In July, China will be the main destination for the Uruguayan tripe

After exporting meat processing plants began to be gradually enabled to sell bovine stomachs (tripe and tripe) directly to China since the beginning of the year, in July, for the first time, this Asian country will be the main destination for Uruguayan tripe. With data up to July 24, 238 tons of tripe were shipped to China, more than doubling the 107 tons exported to Hong Kong. Among the other destinations, Ghana stands out with 82 tons. The average value of exports to China is significantly higher than that of other destinations, so the expectation is that its preponderance will continue to grow as more export plants are enabled. So far, there are six slaughterhouses that have exported bovine stomachs directly to China: Ontilcor, Las Piedras, BPU, Colonia, Copayan and Tacuarembó. In July the average export value of tripe to China was US$/t 5,333, far above Hong Kong (US$/t 2,137) and the average of other destinations (US$/t 1,860). In the case of the booklet, for the moment the ...