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Uruguay: dairy sector

This page contains data regarding key components of the Uruguay dairy industry over a given time period.

URUGUAY: DAIRY SECTOR
x 1.000 ton
RAW MATERIAL AREA201920202021202220222023%Period
Number of cows ('000) 759 749 714
Milk production ('000) 2.168 2.205 2.182
Deliveries to dairies (Mil Lt) 1.970 2.077 2.118 2.089 1.288 1.295 +0.55% Jan-Aug 2023
Farm-gate prices of raw milk (€ per 100 lt) 27,06 26,23 29,40 39,63 38,93 40,13 +3.07% Jan-Aug 2023
± % Over the same period of the previous year - -3.06% +12.11% +34.78%
DAIRY PRODUCTION 201920202021202220222023%Period
Butter (ton) 18.966 18.246 20.139
Butter oil (ton) 94 946 129
Cheese (ton) 55.968 55.731 60.070
Hard cheese (ton) 7.131 4.734 4.957
Semi-hard cheese (ton) 16.626 17.320 21.010
white cheese (ton) 16.804 19.084 18.466
Processed cheese (ton) 14.088 13.513 14.897
Curd (ton) 643 598
Grated and powdered (ton) 677 482 739
WMP (ton) 135.480 148.698 154.947
SMP (ton) 19.907 19.704 22.287
Fluid Milk (Mil. Lt) 225.257 339.000 219.000
Pasteurized and packaged milk (Mil. Lt) 143.349 146.000 123.000
Packed whole milk (Mil. Lt) 12.163 26.100 17.000
Whole UHT milk in box (Mil. Lt) 29.010 32.000 34.000
Packed skimmed milk (Mil. Lt) 6.251 8.000 7.000
Skimmed UHT milk in box (Mil. Lt) 18.207 20.000 19.000
Flavored milk (Mil. Lt) 998 1.000 1.000
Chocolate milk (Mil. Lt) 15.280 19.000 20.000
Dulce de leche (ton) 17.130 16.212 16.614
Custards and desserts (ton) 3.266 2.985 2.734
Ice Cream (ton) 8.068 7.858 7.996
Buttermilk Powder (ton) 1.112 1.214 1.622
Yogurt (mil. Lt) 35.594 35.000 33.000
Serum Cheese Powder (ton) 15.251 16.434 15.973
Fresh or unprocessed cream (ton) 4.471 5.242 6.371
EXPORT201920202021202220222023%Period
Bulk and pack. milk TOP importers 9,9 6,6 7,4 3,0 2,1 1,2 -46.21% Jan-Jul 2023
Cream TOP importers 0,1 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 1,5 > +1000.00% Jan-Jul 2023
Yogurt and buttermilk TOP importers 1,8 0,9 3,4 3,7 1,7 2,1 +20.76% Jan-Jul 2023
Butter And Other Fats TOP importers 14 13 12 17 10 5,3 -48.29% Jan-Jul 2023
of which:
Anhydrous Milk Fat TOP importers 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,4 0,1 0,7 +419.51% Jan-Jul 2023
Cheese TOP importers 26 27 26 23 14 13 -5.61% Jan-Jul 2023
SMP TOP importers 22 18 19 27 17 7,4 -57.21% Jan-Jul 2023
WMP TOP importers 132 138 143 130 66 88 +34.64% Jan-Jul 2023
Whey TOP importers 14 16 13 12 8,9 5,7 -35.33% Jan-Jul 2023
of which:
Whey also conc. and/or sugary TOP importers 14 16 13 12 8,9 5,7 -35.33% Jan-Jul 2023
Lactose Pharmaceutical TOP importers 0,0 0,0 0,1 0,0 0,0 0,0 -12.38% Jan-May 2023
Lactose edible TOP importers 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 +99.55% Jan-May 2023
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) TOP importers 2,1 3,4 3,3 8,3 4,5 5,1 +14.64% Jan-Jul 2023
IMPORT201920202021202220222023%Period
Bulk and pack. milk TOP exporters 0,5 3,6 4,2 4,9 2,8 2,8 +0.94% Jan-Jul 2023
Cream TOP exporters 0,0 3,2 2,5 0,0 0,0 0,0 -5.24% Jan-Jul 2023
Yogurt and buttermilk TOP exporters 2,5 1,9 1,5 2,2 0,8 0,6 -23.37% Jan-Jul 2023
Condensed Milk TOP exporters 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 +14.74% Jan-Jul 2023
Butter And Other Fats TOP exporters 1,0 0,5 0,7 1,3 0,8 0,8 -5.12% Jan-Jul 2023
of which:
Anhydrous Milk Fat TOP exporters 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 - Jan 2023
Cheese TOP exporters 3,2 4,5 3,9 3,7 1,5 2,8 +84.13% Jan-Jul 2023
SMP TOP exporters 1,0 1,1 1,3 0,6 0,2 0,5 +173.38% Jan-Jul 2023
WMP TOP exporters 0,0 0,0 0,1 0,0 0,0 0,1 - Jan-Jul 2023
Whey TOP exporters 0,6 0,8 1,5 2,6 1,4 1,8 +28.42% Jan-Jul 2023
of which:
Whey also conc. and/or sugary TOP exporters 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,8 0,4 0,4 +4.68% Jan-Jul 2023
Casein TOP exporters 0,1 0,2 0,2 0,1 0,1 0,1 +28.03% Jan-Jul 2023
Caseinates TOP exporters 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,2 0,1 0,1 -15.86% Jan-Jul 2023
Lactose Pharmaceutical TOP exporters 7,0 6,6 7,7 8,5 4,4 5,4 +21.73% Jan-Jul 2023
Lactose edible TOP exporters 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 > +1000.00% Jan-Jul 2023
Infant milk formula TOP exporters 1,1 1,4 1,3 1,5 0,9 0,5 -40.13% Jan-Jul 2023
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) TOP exporters 2,1 1,9 2,0 2,1 1,2 1,2 +4.56% Jan-Jul 2023
% Self-sufficiency nan% nan% nan%
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 2023(f) % Period
Population ('000) 3.428 3.429 3.426 3.423
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) 17.402 (e) 15.169 (e) 16.756 (e) 18.083 (e)
GDP per capita (€) * 15.544(e) 13.272(e) 14.167(e) 17.172(e)
(e) estimated
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate

Source:
Raw material area:: INALE (Instituto Nacional de la Leche); Number of cows and Cow's milk production: FAO;
Dairy production: MGAP-DIEA;
Export and Import: IHS
GDP per capita: International Monetary Found
Population: FAO

Last update: 21-09-2023
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