Argentina: Pork is the cheapest meat at the moment

Published Apr 29, 2022

Tridge summary

The article highlights the decrease in pork prices due to an oversupply in the market, offering consumers cheaper pork. However, this is causing profit margins to drop for producers, especially small ones. In contrast, beef and chicken prices have significantly increased. The article notes that while consumers benefit from lower pork prices, it is a challenging time for producers due to rising costs of raw materials and the dollar, coupled with a decrease in sales due to economic difficulties and import restrictions.

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Original content

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 ...

Source: Infopork