Beef increased by 7.7% and accumulates a year-on-year increase of 60.7%

The Argentine Beef Promotion Institute (IPCVA) reports a significant increase in retail beef prices in March 2025, with an average monthly rise of 7.7% and a year-over-year increase of 60.7%. The survey, conducted in AMBA, Rosario, and Córdoba, noted that supermarkets experienced a greater price hike than butcher shops. The report also highlighted socioeconomic disparities in price increases, with high-income areas experiencing the highest increases. Not all beef cuts saw similar price increases, with some cuts experiencing much larger increases than others, while ribeye steak and rump steak saw the most moderate increases. This increase in beef prices was contrasted with the limited monthly increases seen in other meats.

According to the latest Price Report from the Argentine Beef Promotion Institute (IPCVA), retail beef prices registered an average monthly increase of 7.7% in March 2025, while the year-over-year variation reached 60.7%. The survey, corresponding to report No. 226, covered more than 30,000 weekly prices in AMBA, Rosario, and Córdoba, both in butcher shops and supermarkets. Widespread increases, with differences by channel and socioeconomic level In the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA), prices increased by 7.7% monthly, with a greater variation in supermarkets (+8.4%) than in butcher shops (+7.4%). In Rosario, the increase was 7.2%, while in Córdoba it was more moderate, with a rise of 4.8%, although that market had one of the largest year-over-year variations in the country: +69%. The report also highlighted disparities based on the socioeconomic level of the point of sale. High-income areas registered increases of 9.4%, followed by lower-income areas (+8.8%) and ...