Red meat essential part of South American nation’s social fabric along with soccer and mate tea
Per capita use this year is around 44 kg annually. It was 52 kg in 2023 and 100 kg in 1950sBUENOS AIRES – Argentines, famed for steakhouses, sprawling cattle ranches and asado barbecues, are consuming less beef than ever, forced to tighten their belts by triple-digit inflation and a recession.
"Beef is an integral part of the Argentine diet, it is as if pasta were eliminated for Italians," retiree Claudia San Martin, 66, told Reuters while waiting in line at the butcher shop. She said she was willing to cut back on other purchases such as cleaning products, but beef was sacred. Part of the long-term decline is a longer-term shift toward other meats like pork and chicken, as well as cheaper staples such as pasta. But this year's plunge has been driven by nearly 300 per cent inflation and a stalling economy along with tough austerity measures by libertarian President Javier Milei.Poverty is up, more people are homeless in major cities and lines have grown at soup kitchens.
"Beef consumption has been dropping quite sharply recently," he added, blaming inflation and the economic slump. "Consumers try to replace beef with cheaper foods, other types of meat or pasta." As local consumption has slid, exports have risen, but weaker global prices have dampened the boost for farmers. By far the top buyer of Argentine beef is China, though it imports cheaper cuts not used domestically.
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