Despite the high inflation of 2021, the Government of Argentina continues to bet on beef meat price control

Frozen Bone-In Beef

Argentina

Published Jan 16, 2022

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In the last week, the Ministry of Domestic Trade launched the +Care Prices program with 1,321 products and aims in the short term to work on the values of bread and the seven non-exportable grilled cuts of beef established by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fishing. "We have a task now, which is to set prices for careful cuts and we are talking," said the Secretary for Domestic Trade, Roberto Feletti, and remarked that "the Christmas and New Year's program worked very well, they sold 7 million kilos". In radio statements after the official presentation of +Prices Care headed by President Alberto FernÃ¡ndez, the secretary said that he sees "with concern the meat playing in the (inflation) index." In this sense, he affirmed that progress will be made in setting the prices of the cuts that at the beginning of the month were reserved for the internal market in Decree 911/21 until December 31, 2023, inclusive: roast with or without bone, skirt, steak, roast lid, buttock, shoulder, and vacuum.

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In the last week, the Ministry of Internal Trade launched the +Care Prices program with 1,321 products and aims in the short term to work on the values of bread and the seven non-exportable grilled cuts of beef established by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fishing. "We have a task now, which is to set prices for careful cuts and we are talking," said the Secretary for Domestic Trade, Roberto Feletti, and remarked that "the Christmas and New Year's program worked very well, they sold 7 million kilos". In radio statements after the official presentation of +Prices Care headed by President Alberto FernÃ¡ndez, the secretary said that he sees "with concern the meat playing in the (inflation) index." In this sense, he affirmed that progress will be made in setting the prices of the cuts that at the beginning of the month were reserved for the internal market in Decree 911/21 until December 31, 2023 inclusive: roast with or without bone, skirt, steak , roast lid, buttock, ...

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