2023 closed as one of the highest years meat consumption in Uruguay, with a figure of 96 kilos per person, on average, during the year, according to data from the binding of Meat Sellers (UVC).
“Sales were good,” said the president of the UVC, Hebert Falero, in dialogue with Subrayado, and assured that 2023 was among the best in recent years in terms of per capita meat consumption. “We are among the best years in recent times,” she insisted.
According to Falero, one of the main reasons behind this increase registered during the past years was the change in Consuming patternswith the incorporation of cuts of meat pig and sheep, and the sale of meat lamb during a broader window of time, and no longer just during the end of the year.
On the other hand, the poultry meat It was the only one that decreased in sale in the last period.
“We see that every year the alternative meats ”, indicated the president of the UVC, mainly due to the fact that the beef It is valued abroad and the price is set by export. Therefore, the trend is to consume less red meat and more cuts of pork and chicken.
They also contributed promotions that the chamber carried out throughout the year.
Meat exports had a great 2023
He too meat consumption from the outside it was good news for Uruguay, since the exports achieved during 2023 were the third highest record in history, although they presented a 20% drop compared to 2022.
In this sense, the exports of meat will total revenues of nearly $2.6 billion in 2023, according to data from the National Meat Institute (INAC). For its part, the market China showed a greater decrease in income, in the order of 32% and will generate foreign exchange close to 1,200 million, that is, about 600 million less than the previous year.
On the other hand, sales to USMCA, that make up United States, Mexico and Canada, which would represent 21% of total revenues, showed a growth of 15% and would end the year with revenues of 550 million dollars.
Finally, it is expected that placements at European Union close the year with a decrease of 10%, reaching 340 million dollars at the end of 2023, reaching 13% of the total.
“The data we present is smaller in terms of volume and values, but in the face of such a challenging year Uruguay saves its situation with a good note, although we are still suffering the consequences,” explained the president of the INAC, Conrado Ferber, to the EFE Agency, when echoing the impact of the drought.
Source: Ambito
