# Uruguay Agriculture and food Export Opportunities (HS 01-24)

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Explore Uruguay HS 01-24 agriculture and food export opportunities, product portfolio, buyer markets, growth signals, and diversification opportunities.

## Overview

- Exporter: Uruguay (URY)
- Sector: Agriculture and food
- HS chapters: HS 01-24
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Sector exports: $2.7B
- Products: 55
- Buyer markets: 32
- Average CAGR: +5.2%
- Global sector size: $283.0B

## Product portfolio

| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS 120190 - Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $68.5B | $1.2B | $80.9B | +7.7% | 14 | +1.2% |
| HS 020230 - Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $19.2B | $925.6M | $15.4B | +9.0% | 6 | +2.4% |
| HS 210690 - Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $21.7B | $2.8M | $11.1B | -14.1% | 7 | +0.1% |
| HS 020130 - Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled | $11.9B | $135.8M | $8.7B | +10.1% | 7 | +0.9% |
| HS 190590 - Food 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 220300 - Beer: made from malt | $7.6B | $7.6K | $7.6B | -2.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 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 | $8.1B | $74.0M | $7.6B | +12.5% | 5 | +1.7% |
| HS 100199 - Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $11.9B | $221.0M | $7.5B | +23.7% | 7 | +1.9% |
| HS 220890 - Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208 | $4.9B | $34.9K | $6.6B | +7.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 100630 - Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $7.1B | $30.8M | $5.9B | +3.9% | 5 | +0.5% |
| HS 220421 - Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $10.7B | $3.1M | $5.0B | +7.3% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 150710 - Vegetable 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 090111 - Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $10.3B | $403.9K | $4.0B | -12.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 150910 - Vegetable 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 230910 - Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding | $6.2B | $432.4K | $3.5B | +7.4% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 100590 - Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $3.8B | $6.6M | $3.1B | -2.9% | 3 | +0.1% |
| HS 040690 - Dairy 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 220820 - Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc | $2.2B | $5.2K | $2.5B | -4.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 151411 - Vegetable oils: low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude | $1.5B | $83.8K | $2.1B | +17.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180620 - Chocolate & 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 040221 - Dairy 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 040510 - Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter | $1.4B | $629.3 | $2.0B | -27.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 070960 - Vegetables: fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta | $2.2B | $183.1 | $1.9B | -14.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 081040 - Fruit, edible: cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus vaccinium, fresh | $1.9B | $0.9 | $1.8B | -35.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020714 - Meat 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 220410 - Wine: sparkling | $2.9B | $34.0K | $1.8B | +26.8% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 230120 - Flours, 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 070200 - Vegetables: tomatoes, fresh or chilled | $2.6B | $2.4K | $1.7B | +2.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 100390 - Cereals: barley, other than seed | $3.2B | $48.8M | $1.7B | +179.9% | 1 | +1.5% |
| HS 190531 - Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa | $2.4B | $34.1K | $1.6B | +3.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 090121 - Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $2.0B | $1.8K | $1.5B | -23.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 220830 - Whiskies | $2.1B | $250.5K | $1.5B | +5.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 170490 - Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $3.2B | $8.5K | $1.5B | -7.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 240210 - Cigars, 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 040210 - Dairy 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 230330 - Brewing 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 180400 - Cocoa: butter, fat and oil | $1.9B | $1.7 | $1.2B | -35.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030614 - Crustaceans: 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 150790 - Vegetable 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 080550 - Fruit, 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 160232 - Meat 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 180690 - Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18 | $1.9B | $34.9K | $1.0B | +9.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200912 - Juice: 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 080132 - Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, shelled, fresh or dried | $955.6M | $86.2K | $970.4M | +3.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200410 - Vegetable 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 020442 - Meat: 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 200899 - Fruit, 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 220210 - Waters: 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 060319 - Flowers, 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 210410 - Soups and broths and preparations therefor | $581.4M | $263.7 | $765.1M | -5.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210390 - Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $796.7M | $1.5K | $762.5M | +1.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 180100 - Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $1.7B | $1.6 | $747.9M | -42.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 041000 - Animal products: edible, n.e.s. in this or other chapters | $597.5M | $37.9K | $741.7M | -3.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 020120 - Meat: 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 020220 - Meat: 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

- China (CHN): $85.4B calculated opportunity across 13 products.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $60.9B calculated opportunity across 31 products.
- Germany (DEU): $11.5B calculated opportunity across 11 products.
- Mexico (MEX): $8.1B calculated opportunity across 7 products.
- Canada (CAN): $7.1B calculated opportunity across 5 products.
- United Kingdom (GBR): $5.6B calculated opportunity across 6 products.
- Viet Nam (VNM): $5.4B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Argentina (ARG): $4.9B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Indonesia (IDN): $4.8B calculated opportunity across 3 products.
- India (IND): $4.3B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Republic of Korea (KOR): $4.1B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Turkey (TUR): $3.6B calculated opportunity across 3 products.

## Growth stars

- HS 100390: +179.9% average CAGR, $1.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 150910: +71.4% average CAGR, $3.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 230330: +47.0% average CAGR, $1.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 080550: +42.6% average CAGR, $1.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 180620: +34.4% average CAGR, $2.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 220410: +26.8% average CAGR, $1.8B calculated opportunity.
- HS 100199: +23.7% average CAGR, $7.5B calculated opportunity.
- HS 020442: +23.2% average CAGR, $874.3M calculated opportunity.
- HS 151411: +17.2% average CAGR, $2.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 200899: +14.4% average CAGR, $815.7M calculated opportunity.

## Diversification opportunities

- HS 120190: 14 buyer markets, $80.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 210690: 7 buyer markets, $11.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 020130: 7 buyer markets, $8.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 100199: 7 buyer markets, $7.5B calculated opportunity.
- HS 020230: 6 buyer markets, $15.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 230400: 5 buyer markets, $7.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 100630: 5 buyer markets, $5.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 220421: 4 buyer markets, $5.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 190590: 3 buyer markets, $8.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 150910: 3 buyer markets, $3.6B calculated opportunity.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate buyers, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting. [Read the Yugalinks methodology](https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology).

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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