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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 1.333 1.449 +8.76% Jan-Aug 2026
Farm-gate prices of raw milk (€ per 100 lt) 39,63 38,21 36,80 37,94 38,58 36,02 -6.65% Jan-Aug 2026
± % Over the same period of the previous year - -3.59% -3.69% +3.11%
DAIRY PRODUCTION 202220232024202520252026%Period
Butter (ton) 20.889 15.264 18.458
Butter oil (ton) 761 1.213 929
Cheese (ton) 56.517 64.636 55.364
Hard cheese (ton) 3.169 4.311 4.609
Semi-hard cheese (ton) 19.407 18.192 12.614
white cheese (ton) 18.267 25.817 24.012
Processed cheese (ton) 14.490 14.560 12.918
Grated and powdered (ton) 1.184 1.166 1.212
WMP (ton) 140.882 166.129 154.646
SMP (ton) 27.634 12.898 18.415
Fluid Milk (Mil. Lt) 209.500 247.000 200.000
Pasteurized and packaged milk (Mil. Lt) 114.600 144.000 94.000
Packed whole milk (Mil. Lt) 22.000 28.000 30.000
Whole UHT milk in box (Mil. Lt) 26.600 24.000 26.000
Packed skimmed milk (Mil. Lt) 7.300 9.000 9.000
Skimmed UHT milk in box (Mil. Lt) 16.400 17.000 17.000
Flavored milk (Mil. Lt) 1.000 1.000 1.000
Chocolate milk (Mil. Lt) 21.900 24.000 23.000
Dulce de leche (ton) 16.311 17.547 18.164
Custards and desserts (ton) 2.631 6.590 3,0
Ice Cream (ton) 8.873 8.373 11.599
Food preparation (ton) 9.082 9.100 7.943
Buttermilk Powder (ton) 780 3.604 645
Yogurt (mil. Lt) 35.100 42.000 30.000
Serum Cheese Powder (ton) 12.180 18.198 13.223
Fresh or unprocessed cream (ton) 5.442 4.647 4,0
EXPORT202220232024202520252026%Period
Bulk and pack. milk TOP importers 3,0 2,8 5,1 9,5 5,7 6,0 +5.86% Jan-Aug 2026
Cream TOP importers 0,0 1,6 1,3 1,9 1,5 1,9 +30.70% Jan-Aug 2026
Yogurt and buttermilk TOP importers 3,7 2,8 1,0 0,9 0,5 0,6 +41.21% Jan-Aug 2026
Condensed Milk TOP importers 0,0 0,0 0,3 0,3 0,0 0,3 - Jan-Aug 2026
Butter And Other Fats TOP importers 17 10 12 11 7,3 8,7 +18.48% Jan-Aug 2026
of which:
Anhydrous Milk Fat TOP importers 0,4 1,2 1,1 0,4 0,3 0,7 +163.93% Jan-Aug 2026
Cheese TOP importers 23 22 21 18 12 12 +1.11% Jan-Aug 2026
SMP TOP importers 27 12 19 17 11 11 +0.39% Jan-Aug 2026
WMP TOP importers 130 156 153 169 102 114 +11.83% Jan-Aug 2026
Whey TOP importers 12 9,3 13 11 7,3 5,2 -28.39% Jan-Aug 2026
of which:
Whey also conc. and/or sugary TOP importers 12 9,3 13 11 7,3 5,2 -28.38% Jan-Aug 2026
Lactose Pharmaceutical TOP importers 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,1 - Jan-Jul 2026
Lactose edible TOP importers 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 -14.74% Jan-Jul 2026
Infant milk formula TOP importers 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 - Jan-Jul 2026
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) TOP importers 8,3 8,0 7,5 8,7 6,2 6,2 +0.15% Jan-Aug 2026
IMPORT202220232024202520252026%Period
Bulk and pack. milk TOP exporters 4,9 4,1 2,2 2,7 1,5 0,8 -45.17% Jan-Aug 2026
Cream TOP exporters 0,0 0,8 1,3 0,2 0,1 0,2 +130.89% Jan-Aug 2026
Yogurt and buttermilk TOP exporters 2,2 1,0 1,4 1,7 1,0 1,6 +53.62% Jan-Aug 2026
Condensed Milk TOP exporters 0,1 0,1 0,1 1,0 1,0 0,8 -23.22% Jan-Aug 2026
Butter And Other Fats TOP exporters 1,3 0,9 0,6 1,0 0,5 0,5 -2.05% Jan-Aug 2026
Cheese TOP exporters 3,7 4,5 3,9 4,1 2,5 3,1 +20.51% Jan-Aug 2026
SMP TOP exporters 0,6 0,6 0,7 0,6 0,6 0,6 +7.38% Jan-Aug 2026
WMP TOP exporters 0,0 0,2 0,7 0,4 0,1 0,1 -18.64% Jan-Aug 2026
Whey TOP exporters 2,6 3,2 3,9 4,7 2,3 3,2 +40.61% Jan-Aug 2026
of which:
Whey also conc. and/or sugary TOP exporters 0,8 0,7 0,7 1,9 0,6 1,6 +182.42% Jan-Aug 2026
Casein TOP exporters 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,2 0,1 0,1 -12.48% Jan-Jul 2026
Caseinates TOP exporters 0,2 0,1 0,1 0,2 0,1 0,3 +118.25% Jan-Aug 2026
Lactose Pharmaceutical TOP exporters 8,5 9,0 14 8,1 3,9 10,9 +178.38% Jan-Aug 2026
Lactose edible TOP exporters 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 +18.06% Jan-Aug 2026
Infant milk formula TOP exporters 1,5 0,9 0,5 0,4 0,2 0,3 +19.98% Jan-Aug 2026
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) TOP exporters 2,1 2,3 2,3 2,5 1,7 1,8 +2.50% Jan-Aug 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 3.385
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) 20.216 22.288 (e) 23.089 (e) 22.693 (e)
GDP per capita (€) * 19.198 20.613(e) 21.325(e) 20.083(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: 24-09-2026
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