Fried is now almost four times more expensive than Mauricio Macri last year
According to a report by the Argentine Beef Promotion Institute (Ipcva), the average rate of cutting various meats increased by 6.1% last May and increased by 68% compared to the same month in 2021.
Beef increased by 6.1% last May. According to a survey conducted by the Argentine Beef Promotion Institute (Ipvca).
The increase was higher than the inflation of the month, which the index was 5.1%. In addition, compared to May 2021, when the government imposed the export of beef on the pretext of price reductions, the product still increased by 68% in the last twelve months. The average cost of beef is $ 1122.71 per kilogram, taking into account the different cuts.
Meanwhile, getting an iconic product like fried, In May 2019, last year under Mauricio Macri’s government, a kilo was worth $ 230 and jumped to $ 1095.95 in May 2022. In three years it has risen in price by 376.5%.
If we look at all the meat worlds, only chicken meat was beaten last May: last May it rose by 6.3%, while it rose by 76.3% compared to May last year. In the case of pig breast, it increased by 1.6% last month and increased by 51.3% compared to the same month in 2021.
It should be noted that the Ipcva report is executed as follows: it covers 80 butchers in the federal capital and Greater Buenos Aires who were surveyed by telephone and 40 supermarket outlets in person.
In May 2021, the government used the entire stockpile of foreign sales, except for the tariff quotas that a country such as the European Union and the United States have. Then I set a quota of 50%. In this context, a ban was imposed on seven popular products that continue to this day: with or without roasted bone, peak, matambra, roasted cap, butt, shoulder and empty meat exportable. Currently, apart from this cutting limit, there is no written stock as there was before. However, the foreign trade management policy is maintained, as can be seen in one figure: by volume, exports fell by 7% in the first four months of 2022, to a mass of 184,630 tonnes of product (excluding pure products).
In its report, IPCVA explained what happened to value dynamics in both butchers and supermarkets. The largest increase was observed in butchers and not in supermarkets.
Supermarkets and butchers
“The price of beef in 80 butchers showed prices that showed a significant increase (+ 6.6%) compared to the previous month and increased by 71.9% compared to May 2021. On the other hand, st. In 40 supermarkets, the average price of beef showed a moderate increase, with a variability of 4.7% compared to the previous month and an increase of 58% compared to May 2021. He pointed out.
In addition, there are products in high demand that are cheaper in supermarkets than in butchers. In this regard, the report reflects: “In the case of the most demanding cuts, such as the wheel used in the preparation of Milanese, the difference in price is close to $ 171, and in the case of buttocks, it is the cheapest price in supermarkets; Supermarkets sell minced meat at a price of $ 23 less than in butcher shops, while fried meat supermarkets offer the product at about $ 166 less per kilogram than in butcher shops.
By geographical area, the agency added this analysis: “Moderate or significant price increases were observed in the federal capital; And the growth was significant in all areas of the GBA. “
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Source: La Nacion
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