The prices of agricultural products increased 3.8 times between what the producer received and the final value paid by consumers, in January, according to the survey carried out by the Argentine Confederation of Medium Enterprises (CAME), released today.
“On average, producer participation explained 26.9% of final sales prices,” with the extremes in red pepper producers (63.5%) and orange producers (11.7%), he explained.
In the case of fruits and vegetables, the index showed an increase in the price of the basket (19 fruits and vegetables) by 5.6 times, which represents an increase of 19.2% compared to December of last year.
Agrifood: why the basket of fruits and vegetables increased
“There are several factors that explain this monthly increase, combining the lack of validation of final prices by the consumer due to the fall in purchasing power, the adverse weather conditions that affected some regions and productions (from high temperatures to excess or the lack of precipitation), and the end of the harvest season for some products and the beginning for others, which entails a realignment of prices at both ends of the value chain,” the report cited.
Meanwhile, for the five livestock products and by-products that make up the IPOD basket for the sector, “the consumer paid 3.2 times more than what the producer received.”
Food: which products made the greatest difference in prices in the field and on the shelf
The report identified orange (8.5 times), garlic (7.6), pear (7.5), onion (7.5) and mandarin (6.8), as the products that presented greater difference between origin and destination prices.
Orange and garlic were the agri-foods with the greatest gap between the producer and the consumer since “they showed increases at destination (63.3% and 24.1%, respectively), while their prices at origin did not show variations.”
On the other hand, the products that showed the smallest difference between the price of the producer and the consumer were red pepper (1.6 times), which rose 28.9% at origin and fell 27.7% at destination; cabbage (1.9 times), strawberries (2 times) and eggs (2.1 times), which increased the price for both the producer (0.6%) and the consumer (3.3%), according to records. of CAME.
Source: Ámbito
2024-02-11 22:03:11