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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 AREA201820192020202120212022%Period
Number of cows ('000) 766 759 749
Milk production ('000) 2.173 2.168 2.205
Deliveries to dairies (Mil Lt) 2.063 1.970 2.077 2.115 438 433 -1.17% Jan-Mar 2022
Farm-gate prices of raw milk (€ per 100 lt) 27,50 27,06 26,23 29,40 26,75 34,95 +30.66% Jan-Mar 2022
± % Over the same period of the previous year - -1.62% -3.06% +12.11%
DAIRY PRODUCTION 201820192020202120212022%Period
Butter (ton) 16.371 18.966 18.246
Butter oil (ton) 162 94 946
Cheese (ton) 56.940 55.968 55.731
Hard cheese (ton) 6.553 7.131 4.734
Semi-hard cheese (ton) 17.779 16.626 17.320
white cheese (ton) 19.736 16.804 19.084
Processed cheese (ton) 11.710 14.088 13.513
Curd (ton) 616 643 598
Grated and powdered (ton) 546 677 482
WMP (ton) 145.052 135.480 148.698
SMP (ton) 14.921 19.907 19.704
Fluid Milk (Mil. Lt) 229.402 225.257 339.000
Pasteurized and packaged milk (Mil. Lt) 152.130 143.349 146.000
Packed whole milk (Mil. Lt) 11.936 12.163 26.100
Whole UHT milk in box (Mil. Lt) 32.409 29.010 32.000
Packed skimmed milk (Mil. Lt) 6.511 6.251 8.000
Skimmed UHT milk in box (Mil. Lt) 9.687 18.207 20.000
Flavored milk (Mil. Lt) 954 998 1.000
Chocolate milk (Mil. Lt) 15.775 15.280 19.000
Dulce de leche (ton) 16.521 17.130 16.212
Custards and desserts (ton) 3.240 3.266 2.985
Ice Cream (ton) 9.605 8.068 7.858
Food preparation (ton) 104
Buttermilk Powder (ton) 1.012 1.112 1.214
Yogurt (mil. Lt) 38.245 35.594 35.000
Serum Cheese Powder (ton) 15.487 15.251 16.434
Fresh or unprocessed cream (ton) 4.723 4.471 5.242
EXPORT201820192020202120212022%Period
Bulk and pack. milk TOP importers 12 9,9 6,6 7,4 1,7 0,9 -48.44% Jan-Mar 2022
Yogurt and buttermilk TOP importers 2,1 1,8 0,9 3,4 0,8 0,6 -30.86% Jan-Mar 2022
Butter And Other Fats TOP importers 13 14 13 12 2,8 4,0 +41.85% Jan-Mar 2022
of which:
Anhydrous Milk Fat TOP importers 0,2 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,0 0,0 - Jan-Feb 2022
Cheese TOP importers 29 26 27 26 6,2 5,7 -6.69% Jan-Mar 2022
SMP TOP importers 16 22 18 19 4,5 6,9 +54.18% Jan-Mar 2022
WMP TOP importers 143 132 138 143 34 28 -15.48% Jan-Mar 2022
Whey TOP importers 16 14 16 13 2,7 2,4 -12.51% Jan-Mar 2022
of which:
Whey also conc. and/or sugary TOP importers 16 14 16 13 2,7 2,4 -12.50% Jan-Mar 2022
Lactose Pharmaceutical TOP importers 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,1 0,0 0,0 - Jan-Feb 2022
Lactose edible TOP importers 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 +12.86% Jan-Mar 2022
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) TOP importers 0,5 2,1 3,4 3,3 0,8 1,7 +107.78% Jan-Mar 2022
IMPORT201820192020202120212022%Period
Bulk and pack. milk TOP exporters 0,5 0,5 3,6 4,2 0,7 1,2 +77.07% Jan-Mar 2022
Cream TOP exporters 0,0 0,0 3,2 2,5 1,6 0,0 -99.39% Jan-Feb 2022
Yogurt and buttermilk TOP exporters 2,3 2,5 1,9 1,5 0,3 0,4 +15.60% Jan-Mar 2022
Condensed Milk TOP exporters 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,0 0,0 +48.00% Jan-Feb 2022
Butter And Other Fats TOP exporters 0,6 1,0 0,5 0,7 0,1 0,2 +58.96% Jan-Mar 2022
Cheese TOP exporters 3,5 3,2 4,5 3,9 0,8 0,7 -11.11% Jan-Mar 2022
SMP TOP exporters 0,7 1,0 1,1 1,3 0,5 0,1 -80.49% Jan-Mar 2022
Whey TOP exporters 0,2 0,6 0,8 1,5 0,2 0,4 +90.70% Jan-Mar 2022
of which:
Whey also conc. and/or sugary TOP exporters 0,1 0,5 0,5 0,5 0,1 0,2 +35.54% Jan-Mar 2022
Casein TOP exporters 0,1 0,1 0,2 0,2 0,0 0,1 +62.90% Jan-Mar 2022
Caseinates TOP exporters 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,0 0,0 +60.66% Jan-Mar 2022
Lactose Pharmaceutical TOP exporters 6,4 7,0 6,6 7,7 0,8 1,9 +137.07% Jan-Mar 2022
Infant milk formula TOP exporters 0,9 1,1 1,4 1,3 0,1 0,5 +250.30% Jan-Mar 2022
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) TOP exporters 3,0 2,1 1,9 2,0 0,4 0,5 +21.64% Jan-Mar 2022
% Self-sufficiency 322,4% 300,7% 291,1%
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2018 2019 2020 2021 2021 2022(f) % Period
Population ('000) 3.449 3.462 3.474 3.485
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) 18.473 (e) 17.681 (e) 15.778 (e)
GDP per capita (€) * 15.642(e) 15.793(e) 13.805(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: 28-04-2022
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