The price of fish increases: how much it costs in February 2024

He fish It is a food rich in Omega 3 and vitamins, which is part of the basic basket. Given the continuous increases, how much do you get per kilo of fish?

According to the last one Consumer price index (CPI) the hake fillet It has increased by almost 13% and in Buenos Aires a kilo can be purchased for $3,660.

In supermarket chains, the kilo of frozen hake fillet It varies between $5,500 and $6,000. The values ​​of the kilo of battered hake They range between $7,000 and $8,000. While the kilo of whole hake It costs $2,000.

For their part, in the hypermarkets cans of tuna loins They can be found naturally for an average of $1,300.

Meanwhile, fillets in oil are between $1,300 and $1,900 and the minced tuna varies around 700 dollars.

Inflation 2024 in CABA

In the city of Buenos Aires inflation continues to increase. It went from 21.1% in December to 21.7% last month, due to the increase in passenger transport fares (+48.8%), prepaid fares (+39.3%) and the increase of prices linked to tourism (+74.6%).

The increase of food item it was 25.4%, according to the Report of the Directorate of Statistics and Censuses of the City of Buenos Aires.

In the last 12 months the greatest increases in food were recorded for Meat and derivatives (323.9%), Fruit (282.4%), Sugar, pastries and desserts (330.5%), Bread and cereals (322 .3%) and oils, butters and other fats (332.8%).