Although the total of imports for of Brazil There were no variations in the first two months of the year compared to the same period last year, Uruguay climbs a step and positions itself as the main supplier of whole milk powder in that country, surpassing Argentina.
According to data published by the National Milk Institute (Inale) an increase in imports of whole milk powder, cheese and skimmed milk powder could be seen by Brazil to the Uruguay.
The product that made the most difference was whole milk powder which represented 54% of the neighboring country’s total imports, achieving a total income of 27,133 tons during January and February, an increase of almost seven tons since in the same period last year the total was 20,812 tons.
With 51% of the total imported, Uruguay became the main supplier of this product to the neighboring country, while Argentina came in second place with 44% and Paraguay in third place with 5%.
What about other dairy products?
In regards to the cheeses, These were part of 24% of the total imports of that country. While, Uruguay ranked second with 17% of that amount, while Argentina It far surpassed it with 77%. While, Netherlands It ranked third with 3% of imports.
If the imported quantity is analyzed, an increase of around 25% was seen since in these first two months of the year, 7,690 were imported compared to 2023, a total of 5,276. For its part, if it is compared with cheese imports in 2022, the increase compared to 2023 was 51%.
According to the skimmed milk powder, Uruguay ranked second on the list of suppliers with 24%, while Argentina was first with 61%. While, Chili It took third place with the remaining 13%.
Imports of skimmed milk powder represented 11% of the total with 7,468 tons during January and February of this year. Meanwhile, in 2023 the total tons were 7,058 during the same period. Last year, imports of this product grew by 6% compared to 2022.
On the other hand, the casein and the serum They were the only two products that represented a drop compared to the January and February period of last year with a drop of 27% and 25%, respectively. During this period, the share in total imports represented 3% for whey and 5% for casein.
In serum, Uruguay occupied third place with 8%, while Uruguay and Lithuania they won first and second place with 75% and 9%, respectively. During the first two months of the year, 3,627 tons were imported compared to 4,811 tons in the same period last year.
The casein, For his part, he did not have Uruguay in its top three suppliers that was occupied by Holland, Denmark and Argentina with 42%, 21% and 19%, respectively. However, in the butter – which accounted for 2% of total dairy imports Brazil – took third place with 21%. Argentina and New Zealand They took first and second place with 47% and 22%, respectively.
Source: Ambito
