Uruguay Resumes Sales of Live Cattle to Egypt
URUGUAY - Uruguay has resumed live animal sales to Egypt with a first shipment of 12.000 cattle and 40.000 sheep in late October.

Cattle Prices Slide in Uruguay After August Peak
URUGUAY - Live cattle prices in Uruguay have begun to drop significantly following the meat industry’s decision to soften activity and a drop in demand from Russia and to a certain extent the European Union.

Record Slaughter Numbers from Uruguay
URUGUAY - Last week saw Uruguay reach its highest weekly slaughter on record, at 67,231 head, surpassing the previous record set in the week ending 20 May 2006. The record slaughter was fuelled by a large number of cows, which made up 49.3% of the to...

Cattle Production Warms up with the Weather
URUGUAY - Uruguay's beef exports will rebound this year as warmer weather improves pastures for cattle grazing, said the country's vice minister of cattle, agriculture and fisheries.

Uruguay: Mega Integrated Beef Cattle Project Announced
URUGAY - Uruguayan representatives of Britain’s Breeders & Packers announced this week in Montevideo plans for an abattoir with an annual capacity of 320.000 head of cattle bred in feed lots involving investments of over 100 million US dollars.

Uruguay’s Per Capita Annual Beef Consumption: 54 Kilos
URUGAY - Uruguay’s per capita consumption of beef jumped from 40 to 54 kilos in five years making the domestic market the second destination of the country’s most important single export according to a release from the local Meat Institute, INAC

More sheep and fewer cattle
URUGUAY - Heading for a record year of beef exports, over a billion US dollars, Uruguay’s cattle herd is experiencing the impact of the efforts and it’s doubtful it can sustain in the coming years such a level of production.