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Argentina will export chilled boneless pork to Uruguay for the first time. The market is currently affected by the floods in southern Brazil. This shipment will have an approximate value of USD 2500 per ton and opens a new destination with great potential for Argentina's products.
In 2023 alone, Uruguay imported 49,000 tons of pork, 96% of which was supplied by Brazil. The negotiations between the Secretary of Bioeconomy and the Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries of Uruguay, and the Director of Swine Production, together with Uruguayan production representatives, allowed this new and nearby market to open and made it possible for Argentina to meet the high demand for pork by Uruguayan consumers.
Initially, there will be three slaughterhouses authorized by Senasa Argentina with an approximate value of USD 2,500/ton. However, those slaughterhouses that are considered suitable to be able to export may be added complying with the requirement of Senasa Uruguay.
Argentine pork is highly valued by markets such as Uruguay thanks to the genetic quality achieved by producers. Argentina does not use ractopamine as an anabolic, unlike other countries. This considerably improves the competitiveness of pork.
In parallel to this negotiation, the Argentine Pork Federation and the Uruguayan Pig Breeders Society will sign a cooperation agreement to work on improvements for pork production in Argentina and Uruguay.
May 16, 2024/ Bioeconomy Secretariat/ Argentina.
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