Sector footprint
$2.7B in exports
Reported agriculture and food exports in 2024 across 55 qualifying HS6 products.
Sector export playbook ยท HS 01-24
Uruguay Agriculture and food exports
where capability meets demand
Explore Uruguay's HS 01-24 product portfolio, buyer markets, growth signals, and diversification opportunities. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.
Sector exports$2.7B2024 reported value
Products55Qualifying HS6 products
Buyer markets32Markets represented
Average CAGR+5.2%Product-level growth signal
Global sector size$283.0BReported buyer imports
Agriculture and food capability
How strong is Uruguay in this sector?
Compare exporter scale with product breadth, buyer demand, growth, and destination reach. A large sector does not remove the need for product, compliance, pricing, and buyer validation.
Global demand
$283.0B buyer imports
The sector's reported buyer import base provides context for product and market prioritization.
How to use the guide
Find the next credible move
Start with products that combine demand and exporter capability, then validate standards, route economics, buyers, and competition.
Product portfolio
Which products anchor the sector?
Each HS6 product is ranked by calculated opportunity and shown with reported market size, exporter exports, growth, and destination reach.
| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 120190Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $68.5B | $1.2B | $80.9B | +7.7% | 14 | +1.2% |
| HS 020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $19.2B | $925.6M | $15.4B | +9.0% | 6 | +2.4% |
| HS 210690Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $21.7B | $2.8M | $11.1B | -14.1% | 7 | +0.1% |
| HS 020130Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled | $11.9B | $135.8M | $8.7B | +10.1% | 7 | +0.9% |
| HS 190590Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $12.1B | $2.0M | $8.0B | +5.5% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 220300Beer: made from malt | $7.6B | $7.6K | $7.6B | -2.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $8.1B | $74.0M | $7.6B | +12.5% | 5 | +1.7% |
| HS 100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $11.9B | $221.0M | $7.5B | +23.7% | 7 | +1.9% |
| HS 220890Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $4.9B | $34.9K | $6.6B | +7.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $7.1B | $30.8M | $5.9B | +3.9% | 5 | +0.5% |
| HS 220421Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $10.7B | $3.1M | $5.0B | +7.3% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 150710Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | $3.9B | $737.2K | $4.3B | -24.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090111Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $10.3B | $403.9K | $4.0B | -12.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 150910Vegetable oils: olive oil and its fractions, virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $6.4B | $927.7K | $3.6B | +71.4% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 230910Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $6.2B | $432.4K | $3.5B | +7.4% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $3.8B | $6.6M | $3.1B | -2.9% | 3 | +0.1% |
| HS 040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $5.4B | $3.4M | $2.7B | -4.8% | 2 | +0.2% |
| HS 220820Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc | $2.2B | $5.2K | $2.5B | -4.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 151411Vegetable oils: low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude | $1.5B | $83.8K | $2.1B | +17.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180620Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg | $2.5B | $35.3K | $2.1B | +34.4% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 040221Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $1.6B | $150.2K | $2.0B | +0.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 040510Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter | $1.4B | $629.3 | $2.0B | -27.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 070960Vegetables: fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta | $2.2B | $183.1 | $1.9B | -14.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 081040Fruit, edible: cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus vaccinium, fresh | $1.9B | $0.9 | $1.8B | -35.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $2.6B | $6.9K | $1.8B | -18.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220410Wine: sparkling | $2.9B | $34.0K | $1.8B | +26.8% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 230120Flours, meals and pellets: of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | $3.0B | $8.9K | $1.7B | -10.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 070200Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled | $2.6B | $2.4K | $1.7B | +2.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 100390Cereals: barley, other than seed | $3.2B | $48.8M | $1.7B | +179.9% | 1 | +1.5% |
| HS 190531Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $2.4B | $34.1K | $1.6B | +3.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090121Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $2.0B | $1.8K | $1.5B | -23.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220830Whiskies | $2.1B | $250.5K | $1.5B | +5.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $3.2B | $8.5K | $1.5B | -7.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 240210Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos: containing tobacco including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto | $1.5B | $23.7K | $1.3B | +4.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 040210Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $1.0B | $116.5 | $1.2B | -31.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 230330Brewing or distilling dregs and waste: whether or not in the form of pellets | $663.0M | $48.6K | $1.2B | +47.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180400Cocoa: butter, fat and oil | $1.9B | $1.7 | $1.2B | -35.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030614Crustaceans: crabs, frozen (whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked by steaming or by boiling in water) | $1.0B | $16.3 | $1.1B | -34.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 150790Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $739.4M | $2.0 | $1.1B | -27.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080550Fruit, edible: lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum), limes (Citrus aurantifolia , Citrus latifolia), fresh or dried | $1.0B | $1.9M | $1.1B | +42.6% | 1 | +0.2% |
| HS 160232Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus) | $1.9B | $64.6K | $1.0B | -16.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $1.9B | $34.9K | $1.0B | +9.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200912Juice: orange, not frozen, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $790.6M | $60.6K | $985.4M | +12.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 080132Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, shelled, fresh or dried | $955.6M | $86.2K | $970.4M | +3.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200410Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen | $1.3B | $3.2 | $897.6M | -51.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020442Meat: of sheep (including lamb), cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen | $906.5M | $6.3M | $874.3M | +23.2% | 1 | +0.7% |
| HS 200899Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.s. in heading no. 2008 | $1.9B | $2.2K | $815.7M | +14.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $1.7B | $21.2K | $804.4M | +2.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 060319Flowers, cut: flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh, other than roses, carnations, orchids, or chrysanthemums | $825.4M | $2.6 | $795.6M | -45.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210410Soups and broths and preparations therefor | $581.4M | $263.7 | $765.1M | -5.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $796.7M | $1.5K | $762.5M | +1.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180100Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $1.7B | $1.6 | $747.9M | -42.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 041000Animal products: edible, n.e.s. in this or other chapters | $597.5M | $37.9K | $741.7M | -3.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020120Meat: of bovine animals, cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), fresh or chilled | $1.1B | $131.4K | $721.0M | +3.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020220Meat: of bovine animals, cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen | $903.1M | $31.1K | $713.5M | -17.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
Best markets
Where does sector demand concentrate?
Markets are ranked by calculated opportunity across the qualifying products in this sector view.
CHN
China
13 products represented in the sector.
$85.4B$79.3B reported buyer importsUSA
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
31 products represented in the sector.
$60.9B$85.9B reported buyer importsDEU
Germany
11 products represented in the sector.
$11.5B$25.1B reported buyer importsMEX
Mexico
7 products represented in the sector.
$8.1B$6.9B reported buyer importsCAN
Canada
5 products represented in the sector.
$7.1B$6.7B reported buyer importsGBR
United Kingdom
6 products represented in the sector.
$5.6B$11.5B reported buyer importsVNM
Viet Nam
4 products represented in the sector.
$5.4B$5.7B reported buyer importsARG
Argentina
1 products represented in the sector.
$4.9B$3.0B reported buyer importsIDN
Indonesia
3 products represented in the sector.
$4.8B$6.8B reported buyer importsIND
India
1 products represented in the sector.
$4.3B$3.9B reported buyer importsKOR
Republic of Korea
4 products represented in the sector.
$4.1B$5.1B reported buyer importsTUR
Turkey
3 products represented in the sector.
$3.6B$3.9B reported buyer importsGrowth stars
Which products show the strongest growth?
Average product-level CAGR is a screening signal. Confirm the latest trend, base effects, buyer quality, and commercial feasibility before acting.
| Product | Average CAGR | Opportunity | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|
| HS 100390Cereals: barley, other than seed | +179.9% | $1.7B | 1 |
| HS 150910Vegetable oils: olive oil and its fractions, virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | +71.4% | $3.6B | 3 |
| HS 230330Brewing or distilling dregs and waste: whether or not in the form of pellets | +47.0% | $1.2B | 1 |
| HS 080550Fruit, edible: lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum), limes (Citrus aurantifolia , Citrus latifolia), fresh or dried | +42.6% | $1.1B | 1 |
| HS 180620Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg | +34.4% | $2.1B | 2 |
| HS 220410Wine: sparkling | +26.8% | $1.8B | 2 |
| HS 100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | +23.7% | $7.5B | 7 |
| HS 020442Meat: of sheep (including lamb), cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen | +23.2% | $874.3M | 1 |
| HS 151411Vegetable oils: low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude | +17.2% | $2.1B | 1 |
| HS 200899Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants: prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit, n.e.s. in heading no. 2008 | +14.4% | $815.7M | 1 |
Diversification opportunities
Which products reach the widest buyer base?
Destination count is a simple breadth indicator. It does not measure destination concentration or guarantee resilience.
HS 120190
Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken
14 markets$80.9B calculated opportunityHS 210690
Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10
7 markets$11.1B calculated opportunityHS 020130
Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled
7 markets$8.7B calculated opportunityHS 100199
Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed
7 markets$7.5B calculated opportunityHS 020230
Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen
6 markets$15.4B calculated opportunityHS 230400
Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil
5 markets$7.6B calculated opportunityHS 100630
Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed
5 markets$5.9B calculated opportunityHS 220421
Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less
4 markets$5.0B calculated opportunityFrequently asked questions
Using the Agriculture and food export playbook
Practical guidance for interpreting sector scale, growth, product breadth, and buyer markets.
How strong is Uruguay in this sector?
Compare sector exports, product breadth, buyer markets, growth, and global demand. These signals identify research priorities rather than guarantee market access.
What are growth stars?
Products with higher average reported growth in the screened rows. Validate the time period, base effects, buyer demand, and current exporter position.
What does diversification mean here?
Products reaching more buyer markets in the screened data. Destination breadth is useful context but does not replace concentration, route, or buyer analysis.
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.