Abstract

PATURLANNE, V.; BASSO, C.P  and  VIEITES, C.M.. Pork carcass value integration: changes due to monetary devaluation in Argentina. InVet [online]. 2005, vol.7, n.1, pp.31-39. ISSN 1668-3498.

A factor that affects pork meat consumption is the gap between farm price and supermarket price. The value integration analysis throughout the marketing pork chain during the peso-dollar one to one period and after the devaluation shock showed the same trend that the rest of the economy. Beef shelf prices grew more than those of pork meat, whereas farm prices showed the opposite trend. Pork meat value did not follow either the dollar performance or the basic needs basket increase in full extent. For fresh pork cuts, the lower price increases corresponded to those with the highest demand on the consumer's part -ham, shoulder and loin-; cheaper cuts such as internal fat and fat showed the highest rise. After the devaluation, primary production experienced a higher income, which was absorbed 53 % by supermarkets and 47% by final consumers. Supermarkets have reduced their participation in added value from 64% in 2001 to 45% in 2002.

Keywords : Pork carcass; Monetary devaluation; Value integration.

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