In a context where inflation continues, understanding how essential products are formed is key. According to the last survey of the Agricultural Foundation for the Development of Argentina (FADA), held in February 2025, Six out of ten pesos of the price of foods such as meat, bread or milk are linked to production costswhile one in four corresponds to taxes.
The taxes that stand out are: the VAT nationally, Gross income provincial and rates to industries and shops at the municipal level ”, details Antonella SemadeniFada economist. Within that framework, Fada evaluated that More than 70% of taxes on these products are charged by the National State.
The meat: more taxes than carnage and refrigerator together
The average price of the kilo of vaccine meat was $ 10,221. Of that amount:
Besides, The consumer price rose 41% between August 2024 and February 2025well above the inflation of the period (17%), which reflects a real improvement throughout the meat chain.
Bread: wheat is worth less than 8% of the final price
French bread was sold on average $ 2,767 per kiloalthough with large regional variations. In GBA it cost $ 3.212, and in the NEA just $ 1,887.
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Wheat represents only 7.5% of the final price.
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The bakery concentrates 63.8%for the combination of production and sale.
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Taxes equivalent to 24%and the 16.5% chain gain.
The costs rose 19% in the semester, rather than the PAN, which shrinks margins. The value of the wheat fell by 14.9%, but its impact on the price of the bread was limited due to the weight of other factors (salaries, services, rentals).
Milk: 26% are taxes and almost $ 260 are allocated to wages
The full -liter milk sachet was marketed to $ 1,547:
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The producer receives $ 447.46.8% more than in August 2024.
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66.5% of the price are costs, 26.4% taxes and 7.1% profits.
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Freight represents 6.6% of the price, and The labor cost 20%equivalent to $ 256.4 per liter.
The milk multiplied by 3.5 from its origin to the gondola. It stands out that VAT of 21% in milk (unlike 10.5% in meat and bread) Explain a good part of its tax burden.
The grains: how much do they really weigh?
Despite being key supplies, grains have a limited participation In the price of food:
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He corn represents 9% of the price of bovine meathe 13% in the pighe 15% in aviar and the 4% in milk.
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He Wheat represents 8% of the price of French bread.
Even if export rights (DEX) be eliminated completely, The impact on prices would be marginal: 0.5% to 1.8% according to the product.
Source: Ambito
