Overview
- Recent monthly data cited by exporter chief Mario Ravettino show beef price increases at or below headline inflation, including 2.0% versus 2.1% in the latest month.
- Per‑capita beef consumption sits near 48–50 kilos a year, down from roughly 70 kilos two decades ago, reflecting a long slide in demand.
- Ravettino said sales only spike on special occasions such as Mother’s Day, which he described as temporary surges rather than a lasting recovery.
- Producers are reallocating toward faster, more profitable cycles, with poultry taking about 60 days, pork 120 days, and cattle roughly two years, encouraging some to plant soy.
- The industry is urging a more integrated agro‑food policy to balance production, consumption, and exports, noting persistently low fish consumption despite a long coastline.