Argentines' table habits are changing. Although beef consumption remains high compared with the world, eating habits have shown an irreversible trend: people choose chicken and pork more.
 
The above inference comes from the cross-comparison of data from the US Department of Agriculture, the World Health Organization and the Rosario Stock Exchange. The results show that for the first time in Argentina's history, chicken consumption is higher than beef: in 2024, the average chicken demand per resident is 49.3 kg, and the beef demand is 48.5 kg.
 
It is reported that this trend is also reflected in the statistics of the Argentine Meat and Derivatives Chamber of Commerce and Industry, that is, beef consumption has reached the lowest level in nearly 28 years, compared with the per capita beef consumption of 84 kg from 1950 to 1980.
 
Nevertheless, if the consumption of the three main meats (beef, chicken and pork) is added together, Argentina is still the second largest meat consumer in the world, with 115 kg per capita, second only to the United States.
 
Data shows that in 2024, the average Argentine consumed 48.5 kg of beef, 49.3 kg of chicken, and 17.7 kg of pork.