He sheep sector got bad news the first five months of the year with a drop in exports of 15% – billing 65 million dollars – being Italy and China the main destinations, while the sheep meat it also fell 2%.
He Uruguayan Wool Secretariat published its export report in January and May of this year, based on Customs data, where the volume exported down 2%, while income fell by 15%.
Between January and May, wool and by-products were exported for more than 65 million dollars for a volume of almost 13 million kilos. The main destinations for these were, firstly, Italy with 23% of the total exported and China with 21%.
Within the total, the Dirty wool exports grew by 24% in volume with 3.7 million kilos, but a drop in income of 5% for 13.8 million dollars, being the main destinations China – with 73% – and Bulgariain second place, with 17%.
This subcategory is followed by export of washed wool with a drop in volume with 2.4 million kilos – representing 13% of that total – while it also suffered a drop of 26% with 9.3 million dollars. The main destinations were China, in first place, with 28% and India, in second, with 19%.
The top exportfor its part, also decreased in the amount of volume with 6.7 million kilos – with a decrease of 8% – for an amount of 33.6 million dollars representing 17%, the main destination being Italy, with a 34%, and Germany with 21%.
Regarding the export of ovine meat, the frozen bone-in meat it was the main product sold and fell, compared to the same period of the previous year, by 2%, billing 49.9 million dollars.
Source: Ambito
