April 11, 2005

Uruguay beef exports for Feb
 

Uruguay's beef exports for February rose 11.1 percent from the previous month to 31,272 tonnes. The biggest market was the US, taking 18,877 tonnes or 63.6 percent of Uruguay's beef. Exports to the EU were at 3,096 tonnes.

Cattle slaughter for February totalled 163,566 heads, 20.6 percent lower than in January.