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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 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 | 159 | 157 | -1.25% | Jan 2023 | ||
| Farm-gate prices of raw milk (€ per 100 lt) | 27,06 | 26,23 | 29,40 | 39,56 | 31,57 | 38,77 | +22.79% | Jan 2023 | ||
| ± % Over the same period of the previous year | - | -3.06% | +12.11% | +34.54% | ||||||
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 | 0,4 | 0,4 | +10.39% | Jan 2023 | |
| Yogurt and buttermilk | TOP importers | 1,8 | 0,9 | 3,4 | 3,7 | 0,2 | 0,3 | +64.95% | Jan 2023 | |
| Butter And Other Fats | TOP importers | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 2,0 | 1,6 | -21.50% | Jan 2023 | |
| of which: | ||||||||||
| Anhydrous Milk Fat | TOP importers | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,4 | 0,0 | 0,0 | - | Jan 2023 | |
| Cheese | TOP importers | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 1,9 | 2,3 | +24.06% | Jan 2023 | |
| SMP | TOP importers | 22 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 2,2 | 1,7 | -21.71% | Jan 2023 | |
| WMP | TOP importers | 132 | 138 | 143 | 130 | 8,2 | 14 | +64.25% | Jan 2023 | |
| Whey | TOP importers | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 0,7 | 1,1 | +66.69% | Jan 2023 | |
| of which: | ||||||||||
| Whey also conc. and/or sugary | TOP importers | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 0,7 | 1,1 | +66.69% | Jan 2023 | |
| Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) | TOP importers | 2,1 | 3,4 | 3,3 | 8,1 | 0,5 | 1,2 | +142.42% | Jan 2023 | |
| IMPORT | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2022 | 2023 | % | Period | ||
| Bulk and pack. milk | TOP exporters | 0,5 | 3,6 | 4,2 | 4,9 | 0,4 | 0,2 | -44.25% | Jan 2023 | |
| Cream | TOP exporters | 0,0 | 3,2 | 2,5 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | - | Jan 2023 | |
| Yogurt and buttermilk | TOP exporters | 2,5 | 1,9 | 1,5 | 2,2 | 0,1 | 0,1 | +0.93% | Jan 2023 | |
| Butter And Other Fats | TOP exporters | 1,0 | 0,5 | 0,7 | 1,3 | 0,1 | 0,1 | +158.05% | Jan 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 | 0,2 | 0,4 | +115.46% | Jan 2023 | |
| SMP | TOP exporters | 1,0 | 1,1 | 1,3 | 0,6 | 0,0 | 0,1 | +208.33% | Jan 2023 | |
| Whey | TOP exporters | 0,6 | 0,8 | 1,5 | 2,6 | 0,1 | 0,2 | +33.49% | Jan 2023 | |
| of which: | ||||||||||
| Whey also conc. and/or sugary | TOP exporters | 0,5 | 0,5 | 0,5 | 0,8 | 0,1 | 0,1 | +14.42% | Jan 2023 | |
| Casein | TOP exporters | 0,1 | 0,2 | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,0 | +4.00% | Jan 2023 | |
| Lactose Pharmaceutical | TOP exporters | 7,0 | 6,6 | 7,7 | 8,5 | 0,5 | 0,9 | +65.56% | Jan 2023 | |
| Lactose edible | TOP exporters | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | - | Jan 2023 | |
| Infant milk formula | TOP exporters | 1,1 | 1,4 | 1,3 | 1,5 | 0,2 | 0,1 | -56.17% | Jan 2023 | |
| Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) | TOP exporters | 2,1 | 1,9 | 2,0 | 2,1 | 0,1 | 0,2 | +40.94% | Jan 2023 | |
| % Self-sufficiency | 100,4% | 100,1% | 100,1% | |||||||
| SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2022 | 2023(f) | % | Period | ||
| Population ('000) | 3.428 | 3.429 | 3.426 | |||||||
| GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 17.402 (e) | 15.169 (e) | 16.756 (e) | |||||||
| GDP per capita (€) * | 15.544(e) | 13.272(e) | 14.167(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: 09-03-2023
* 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: 09-03-2023
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