The export of meat to China was the lowest in more than two years in Uruguay

The January numbers in terms of meat exports to China were the lowest since August 2020, that is, some 29 months. According to data from the National Customs Directorate, 4,700 fewer tons of the product were shipped last month, compared to the 14,510 in December 2022. In turn, this number was less than half the average of 30,000 tons recorded for several years. months of 2021. These shipments of meat have represented 60% of sales to the Asian giant in the last two months. On the other hand, the average value of frozen boneless shipped continues for the third month at a plateau of 4,850 to 4,900 dollars per ton and seems to indicate a definitive break in the downward trend that occurred since the middle of last year, where the value of the ton fell back about $2,000. Globally, the average of the 23,194 tons of fresh beef exported by Uruguay in January was $5,643 per ton, a volume that suffered a year-on-year drop of 29%, and an annual contraction in the average value of up to ...