News of meat

Beef consumption in Argentina falls to lowest in a century

08-07-2024 16:32 Per capita consumption in 2024 forecast at around 44.8 kilos per capita, the lowest figure in more than a century.

BEEF CONSUMPTION

Milei’s shock therapy sends demand for beef to 110-year low

08-07-2024 14:41 Beef demand is forecast to drop below 45 kilos (99 pounds) a person this year, the lowest in data going back to 1914.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Beef consumption fell to historic low in first quarter

16-04-2024 20:21 Beef sales hit a historic low in the first quarter of 2024 amid a heavy drop in consumption, falling to their lowest level in three decades.

INFLATION

'Asado crisis': Meat woes as prices surge more than 30% in month

26-09-2023 14:39 The price of beef is becoming prohibitive for many families in Argentina, even the cheaper cuts. Prices soared by between 30% and 40% last month, with huge new hikes anticipated in October or November due to a decline in the supply.

by Agustina Bordigoni

Living with inflation

Less beef, more chicken: Argentines adjust diets due to inflation

20-09-2023 09:28 Customers are digging deep inside their pockets to buy beef, a staple of the Argentine diet, due to a surge in prices which guts consumption.

PROTECTIVE MEASURES

Government walks back beef export ban, eyes price accord

16-08-2023 12:12 After the country’s customs office announced a 15-day beef ban, Agriculture Secretary Juan José Bahillo denies introduction of measure.

NEW MEASURE

Government suspends meat exports for 15 days

15-08-2023 17:04 Measure taken as talks with slaughterhouses and companies continue in wake of post-PASO devaluation of peso.

AGRICULTURE & ECONOMY

Argentine meat-packing heir wants to embed crops with animal DNA

24-01-2023 12:57 Newly listed Moolec Science SA is inserting pork and beef genes into soybeans and peas to create hybrid proteins that are both plant- and animal-based.

MEAT EXPORTS

In Uruguay, an effort to save horses from foreign plates

28-12-2022 13:07 The Santuarios Primitivo NGO is doing its best to rescue horses in Uruguay, where slaughter of the beloved animals is increasing rapidly.