%, while according to The General Price Index (IPC-INDEC) expresses that the inflation of the entire economy was almost 100%, leaving the price of meat below the inflationary level.
by RN
