Uruguay: Livestock and Products Annual

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Uruguayan beef exports in 2025 are forecast to remain unchanged at 475,000 tons carcass weight equivalent (cwe). The final volume will depend on how active Chinese buyers are the remainder of the year and FOB prices. Exports to the United States are projected to remain high. Although the number of cattle slaughtered is expected to increase marginally in 2025, beef production is projected to remain flat at 595,000 tons cwe. The 2025 calf crop is forecast at 2.9 million calves born, 9 percent lower than the 2024 calf crop which is expected to be a record with 3.2 million calves born. Ending cattle inventories in 2023-2025 are estimated to fluctuate between 11.4 and 11.85 million head.

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