Until two weeks ago, the jump that the price of bovine meat would give in the first weeks of February and that it is not yet known to what levels it will reach had practically not manifested itself.
According to a report prepared by the Institute for the Promotion of Beef (Ipcva),
the average price of beef in different parts of the country increased just 1.7 percent in the first month of the year
, and 41.8 percent between January 2022 and January 2023, well below general inflation.
In this scenario, there were cuts that increased more than others and areas where higher increases were seen.
For example, in Rosario there were average increases of 2.4 percent, in Córdoba of 2 percent and in Buenos Aires of 1.7 percent.
And within Buenos Aires,
it was in the areas with the greatest purchasing power that the greatest increases were observed
.
The city of Buenos Aires, with 3.2 percent, and the north of Greater Buenos Aires with 2.9 percent, were the areas with the greatest variations, while in the south of Greater Buenos Aires the average increase was only 0.5 percent, according to the Ipcva.
"The prices of beef had
an increase of 3.9% in the points of sale that serve in neighborhoods of high socioeconomic level
. In those that sell in the medium socioeconomic level, prices increased by +1.1%; while in those who serve the low socioeconomic level, prices increased by +1.4%," the report describes.
Another interesting fact is that
the increases during January were higher in supermarkets than in butcher shops
.
The price of beef in butcher shops exhibited increases of +0.6% during January 2023, and +40.4% compared to the same month in 2022, while the average price of beef in supermarkets showed an increase of +4.7% compared to the previous month and an increase of +45.5% compared to January 2022.
Regarding the different categories of cattle, the survey indicates that steer meat showed an increase in its prices of +2.7%, steer meat +2.4%, heifer and veal meat +0.3 % vs December 2022 prices.
Which cuts increased the most
Regarding the cuts, the Ipcva affirms that in the AMBA what increased the most in January was the skirt, with a month-on-month variation of 4.6 percent, followed by the special snack, which increased 3.6 percent.
In this range of increases are also found chicken meat (4.4%) and pork breast (3.6%).
The price of the loin increased in January in the AMBA by 3.2 percent, the roast strip by 3 percent, the vacuum by 2.7 percent and the buttock by 2.3 percent.
For the February report, we can expect much more significant increases that are already being seen on the counters.
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