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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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | ||
| Number of cows ('000) | 749 | 712 | 682 | |||||||
| Milk production ('000) | 2.271 | 2.342 | 2.287 | |||||||
| Deliveries to dairies (Mil Lt) | 2.077 | 2.118 | 2.089 | 2.114 | 1.305 | 1.236 | -5.27% | Jan-Aug 2024 | ||
| Farm-gate prices of raw milk (€ per 100 lt) | 26,23 | 29,40 | 39,63 | 38,21 | 40,25 | 36,61 | -9.05% | Jan-Aug 2024 | ||
| ± % Over the same period of the previous year | - | +12.11% | +34.78% | -3.59% | ||||||
DAIRY PRODUCTION  | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | ||
| Butter (ton) | 18.246 | 20.139 | 20.889 | |||||||
| Butter oil (ton) | 946 | 129 | 761 | |||||||
| Cheese (ton) | 55.731 | 60.070 | 56.517 | |||||||
| Hard cheese (ton) | 4.734 | 4.957 | 3.169 | |||||||
| Semi-hard cheese (ton) | 17.320 | 21.010 | 19.407 | |||||||
| white cheese (ton) | 19.084 | 18.466 | 18.267 | |||||||
| Processed cheese (ton) | 13.513 | 14.897 | 14.490 | |||||||
| Curd (ton) | 598 | |||||||||
| Grated and powdered (ton) | 482 | 739 | 1.184 | |||||||
| WMP (ton) | 148.698 | 154.947 | 140.882 | |||||||
| SMP (ton) | 19.704 | 22.287 | 27.634 | |||||||
| Fluid Milk (Mil. Lt) | 339.000 | 219.000 | 209.500 | |||||||
| Pasteurized and packaged milk (Mil. Lt) | 146.000 | 123.000 | 114.600 | |||||||
| Packed whole milk (Mil. Lt) | 26.100 | 17.000 | 22.000 | |||||||
| Whole UHT milk in box (Mil. Lt) | 32.000 | 34.000 | 26.600 | |||||||
| Packed skimmed milk (Mil. Lt) | 8.000 | 7.000 | 7.300 | |||||||
| Skimmed UHT milk in box (Mil. Lt) | 20.000 | 19.000 | 16.400 | |||||||
| Flavored milk (Mil. Lt) | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |||||||
| Chocolate milk (Mil. Lt) | 19.000 | 20.000 | 21.900 | |||||||
| Dulce de leche (ton) | 16.212 | 16.614 | 16.311 | |||||||
| Custards and desserts (ton) | 2.985 | 2.734 | 2.631 | |||||||
| Ice Cream (ton) | 7.858 | 7.996 | 8.873 | |||||||
| Buttermilk Powder (ton) | 1.214 | 1.622 | 780 | |||||||
| Yogurt (mil. Lt) | 35.000 | 33.000 | 35.100 | |||||||
| Serum Cheese Powder (ton) | 16.434 | 15.973 | 12.180 | |||||||
| Fresh or unprocessed cream (ton) | 5.242 | 6.371 | 10.884 | |||||||
| EXPORT | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | ||
| Bulk and pack. milk | TOP importers | 6,6 | 7,4 | 3,0 | 2,8 | 1,6 | 3,0 | +89.81% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| Cream | TOP importers | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 1,6 | 1,6 | 1,1 | -30.47% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| Yogurt and buttermilk | TOP importers | 0,9 | 3,4 | 3,7 | 2,8 | 2,2 | 0,8 | -63.98% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| Condensed Milk | TOP importers | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,3 | - | Jan-Jun 2024 | |
| Butter And Other Fats | TOP importers | 13 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 5,9 | 7,7 | +31.79% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| of which: | ||||||||||
| Anhydrous Milk Fat | TOP importers | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,4 | 1,2 | 0,9 | 0,7 | -24.20% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| Cheese | TOP importers | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 15 | +2.41% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| SMP | TOP importers | 18 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 8,9 | 12 | +30.46% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| WMP | TOP importers | 138 | 143 | 130 | 156 | 99 | 95 | -5.00% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| Whey | TOP importers | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9,3 | 6,6 | 9,1 | +38.56% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| of which: | ||||||||||
| Whey also conc. and/or sugary | TOP importers | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9,3 | 6,6 | 9,1 | +38.56% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| Lactose Pharmaceutical | TOP importers | 0,0 | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | +173.91% | Jan-May 2024 | |
| Lactose edible | TOP importers | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | -4.96% | Jan 2024 | |
| Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) | TOP importers | 3,4 | 3,3 | 8,3 | 8,0 | 5,5 | 5,3 | -4.48% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| IMPORT | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | ||
| Bulk and pack. milk | TOP exporters | 3,6 | 4,2 | 4,9 | 4,1 | 3,4 | 1,8 | -48.24% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| Cream | TOP exporters | 3,2 | 2,5 | 0,0 | 0,8 | 0,0 | 1,2 | > +1000.00% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| Yogurt and buttermilk | TOP exporters | 1,9 | 1,5 | 2,2 | 1,0 | 0,7 | 0,9 | +22.82% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| Condensed Milk | TOP exporters | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | -17.77% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| Butter And Other Fats | TOP exporters | 0,5 | 0,7 | 1,3 | 0,9 | 0,8 | 0,2 | -72.41% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| Cheese | TOP exporters | 4,5 | 3,9 | 3,7 | 4,5 | 3,1 | 2,5 | -19.11% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| SMP | TOP exporters | 1,1 | 1,3 | 0,6 | 0,6 | 0,6 | 0,4 | -29.80% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| WMP | TOP exporters | 0,0 | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,0 | -99.99% | Jan-Jul 2024 | |
| Whey | TOP exporters | 0,8 | 1,5 | 2,6 | 3,2 | 2,1 | 2,6 | +23.14% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| of which: | ||||||||||
| Whey also conc. and/or sugary | TOP exporters | 0,5 | 0,5 | 0,8 | 0,7 | 0,4 | 0,5 | +4.96% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| Casein | TOP exporters | 0,2 | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | -5.64% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| Caseinates | TOP exporters | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | +1.97% | Jan-Jul 2024 | |
| Lactose Pharmaceutical | TOP exporters | 6,6 | 7,7 | 8,5 | 9,0 | 6,3 | 11,2 | +76.54% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| Lactose edible | TOP exporters | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | -52.11% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| Infant milk formula | TOP exporters | 1,4 | 1,3 | 1,5 | 0,9 | 0,6 | 0,4 | -35.28% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) | TOP exporters | 1,9 | 2,0 | 2,1 | 2,3 | 1,4 | 1,5 | +3.16% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
| % Self-sufficiency | nan% | nan% | nan% | |||||||
| SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024(f) | % | Period | ||
| Population ('000) | 3.429 | 3.426 | 3.423 | 3.423 | ||||||
| GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 15.168 (e) | 16.743 (e) | 20.222 (e) | 21.677 (e) | ||||||
| GDP per capita (€) * | 13.271(e) | 14.156(e) | 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: 30-09-2024
* 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: 30-09-2024