Argentina: Pork is the cheapest meat at the moment

As can be seen in the graphs provided by Juan Luis Uccelli Consultora, there was a small increase in the average pork carcass, but there is a lot of supply in the market and the uncontrolled sale drives prices down, which turns pork into meat cheaper today. In the case of beef, considerable increases were recorded ($280-$300) and in the case of chicken, the numbers skyrocketed, reaching $215 per kilo. Although the stagnation of pork prices can be seen as an opportunity for consumers, since they have quality meat at a relatively affordable price in the face of a complicated scenario for the daily economy, this is far from being good news for producers, much less for the small ones. A few days ago, Elizabeth Da Silva - President of CAMPEMPPOR - commented on some of the causes of the low profit margin for producers: the excessive increase in raw materials and the rise in the dollar that goes ...