Meat: the government negotiates the prices of “barbecue pieces” with the refrigerators for the holiday season

Given the acceleration in inflation and increasing the value of meat, the government works in price agreements with cold rooms for “Barbecue cups” before the end of the year holidays.

This was stated by the Secretary of Internal Trade, Paula Spanish, who assured that his direction is also negotiating “a more structural and medium-term price agreement” in a context where “there are always decreases which participate in prudent prices”.

According to estimates by consulting firm LCG, meat in the last week of November recorded a 3.5% increase and put more pressure on the consumer price index.

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Faced with increased demand towards the end of the year, the official said she was “working” with the cold rooms for “Christmas cuts”.

He thus points out that he is looking for “an offer which takes into account the parts with barbecue cuts” at a time when there is “more pressure” to seasonal factors.

“Let us remember that primary production and supply depend not only on the initiative of the Ministry of Productive Development, but also on the other ministries involved,” Español clarified.

Asked about the acceleration of inflation at a general level, the head of the Ministry of Internal Trade pointed out: “We are worried and busy.”

In statements on the radio, he also referred to the price freeze put in place when the pandemic arrived and stressed: “What must be taken into account when we think of the thaw is that it it was a measure exceptional due to an exceptional situation ”.

The national official argued that “the situation is changing and we have always kept in mind that in some time we were going to have to generate a process of Departure gel “.

Finally, the Spanish stressed that the government intended “to have an absolutely strengthened price basket for care and that multiply the amount products so that there is a much larger representation in the gondolas ”, as well as “More diversity and brands”.

There is already a Christmas basket

A few days ago, the Ministry of Internal Trade also announced a Christmas basket composed of five products worth 250 pesos, and the cider and sweet bread combo at $ 165, which are already available since last Thursday in stores across the country.

The measure points to cushion the impact of inflation, which was 3.8% in October and would have been around 3% in November.

The government is looking to alleviate the price spikes that always occur when the holidays arrive in December, and more so in an inflationary economy like Argentina.

In large supermarket chains, the set consisting of cider, sweet bread, pudding, caramelized and nougat. The basket must be accessible in the gondolas and identified with the posters referring to the holiday season.

In turn, the cider and sweet bread combo that is already available for 165 pesos at branches of national supermarkets and regional chains is also offered to $ 150 in wholesale stores From all countries.