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Argentina Fuel Price Transparency Erodes as Shell Posts Fourth Hike in 13 Days

A June deregulatory move ended mandatory pump-price disclosures, leaving shoppers without real-time station data.

Overview

  • Stations in La Plata updated prices at midnight on Saturday, with YPF listing Super at $1,370, Infinia at $1,618, Diesel 500 at $1,347 and Infinia Diesel at $1,551 per liter.
  • Shell’s V-Power reached $1,752 on September 13 after earlier increases on August 31, September 6 and September 7, according to local reports.
  • Drivers have documented rapid price changes with photos of station boards as fuel companies no longer publish routine updates.
  • Independent tracker Portal Surtidores estimates YPF prices in Buenos Aires rose about 5% to 6% over the past 45 days.
  • YPF has adopted micropricing across 170 zones, and July fuel sales fell 1.2% year over year as buyers gravitate to cheaper grades.