From the field to the shelf: agri-food prices multiplied by 3.5 times in October

On average, producer participation explained 25.4% of final sales prices, just 2.8% more than the previous month. The greatest participation was had by the producers of chicken (50.7%), while the lowest was for those of tangerine (10.8%).

During the month of October 2024 you must Consider the sharp increase in costs in both dollarized inputs, municipal taxes, as well as in transportation, logistics, leases and salaries, to name a few.

Likewise, price variations were observed – between the different jurisdictions of the national territory – of several products that make up the IPOD basket, registering a slight increase in the producer’s participation with respect to the previous month. In October, prices were affected by the recovery in production levels. The rains and the normalization of temperatures have increased the availability of fruit and vegetable products, causing a reduction in their prices, despite the fact that demand remains low. The abundance of seasonal products has also favored this situation in the market.

The gap in fruit and vegetable products and those of animal origin

fruit and vegetable IPOD: From the field to the shelf, the prices of the 19 fruits and vegetables that make up the IPOD basket multiplied by 5.1 times in October, which represents an increase of 6.2% compared to September.

IPOD of animal origin: For the 5 products and by-products of animal origin that make up the IPOD basket, the consumer paid 2.9 times more than what the producer received. There were no variations with respect to the previous month.

Regarding beef, it should be noted that during the course of the current year, a drop in consumption of around 12%, of 49.5 kg, has been observed. at 44 kg. per inhabitant.

Biggest and smallest IPOD gaps for October

– Products with higher monthly IPOD gaps

The tangerine (9.2 times), the onion (7,7), the red apple (7.4), the pear (6,6) and the lettuce (6.6), were the five products that presented the greatest difference between origin and destination prices.

The tangerine It increased 26.8% at origin due to an increase in demand and 29.2% at destination. According to the producers surveyed, there is little fruit on the plant.

For their part, the prices of onion Both the producer (45.8%) and the consumer (13.2%) fell due to an increase in supply, since the market has been replenished as a result of an improvement in production.

In the case of pome fruits, both prices decreased at origin, but showed an increase on the shelves. To the producer, the red apple fell 13.8%, due to a smaller amount of fruit sold in the foreign market, which produces an oversupply in the local market; while the pear decreased 7%. In gondola, the first increased 3.4% and the second 1.8%.

Lastly, the lettuce It increased 29.7% at origin, which is explained by an increase in demand, and fell 1.5% at destination.

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Products with lower monthly IPOD gaps

Of the five products that presented the smallest difference between the price received by the producer and that paid by the consumer, three are part of the fruit and vegetable basket and two are part of the basket of animal origin.

With 2 times, the chicken It was the product with the smallest gap of the month, increasing its prices to both the producer (6.3%) and the consumer (2.6%). The eggs (2.1), for their part, also increased their prices at both ends of the chain: 4.7% at origin and 7.9% at destination.

In relation to horticultural products, the garlic (2.1) and the pumpkin (2.7) increased their producer and shelf prices. The first product increased 93.3% at origin due to the recent start of the harvest and 14.4% at destination, while pumpkin prices increased by 87.5% to the producer —due to greater demand in the market— and 26.9% in gondola.

Finally, the only fruit that was among the products with the smallest field-shelf gap of the month: strawberry. With 3 times, its price once again decreased at both ends of the chain (11.7% at origin – due to an increase in supply – and 18.9% at destination).