Per capita consumption of beef in Argentina drops to 50 kg per year

The consumption of beef in Argentina has stood at 50 kg / person / year compared to the 90 that was consumed at the end of the 70s, according to data from the Argentine Beef Promotion Institute (IPCVA), reports Cadena 3 “What we have been seeing is that these 50 kilos have been maintained for approximately two years. The value is one of the lowest ever ”, assures Eugenia Brusca, IPCVA assistant. In recent years, the demand for beef has been replaced by other proteins such as chicken that reaches 45-47 kg per year or pork with 17 kg. The cause would be in the loss of purchasing power of the population. "During the beginning of the year, when the pandemic began, ...