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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2022 | 2023 | % | 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 | 1.715 | 1.732 | +0.99% | Jan-Oct 2023 | ||
Farm-gate prices of raw milk (€ per 100 lt) | 27,06 | 26,23 | 29,40 | 39,63 | 39,53 | 39,09 | -1.11% | Jan-Oct 2023 | ||
± % Over the same period of the previous year | - | -3.06% | +12.11% | +34.78% | ||||||
DAIRY PRODUCTION ![]() | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2022 | 2023 | % | 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 | |||||||
EXPORT | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2022 | 2023 | % | Period | ||
Bulk and pack. milk | TOP importers | 9,9 | 6,6 | 7,4 | 3,0 | 2,6 | 1,8 | -30.06% | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
Cream | TOP importers | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 1,6 | > +1000.00% | Jan-Aug 2023 | |
Yogurt and buttermilk | TOP importers | 1,8 | 0,9 | 3,4 | 3,7 | 2,5 | 2,3 | -7.49% | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
Butter And Other Fats | TOP importers | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 6,9 | -45.15% | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
of which: | ||||||||||
Anhydrous Milk Fat | TOP importers | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,4 | 0,2 | 0,9 | +348.18% | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
Cheese | TOP importers | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 16 | -10.86% | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
SMP | TOP importers | 22 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 21 | 9,6 | -53.21% | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
WMP | TOP importers | 132 | 138 | 143 | 130 | 92 | 116 | +26.37% | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
Whey | TOP importers | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7,3 | -29.24% | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
of which: | ||||||||||
Whey also conc. and/or sugary | TOP importers | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7,3 | -29.24% | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
Lactose Pharmaceutical | TOP importers | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | -30.82% | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
Lactose edible | TOP importers | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | +246.41% | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) | TOP importers | 2,1 | 3,4 | 3,3 | 8,3 | 5,4 | 5,9 | +7.62% | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
IMPORT | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2022 | 2023 | % | Period | ||
Bulk and pack. milk | TOP exporters | 0,5 | 3,6 | 4,2 | 4,9 | 3,7 | 3,7 | -1.88% | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
Cream | TOP exporters | 0,0 | 3,2 | 2,5 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | +47.85% | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
Yogurt and buttermilk | TOP exporters | 2,5 | 1,9 | 1,5 | 2,2 | 1,8 | 0,8 | -56.87% | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
Condensed Milk | TOP exporters | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | +57.72% | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
Butter And Other Fats | TOP exporters | 1,0 | 0,5 | 0,7 | 1,3 | 1,0 | 0,8 | -22.13% | Jan-Sep 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 | 2,4 | 3,5 | +44.91% | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
SMP | TOP exporters | 1,0 | 1,1 | 1,3 | 0,6 | 0,2 | 0,6 | +139.58% | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
WMP | TOP exporters | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,1 | - | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
Whey | TOP exporters | 0,6 | 0,8 | 1,5 | 2,6 | 1,9 | 2,4 | +23.75% | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
of which: | ||||||||||
Whey also conc. and/or sugary | TOP exporters | 0,5 | 0,5 | 0,5 | 0,8 | 0,6 | 0,5 | -13.89% | Jan-Sep 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 | 6,3 | 7,0 | +9.99% | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
Lactose edible | TOP exporters | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | +896.54% | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
Infant milk formula | TOP exporters | 1,1 | 1,4 | 1,3 | 1,5 | 1,2 | 0,6 | -46.73% | Jan-Sep 2023 | |
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) | TOP exporters | 2,1 | 1,9 | 2,0 | 2,1 | 1,6 | 1,7 | +4.62% | Jan-Sep 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) | ||||||
* 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: 24-11-2023