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Argentina Fuel Prices Rise Again as Shell Records Fourth Hike in 13 Days

Mandatory notices were scrapped, leaving YPF’s micropricing to drive fast, localized changes with little public data.

Overview

  • Shell raised V-Power from ARS 1,715 to ARS 1,752 between August 31 and September 13, with four consecutive increases documented by users.
  • Companies no longer have to announce price changes and the Precios en Surtidor app no longer offers real-time station data.
  • YPF is adjusting pump prices intra-day across 170 geographic areas under a micropricing model, and other brands are applying localized moves.
  • Sector tracker Surtidores estimates average fuel increases of roughly 5% to 6% over the past 45 days as exchange-rate and oil costs weigh.
  • Retail fuel sales fell 1.2% year over year in July, and local reports show higher ticket prices at stations such as in La Plata.