For the first time in history, Argentines begin to opt for chicken meat above the vaccine, mainly because it is cheaper.
Despite the rises of recent months, chicken is still most bought meat in the country. Currently, consumption is 47 kilos per inhabitant per year And for the first time in Argentine history exceeded the numbers of the meat vaccineas explained by the executive director of the Center for Poultry Companies (CEPA), Carlos Sinesi.
“Current chicken consumption is some 47 kilos per inhabitant per year. That had never happened in Argentina, he first exceeded the Vaccine meat consumption“said the specialist in dialogue with Radio Rivadavia and pointed out that this change of choice is given mainly because it is cheaper.
The manager also pointed out that the output values of the refrigerator They are not the same as those facing the consumer in GondolaAlthough he clarified that a constant monitoring of that gap is being monitored. “The whole chicken kilo is between $ 3,000 and $ 3,600depending on the place, and the kilo of leg thigh is around the $ 8,500 the 3 kilos“He said.
About the differences in each court Sinnesi He argued that “the supreme, being all boneless, It has a higher cost. Today it is around $ 7,500 per kilo ” And he added that “there are cuts cheaper such as wing or housingthat although they have less meat, allow soups or wines in families where each weight counts“
Fall in consumption: how it affects meat purchases
Regarding the general consumption of animal proteins, he argued that between vaccine, aviar and swine meat, some total some 115 kilos per inhabitant per year.
“That is already a roof. To grow, a protein would have to fall or increase export“He said.
In turn, he talked about the difficulties that the domestic market has in the current economic scene: “The purchasing power It does not allow consumption growth. Production It can grow only if more export or if it improves the local economy“
To close, he highlighted the social value of chicken as an accessible food: “Chicken has the ability to adapt to everyone’s pocket. In this context, it is still a Nutritious and economic option that accompanies Argentine families every day“
Source: Ambito
