THE DAIRY SECTOR IN URUGUAY

We produce milk for the world

CONSUMPTIONANNUAL CONSUMPTION IN URUGUAY

230 liters of milk per capita1

more than twice the world’s average consumption

Uruguayan milk reaches the consumer:

Free from growth hormones

Free from antibiotics

Free from heavy metals

Free from radioactive contamination

MILKPROCESSINGINDUSTRYWe produce

2 billion liters annually

90% of our milk productionis processed by our industry2

Continuous improvementof the processes with increasing incorporation of technology

Quality Standards

thatmeet the requirements of the most demanding markets

We export to over 60 markets

Brazil Algeria Russia

PRODUCTION

3,900dairy farmers

73% deliver milk to processors

27% produce artisanal cheese on the farm

20,000people related to dairy work3

Most dairy farms are family run

Most workers in the processing sector have permanent jobs

Grass-fed cattle raised in open spaces

Internationally renowned genetics

Traceability: 100% of the cattle registered.

The average dairy farmer owns 150 milking cows and 250 hectares.

The daily production average is 18 liters a day4

1 INALE’s estimates based on DIEA and FIL-IDF 2 INALE’s estimates based on FFDSAL and DIEA 3 INALE’s estimates based on INALE’s 2014 Dairy Survey and INALE’s Industry Registry4 INALE 2014 DairySurvey

THE DAIRY SECTOR IN URUGUAYOnly 5% of the national territoryis used to produce milk to feed over 20 million peopleannually, (5) a population equivalent to 7 times that of Uruguay

Domestic consumption: 30%

Domestic consumption Exports Exports: 70%

Distribution of industrializedmilk(6)

We are the farming sector with the highest revenues(7)from exports per hectare

70% isexportedtoover 60 markets

Our country is the7thmilk exporter (8)in the world

The people in our sector isgathered in several organizations, a fact that has promoted partnership work. This strength has been a key pillar that drives the sector’s dynamism.

The dairy farms deliver quality milk to processors, and receive technical assistance and funding. This tie has been the historic foundation of dairy production partnership in Uruguay

5 based on one daily cup of raw milk

6 INALE estimates based on the Farming Statistics Area (DIEA), National Institute of Statistics (INE), National Customs Directorate

7 INALE estimates based on DIEA

8 FIL-IDF

THE INSTITUTE’S ROLE We provide the government advise on dairy policy, and work side by side with the

farmer unions andprocessors, with training and funding agencies, and other stakeholders in the dairy sector.

We contribute to decision-making through the development of data. In conjunction with farmer unions and public agencies, we conduct development

projects across the territory. We work on the preservation of natural resources and the environment, through

projects geared to improving dairy farm management. We articulate and promote partnerships with a focus on R&D&I. We develop educational activities in the sector, where all the stakeholders in the dairy

sector have a chance to update and exchange their knowledge. We represent the national dairy industry before the main dairy knowledge networks

globally

inale

NationalDairyInstitute

Av. 19 de abril 3482

Phones; (598) 2336 7709 –2336 08

Montevideo – Uruguay

www.inale.org @inale_uy