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 | 2.115 | 158 | 163 | +3.15% | Jan 2024 | ||
Farm-gate prices of raw milk (€ per 100 lt) | 26,23 | 29,40 | 39,63 | 37,60 | 38,98 | 33,15 | -14.95% | Jan 2024 | ||
± % Over the same period of the previous year | - | +12.11% | +34.78% | -5.12% | ||||||
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 | 0,4 | 0,8 | +127.38% | Jan 2024 | |
Yogurt and buttermilk | TOP importers | 0,9 | 3,4 | 3,7 | 2,8 | 0,4 | 0,2 | -57.15% | Jan 2024 | |
Butter And Other Fats | TOP importers | 13 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 1,5 | 1,2 | -21.81% | Jan 2024 | |
of which: | ||||||||||
Anhydrous Milk Fat | TOP importers | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,4 | 1,1 | 0,0 | 0,2 | +316.26% | Jan 2024 | |
Cheese | TOP importers | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 2,2 | 2,3 | +5.96% | Jan 2024 | |
SMP | TOP importers | 18 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 2,0 | 1,9 | -2.45% | Jan 2024 | |
WMP | TOP importers | 138 | 143 | 130 | 156 | 13 | 15 | +23.15% | Jan 2024 | |
Whey | TOP importers | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9,3 | 1,0 | 1,4 | +38.19% | Jan 2024 | |
of which: | ||||||||||
Whey also conc. and/or sugary | TOP importers | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9,3 | 1,0 | 1,4 | +38.19% | Jan 2024 | |
Lactose edible | TOP importers | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | - | Jan 2024 | |
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) | TOP importers | 3,4 | 3,3 | 8,3 | 8,0 | 1,1 | 1,1 | +0.74% | Jan 2024 | |
IMPORT | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | ||
Bulk and pack. milk | TOP exporters | 3,6 | 4,2 | 4,9 | 4,1 | 0,2 | 0,3 | +25.91% | Jan 2024 | |
Cream | TOP exporters | 3,2 | 2,5 | 0,0 | 0,8 | 0,0 | 0,6 | > +1000.00% | Jan 2024 | |
Yogurt and buttermilk | TOP exporters | 1,9 | 1,5 | 2,2 | 1,0 | 0,1 | 0,1 | -9.22% | Jan 2024 | |
Butter And Other Fats | TOP exporters | 0,5 | 0,7 | 1,3 | 0,9 | 0,1 | 0,1 | -60.90% | Jan 2024 | |
Cheese | TOP exporters | 4,5 | 3,9 | 3,7 | 4,5 | 0,4 | 0,2 | -45.45% | Jan 2024 | |
SMP | TOP exporters | 1,1 | 1,3 | 0,6 | 0,6 | 0,1 | 0,0 | -99.79% | Jan 2024 | |
Whey | TOP exporters | 0,8 | 1,5 | 2,6 | 3,2 | 0,2 | 0,2 | +2.43% | Jan 2024 | |
of which: | ||||||||||
Whey also conc. and/or sugary | TOP exporters | 0,5 | 0,5 | 0,8 | 0,7 | 0,1 | 0,1 | -27.00% | Jan 2024 | |
Caseinates | TOP exporters | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,0 | - | Jan 2024 | |
Lactose Pharmaceutical | TOP exporters | 6,6 | 7,7 | 8,5 | 9,0 | 0,9 | 0,3 | -61.80% | Jan 2024 | |
Lactose edible | TOP exporters | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | -85.19% | Jan 2024 | |
Infant milk formula | TOP exporters | 1,4 | 1,3 | 1,5 | 0,9 | 0,1 | 0,0 | -45.94% | Jan 2024 | |
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) | TOP exporters | 1,9 | 2,0 | 2,1 | 2,3 | 0,2 | 0,1 | -16.52% | Jan 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) | 15.198 (e) | 17.334 (e) | 20.022 (e) | 21.378 (e) | ||||||
GDP per capita (€) * | 13.297(e) | 14.656(e) | 19.014(e) | 19.770(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: 23-02-2024