Argentina: They announce the first export to Uruguay

This is a country that traditionally imported this product from Brazil. At the International Symposium of the Federation of Rural Associations of Mercosur, held in Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, the first export of Argentine pork to Uruguay was announced, a country that traditionally imported this product from Brazil. The announcement, made by the Secretary of Bioeconomy of Argentina, Fernando Villela, together with the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Uruguay, Fernando Mattos, represents “a significant achievement for both nations and for the pork industry in general.” “In 2023 alone, Uruguay imported 49,000 tons of pork, of which 96% was supplied by Brazil,” they said from the portfolio led by Vilella. In that sense, Argentina will send chilled boneless pork (pulp) to Uruguay for the first time, at a value of US$2,500 per ton, thus consolidating a new dynamic in the trade of meat products in Mercosur. The agreement, which arises within the framework of close collaboration ...