Inflation for the month of September exceeded 6% and did so with even more noticeable increases in which vegetables and tubers such as dad it means. In general, consultants take it for granted that annual inflation will exceed 100%, which is why the employment sector is also asking for salary increases of over 100%.
the price of the dad rose in the area of the Federal Capital and Greater Buenos Aires approximately 110% with respect to the values that the tuber in September, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) compared to what is currently charged in greengrocers.
According to the statistics body, preceded by Marco Lavagna, last month the kilogram of dad it was sold at 142 pesos on average. Currently, most of the places that did not offer offers, the price per kilo exceeded 300 pesos, confirming the jump of up to 110%.
Damián Di Pace, director of the consulting firm for mass consumption Focus Market explained that “there were several problems during this month. What is happening with the dad is that there was a decrease in planting, so there is less supply in the market”.
He added to these statements that “a rise in the cost of agrochemicals and fertilizers that meant that there were not too many incentives, because as the price of dad In general, it is down, causing many to decide to reduce planting.”
From the INDEC they detail that in the area of the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires (AMBA) in December 2021 the value of product It was 55.84 pesos, which means that the cumulative increase for 2022 is more than 500%.
In the words of Di Pace, the price of vegetables in general “is a problem that is going to be sustained over time, because there were also frosts in winter that affected production.”
Food inflation over the general
“The rise in Food and non-alcoholic beverages was what had the most impact in all the regions, within which the increase in Vegetables, tubers and legumes; Oils, fats and lard; and Fruits”, according to INDEC.
Meats are the food sector that recorded the lowest increases, with an average of 1.7% in the first weeks of October. Among the cuts, the kilo of shoulder is the one that increased the most with 2.33%.
According to vegetables, legumes and tubers, from the first weeks of the month the dad led with 24% rise, and they were followed by the perita tomato with 13% inflation and the aubergine with 12%.
