YPF rose and the market released shows curiosities in the slates

The service station slates again affected the pilots' pocket for the second time this week. The state-owned company YPF has raised the price of fuel by 1%. The liter of super naphtha, the cheapest, went from $ 30.69 to $ 31.00

With the new tables, at least in Salta and at that time, it is no longer the mark at the prices the lowest. ] A beach of Axion yesterday had the super at $ 30.70 and the highest price was shown by Shell, with $ 33.67

Thus, fill a 55-liter tank in the capital of Salta costs between $ 1,966.25 and $ 2,059.75. The gap is 9.6% between the highest and the lowest value of this fuel category. This is a marked difference if one takes into account that the price distance between premium fuels is 4.7%.

One liter of V-Power (Shell) is selling for $ 37.45, while one of Axion's premium costs $ 35.75

Yesterday, Infinia Naphtha of YPF was the second most expensive of its category. Refinor stations have sold the liter of Refinor 97 (the most expensive product of this vending machine) at $ 35.63, that 's the same price as Friday' s Infinia YPF.

Last Sunday, fuels rose 5% The price of the dollar had affected the market a week ago

On this occasion, the update of the YPF prices is due to the fact that the price of the fuel was higher. recent increase in the price of biofuels.

People Who Carry the Most Expensive Liquids Spend It's about 20% of the mobile living wage that has gone up to $ 10,000 this month.

Increases in naphtha exert more pressure on inflation. The 15% goal was left only in the papers that were drawn in Casa Rosada. With the new increase, fuels, at least YPF, have increased by 19% so far this year.

On January 24, after the national government decided to release market prices, the liter of naphtha super shot at $ 25.99. At that time, loading a tank with this product involved a payment of $ 1,429.45, whereas today it required $ 1,705

Then, in one of the last maneuvers of the Former energy minister Juan Jose Aranguren, the government has tried to contain prices, but now the new holder of this portfolio, Javier Iguacel, wants a free competition between oil companies. This is already seen in the slates

The Impact

In a survey conducted yesterday El Tribuno in the beaches, they badured that it was n & rsquo; There is not a sudden drop in demand. "People have to move the same way" or "spread the load" were some of the answers given by vending machine workers.

The price update will fall as a domino effect on merchandise arriving from major urban centers to the capital of Salta and the provincial interior. Freight has a strong impact and also makes a dent in the local productive activity.

In the service stations, they warn that there is strong competition. The Axion company in the southern zone, for example, aspires to maintain prices for a few more days. This is what has recently started to work. According to the Federation of suppliers of fuels and similar products of the Center of the Republic (FECAC), there is a delay in fuel prices of 23.4% in the case of super naphtha and 25.4% in naphtha of superior quality.

The new rise occurs amidst controversy. Friday, the president of the Confederation of Hydrocarbons Trade Entities (CECHA), Carlos Gold, had warned that oil companies set "quotas" for the delivery of fuels. He noted that this will quickly affect the field, industry and transportation.

According to the chief, "a problem that until last week was to provide white gas stations, now has come to be a problem of some stations"

"There are oil companies that have set a quota for the delivery of fuel and above this limit there is a differential price, which is a problem for the sector to come. "] However, Iguacel went to the pbadage and denied that quotas have In the Salta petrol stations there were no restrictions

The businessman said that "the argument is that the oil companies do not have any restrictions. have not yet recomposed their profitability, they deliver fuel at a loss, with a phase shift, they say. 30% limit delivery so that negative profitability does not increase. "

More expensive in the notice of allegation

Until the Indec recognizes the impact of naphtha in the l 39; Increased cost of living According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), in the NOA, housing, water, gas and other fuels increased by 49.5%. this indicator, the gas rate will surely weigh in.

If the badysis is limited to December – May, it is the region that suffers the most from these services and products.

For l & # 39; 39, official agency, the increase was 23.4%.

In Greater Buenos Aires, the increase was only 9.9%.