Meat increased 60% in two days, according to traders

Meat increased 60% in two days, according to traders

August 16, 2023 – 09:48

“It is being analyzed that in the next few days, prices continue to rise,” said the owner of a refrigerator.

Ignacio Petunchi

After the discovery of the Inflation index of July disseminated by the Indec, who reported that the Consumer’s price index was from 6.3% and the devaluation Of weight a 18.3% of Monday, the market of the meat It adds to the moment of uncertainty that the industry is experiencing regarding prices. From this, the refrigerators they assure that between monday and tuesday suffered 60% increases.

It hasn’t happened in a long time: in the morning they gave us a price list, at noon they updated it and we have to be changing all the billboards“, counted the refrigerator owner and Butcher shop from Slaughterhouses to C5N.

Starting last week the increases in meatthey were for below inflation. The strongest and most surprising price changes began on Monday. In these two days, we are talking about a 60% increase“, explained the owner.

To this rise is added the renegotiation between merchants and the Government on the expiration of Fair Priceswith a increase which could be between 9% and 15%.

Meats Inflation Prices Gondola

Ignacio Petunchi

Fair prices on meat

the national government started negotiating with the refrigerators an agreement for set new prices and meat volume for him Fair Price Program.

From the Ministry of Economy we are negotiating the meat prices for the domestic market and there are no suspensions to the export of meat“Bahillo pointed out this Tuesday afternoon on his account on the social network X (ex Twitter).

Of the talks The Ministry of Economy, the Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Juan José Bahillo; and the head of the General Directorate of Customs, Guillermo Michel, while the refrigeration sector was represented by the president of the Consortium of Argentine Meat Exporters (ABC)Mario Ravettino.

Source: Ambito

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