“World meat storehouse” why meat price dramatic rise (figure)

“World meat storehouse” why meat price dramatic rise (figure) 2010-03-20 09:43: 00 origins: Liberates net – Liberation Daily (Shanghai) with pasting 0 handsets reads the news

　　Argentina is one of world main animal husbandry great nations, is known as “world granary and meat storehouse” the name. But since the end of last year, the Argentine market has actually made “meat uncultivated land”, the beef price rises largely, and directly causes the serious inflation. Last week, Argentine President Christina appealed that the Argentine Populace change the diet structure, increases the fish product in meals proportion.

　　Argentine beef cattle\’s number of livestock on hand surpasses resident population, is “Niu Biren are many” country. The beef is also in the Argentine daily diet staple food, this country average per person beef consumption quantity is among the best in the whole world. But since the end of last year several months, the Argentine beef average price rose nearly one time, on the Argentine dinner table the most common belt bone beef price at present is each kilogram about 7 US dollars, compares the price to rise with the same time last year over one time, compared the rising rate with 2006 is to achieve over three times.

　　The rise of meat price has caused the serious inflation. In February, the Argentine official announced the consumer price indices link compared to rising 1.2%, set the record in the recent four years new high, the meat price link compared to rising 8.7%, was creates the price fast rise the primary cause. According to the survey of development facility and economist, Argentina\’s actual currency inflation rate should be the official statistics over two times, the meat price\’s actual increase scope is higher.

　　The data which announced according to the Argentine beef industry and business association, the large rise of meat price caused the beef consumption quantity of Argentine to quickly wane. Last year the Argentine average per person beef consumption quantity was 73 kilograms, but to January, the average per person beef consumption quantity reduced 19.3% compared to the same period, if calculated only then 59 kilograms according to the annual level, since has set the record 2003 the new low.

　　Causes Argentina the meat price to rise the most main reason for the recent several months largely is in the market beef supply reduces. In January, the Argentine beef output is 238,400 tons, reduced 16.1% compared to the same period. Argentina\’s some raising livestock production areas in 2009 the bitter experience serious drought, caused the beef cattle massive deads.

　　However, government to beef price not, when intervened also intensified the beef supply shortage. In 2006 Argentina once presented the beef price to rise largely, the government had at that time taken the strict restrictive measure, forbids the beef export to satisfy the domestic market demand, simultaneously the beef product which sells to the market in implements the government to limit the price. These intervened the measure indeed to stabilize the meat price severely in a short time, but simultaneously also attacked the grazing entrepreneur to expand the cultivation scale the enthusiasm. The government also carries on the strong trend intervention to the meat price, caused many stock raisers simply to give up raising cattle, was engaged in soybean planter and other profits to be richer, but government intervention few professions. According to the Argentine statistics of agriculture department, the Argentine beef cattle quantity reduced from 2006 59.71 million to 2009 51.92 million heads. Slaughters in 2009 in the beef cattle, 49.7% are is used to breed the descendant the cow, this proportion has set the record in the recent 20 years new high. The analyst pointed out that because the production of beef cattle needs from two to three years, therefore the Argentine beef short supply\’s phenomenon at least is hard to have a new look this year. (This article originates: Liberation Daily)