But this time, the main beef cuts recorded much higher increases than those seen in the June-August quarter, equivalent to half the overall increase indicated above. Meanwhile, the price of frozen hamburgers has maintained the double-digit monthly growth rate and the price of chicken has started to accelerate, surpassing the general average.
In this sense, burgers increased by 11.5% last September, and the other cuts with the highest demand increased below monthly inflation: ground beef increased by 3.2%, the roast by 2.9%, buttock by 3.1% and rump by 3%. Meanwhile, the price of chicken rose 6.4% per month, the highest in the past four months.
At the same time, from the CICCRA they pointed out that between September 2021 and September of this year the prices of the cuts of meat increased less than the general level of the CPI. In this regard, asado increased by 66.9% annually, ground beef by 66.8%, shoulder by 65.0%, rump by 67.4% and buttock by 67.3%. For its part, the box of frozen burgers increased 108% and the price of chicken increased 97%.
Industry analysis
- Slaughtering and production: The slaughterhouse industry slaughtered a total of 1.17 million head of cattle in September 2022. Compared to August, slaughter recorded a decline of 4.8% corrected for the number of working days, but yes it stood at 6.3% compared to September 2021. In historical terms, the level of activity was high, ranking n. 11 in the last forty-three of September.
- Exports: In September, 9.8% higher volume was exported compared to that recorded in the period January-September 2021.
- Internal market: the volume sent to the domestic market would have been the equivalent of 1.65 million tonnes r / c / h of beef, 3% more than the total sent in the first months of last year.
