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 AREA | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025 | % | Period | ||
Number of cows ('000) | 712 | 682 | 693 | |||||||
Milk production ('000) | 2.342 | 2.287 | 2.177 | |||||||
Deliveries to dairies (Mil Lt) | 2.118 | 2.089 | 2.114 | 2.044 | 290 | 297 | +2.07% | Jan-Feb 2025 | ||
Farm-gate prices of raw milk (€ per 100 lt) | 29,40 | 39,63 | 38,21 | 36,40 | 34,91 | 37,80 | +8.29% | Jan-Feb 2025 | ||
± % Over the same period of the previous year | - | +34.78% | -3.59% | -4.73% | ||||||
DAIRY PRODUCTION ![]() | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025 | % | Period | ||
Butter (ton) | 20.139 | 20.889 | 15.264 | |||||||
Butter oil (ton) | 129 | 761 | 1.213 | |||||||
Cheese (ton) | 60.070 | 56.517 | 64.636 | |||||||
Hard cheese (ton) | 4.957 | 3.169 | 4.311 | |||||||
Semi-hard cheese (ton) | 21.010 | 19.407 | 18.192 | |||||||
white cheese (ton) | 18.466 | 18.267 | 25.817 | |||||||
Processed cheese (ton) | 14.897 | 14.490 | 14.560 | |||||||
Grated and powdered (ton) | 739 | 1.184 | 1.166 | |||||||
WMP (ton) | 154.947 | 140.882 | 166.129 | |||||||
SMP (ton) | 22.287 | 27.634 | 12.898 | |||||||
Fluid Milk (Mil. Lt) | 219.000 | 209.500 | 247.000 | |||||||
Pasteurized and packaged milk (Mil. Lt) | 123.000 | 114.600 | 144.000 | |||||||
Packed whole milk (Mil. Lt) | 17.000 | 22.000 | 28.000 | |||||||
Whole UHT milk in box (Mil. Lt) | 34.000 | 26.600 | 24.000 | |||||||
Packed skimmed milk (Mil. Lt) | 7.000 | 7.300 | 9.000 | |||||||
Skimmed UHT milk in box (Mil. Lt) | 19.000 | 16.400 | 17.000 | |||||||
Flavored milk (Mil. Lt) | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |||||||
Chocolate milk (Mil. Lt) | 20.000 | 21.900 | 24.000 | |||||||
Dulce de leche (ton) | 16.614 | 16.311 | 17.547 | |||||||
Custards and desserts (ton) | 2.734 | 2.631 | 3.295 | |||||||
Ice Cream (ton) | 7.996 | 8.873 | 8.373 | |||||||
Food preparation (ton) | 2.968 | 9.082 | 9.100 | |||||||
Buttermilk Powder (ton) | 1.622 | 780 | 3.604 | |||||||
Yogurt (mil. Lt) | 33.000 | 35.100 | 42.000 | |||||||
Serum Cheese Powder (ton) | 15.973 | 12.180 | 18.198 | |||||||
Fresh or unprocessed cream (ton) | 6.371 | 5.442 | 4.647 | |||||||
EXPORT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025 | % | Period | ||
Bulk and pack. milk | TOP importers | 7,4 | 3,0 | 2,8 | 5,1 | 1,0 | 1,1 | +5.50% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
Cream | TOP importers | 0,0 | 0,0 | 1,6 | 1,3 | 0,0 | 0,4 | - | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
Yogurt and buttermilk | TOP importers | 3,4 | 3,7 | 2,8 | 1,0 | 0,3 | 0,2 | -53.62% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
Butter And Other Fats | TOP importers | 12 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 2,0 | 1,8 | -7.72% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
of which: | ||||||||||
Anhydrous Milk Fat | TOP importers | 0,1 | 0,4 | 1,2 | 1,1 | 0,2 | 0,0 | -75.05% | Jan 2025 | |
Cheese | TOP importers | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 4,3 | 3,3 | -23.94% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
SMP | TOP importers | 19 | 27 | 12 | 19 | 2,8 | 3,3 | +16.66% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
WMP | TOP importers | 143 | 130 | 156 | 153 | 27 | 30 | +10.53% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
Whey | TOP importers | 13 | 12 | 9,3 | 13 | 2,1 | 2,7 | +29.62% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
of which: | ||||||||||
Whey also conc. and/or sugary | TOP importers | 13 | 12 | 9,3 | 13 | 2,1 | 2,7 | +29.61% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
Lactose edible | TOP importers | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | -76.12% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) | TOP importers | 3,3 | 8,3 | 8,0 | 7,5 | 1,7 | 1,6 | -6.37% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
IMPORT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025 | % | Period | ||
Bulk and pack. milk | TOP exporters | 4,2 | 4,9 | 4,1 | 2,2 | 0,3 | 0,3 | +1.09% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
Cream | TOP exporters | 2,5 | 0,0 | 0,8 | 1,3 | 1,1 | 0,0 | -97.86% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
Yogurt and buttermilk | TOP exporters | 1,5 | 2,2 | 1,0 | 1,4 | 0,2 | 0,2 | +29.91% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
Condensed Milk | TOP exporters | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,0 | +69.65% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
Butter And Other Fats | TOP exporters | 0,7 | 1,3 | 0,9 | 0,6 | 0,1 | 0,1 | +120.56% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
Cheese | TOP exporters | 3,9 | 3,7 | 4,5 | 3,9 | 0,5 | 0,7 | +28.23% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
SMP | TOP exporters | 1,3 | 0,6 | 0,6 | 0,7 | 0,1 | 0,2 | +262.01% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
WMP | TOP exporters | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,2 | 0,7 | 0,0 | 0,1 | - | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
Whey | TOP exporters | 1,5 | 2,6 | 3,2 | 3,9 | 0,4 | 0,3 | -15.38% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
of which: | ||||||||||
Whey also conc. and/or sugary | TOP exporters | 0,5 | 0,8 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,1 | 0,1 | +8.30% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
Casein | TOP exporters | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,1 | +108.75% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
Caseinates | TOP exporters | 0,1 | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,0 | -12.68% | Jan 2025 | |
Lactose Pharmaceutical | TOP exporters | 7,7 | 8,5 | 9,0 | 14 | 1,4 | 0,6 | -58.02% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
Lactose edible | TOP exporters | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | -72.60% | Jan 2025 | |
Infant milk formula | TOP exporters | 1,3 | 1,5 | 0,9 | 0,5 | 0,1 | 0,0 | -51.66% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) | TOP exporters | 2,0 | 2,1 | 2,3 | 2,3 | 0,3 | 0,4 | +29.01% | Jan-Feb 2025 | |
% Self-sufficiency | 275,0% | 277,4% | 317,7% | |||||||
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025(f) | % | Period | ||
Population ('000) | 3.397 | 3.391 | 3.388 | |||||||
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 16.743 (e) | 20.222 (e) | 21.677 (e) | |||||||
GDP per capita (€) * | 14.156(e) | 19.203(e) | 20.048(e) | |||||||
* 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: 24-03-2025