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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 AREA202220232024202520252026%Period
Number of cows ('000) 682 693 782
Milk production ('000) 2.287 2.177 2.269
Deliveries to dairies (Mil Lt) 2.089 2.114 2.039 2.210 294 315 +7.08% Jan-Feb 2026
Farm-gate prices of raw milk (€ per 100 lt) 39,63 38,21 36,80 37,96 39,90 35,89 -10.05% Jan-Feb 2026
± % Over the same period of the previous year - -3.59% -3.69% +3.16%
DAIRY PRODUCTION 202220232024202520252026%Period
Butter (ton) 20.889 15.264
Butter oil (ton) 761 1.213
Cheese (ton) 56.517 64.636
Hard cheese (ton) 3.169 4.311
Semi-hard cheese (ton) 19.407 18.192
white cheese (ton) 18.267 25.817
Processed cheese (ton) 14.490 14.560
Grated and powdered (ton) 1.184 1.166
WMP (ton) 140.882 166.129
SMP (ton) 27.634 12.898
Fluid Milk (Mil. Lt) 209.500 247.000
Pasteurized and packaged milk (Mil. Lt) 114.600 144.000
Packed whole milk (Mil. Lt) 22.000 28.000
Whole UHT milk in box (Mil. Lt) 26.600 24.000
Packed skimmed milk (Mil. Lt) 7.300 9.000
Skimmed UHT milk in box (Mil. Lt) 16.400 17.000
Flavored milk (Mil. Lt) 1.000 1.000
Chocolate milk (Mil. Lt) 21.900 24.000
Dulce de leche (ton) 16.311 17.547
Custards and desserts (ton) 2.631 3.295
Ice Cream (ton) 8.873 8.373
Food preparation (ton) 9.082 9.100
Buttermilk Powder (ton) 780 3.604
Yogurt (mil. Lt) 35.100 42.000
Serum Cheese Powder (ton) 12.180 18.198
Fresh or unprocessed cream (ton) 5.442 4.647
EXPORT202220232024202520252026%Period
Bulk and pack. milk TOP importers 3,0 2,8 5,1 9,5 1,4 1,9 +34.52% Jan-Feb 2026
Cream TOP importers 0,0 1,6 1,3 1,9 0,4 0,1 -81.75% Jan-Feb 2026
Yogurt and buttermilk TOP importers 3,7 2,8 1,0 0,9 0,2 0,1 -47.55% Jan-Feb 2026
Butter And Other Fats TOP importers 17 10 12 11 1,8 1,8 -0.77% Jan-Feb 2026
of which:
Anhydrous Milk Fat TOP importers 0,4 1,2 1,1 0,4 0,0 0,0 -0.46% Jan 2026
Cheese TOP importers 23 22 21 18 3,4 3,4 -0.40% Jan-Feb 2026
SMP TOP importers 27 12 19 17 3,3 2,5 -23.25% Jan-Feb 2026
WMP TOP importers 130 156 153 169 30 29 -3.68% Jan-Feb 2026
Whey TOP importers 12 9,3 13 11 2,8 1,4 -48.62% Jan-Feb 2026
of which:
Whey also conc. and/or sugary TOP importers 12 9,3 13 11 2,8 1,4 -48.62% Jan-Feb 2026
Lactose Pharmaceutical TOP importers 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 - Jan-Feb 2026
Lactose edible TOP importers 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 +125.00% Jan-Feb 2026
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) TOP importers 8,3 8,0 7,5 8,7 1,5 1,5 -1.14% Jan-Feb 2026
IMPORT202220232024202520252026%Period
Bulk and pack. milk TOP exporters 4,9 4,1 2,2 2,7 0,3 0,1 -61.88% Jan-Feb 2026
Cream TOP exporters 0,0 0,8 1,3 0,2 0,0 0,0 +94.02% Jan-Feb 2026
Yogurt and buttermilk TOP exporters 2,2 1,0 1,4 1,7 0,2 0,4 +64.07% Jan-Feb 2026
Condensed Milk TOP exporters 0,1 0,1 0,1 1,0 0,0 0,0 +544.74% Jan-Feb 2026
Butter And Other Fats TOP exporters 1,3 0,9 0,6 1,0 0,1 0,2 +16.82% Jan-Feb 2026
Cheese TOP exporters 3,7 4,5 3,9 4,1 0,7 1,0 +40.29% Jan-Feb 2026
SMP TOP exporters 0,6 0,6 0,7 0,6 0,2 0,1 -70.35% Jan-Feb 2026
WMP TOP exporters 0,0 0,2 0,7 0,4 0,1 0,0 -85.31% Jan-Feb 2026
Whey TOP exporters 2,6 3,2 3,9 4,7 0,3 0,5 +69.07% Jan-Feb 2026
of which:
Whey also conc. and/or sugary TOP exporters 0,8 0,7 0,7 1,9 0,1 0,4 +189.73% Jan-Feb 2026
Casein TOP exporters 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,2 0,0 0,0 -60.00% Jan 2026
Caseinates TOP exporters 0,2 0,1 0,1 0,2 0,0 0,1 +270.14% Jan 2026
Lactose Pharmaceutical TOP exporters 8,5 9,0 14 8,1 0,6 3,2 +434.24% Jan-Feb 2026
Lactose edible TOP exporters 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 -50.00% Jan-Feb 2026
Infant milk formula TOP exporters 1,5 0,9 0,5 0,4 0,0 0,1 +70.28% Jan-Feb 2026
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) TOP exporters 2,1 2,3 2,3 2,5 0,4 0,4 +21.60% Jan-Feb 2026
% Self-sufficiency 277,4% 317,7% 308,1%
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2022 2023 2024 2025 2025 2026(f) % Period
Population ('000) 3.391 3.388 3.387
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) 20.222 (e) 21.677 (e)
GDP per capita (€) * 19.203(e) 20.048(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: 07-04-2026
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