In the run-up to May 1, International Workers’ Day, the butchers anticipate that it may be missing roast.
This is one of the times of the year when roasts are sold the most, and with “low work” in the refrigerators, the president of the Union of Meat Vendors (UVC), Hebert Falero, expressed concern.
“We had Tourism Week, which was a week (in which) there was almost no barbecue, and if there was any reservation from the butchers or any supplier that we had frozen, it was consumed on that date and from then on. We have had problems, because they have not delivered the amount that we requested”, he explained, adding that “the situation worsened” due to the general strike of the PIT-CNT that was carried out last Tuesday in protest against the social security reform, since there was one less task.
The strip roast is the best-selling cut in the run-up to Labor Day.
Can’t get fresh roast for May 1st
As the butcher mentioned, the industry “is doing small jobs” at a time when “We would need twice as much roast as is normally slaughtered.”
The drop in some tasks, for example the day of the PIT-CNT strike “has an impact on practically not getting fresh barbecue,” he said. The roast that remains frozen comes from Brazil, while the cut that is usually sold every day by the Workers, “is becoming very scarce, except for some butcher who has been able to keep it in his freezer.”
Fresh roast for this weekend “there will be very little,” he said.
roast prices
the kilo of strip roast It can be found between $390 and $500.
Another cut, as is the pulpon, varies between $350 and $520, depending on whether it is imported (from Brazil or Paraguay) or nationally produced. The butchers anticipate that this cut will not be missing for May 1st.
The sausagesanother popular grill product, range in price from $200 to $500 depending on the brand.
Falero indicated that this will be an atypical May 1, taking into account that sales peaks normally occur at this time.
“This worries us a lot, because it is a day when practically no other cuts of meat are sold, but roasts and offal are sold. In addition, the offal is also lacking because there is little slaughter and there is no fresh offal, only some frozen ones,” concluded.
