Meat consumption in Argentine households fell 11.5% year-on-year, while exports to international markets expandaccording to a report.
The Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Meats and Derivatives of the Argentine Republic (CICCRA) published a report recording the levels of production, consumption and export of beef that occurred in June of this year.
There you can see a deep contrast between the consumption pattern in Argentine households and the export levels of these raw materials to international markets. According to the document, a year-on-year drop of 11.5% within domestic consumption.
However, and although refrigeration activity continues to be low, the exports towards the main markets such as China and the United States not only maintained their levels in this period, but also They increased their sales by 10.2% annually.
In addition to revealing a significant distance between the purchasing power of Argentines and the dollar turnover of the concentrated livestock sectors, the report leads to a conclusion that is difficult to ignore: The drop in meat consumption is the worst in 30 years. 1
But the crisis does not only affect the carnivorous diet. According to the Rosario Stock Exchange, despite the relatively low indexes inflationary factors (measured with a basic basket from two decades ago), retail and supermarket consumption in 2025 did not succeed recover not even the levels corresponding to the pandemic.
