Uruguay exports Holstein cattle to Turkey and Angus to Azerbaijan
Source: dairynews.today
Uruguay achieves its first live cattle export to Azerbaijan while reinforcing its trade with Turkey, doubling exports in the first quarter of 2024.
Uruguay has successfully completed its first export of live cattle to Azerbaijan, a market opened in 2016 but not capitalized until now. This sale was conducted by Gadoville, which included about 1,700 Holstein and pregnant Aberdeen Angus heifers to Turkey.
As of this year, Uruguay's live cattle exports are progressing at a much more intense pace than in 2024. Customs data indicates that 42,977 live cattle were exported, with 27,796 going to Turkey and 14,673 to Morocco. This export volume more than doubles the exports from the first quarter of 2024 when 20,000 head were shipped.
The shipment of Holstein heifers to Turkey consisted of animals with pedigree information conducted by the Uruguayan Association of Livestock Data and Information (Audig). Genomic testing of 100% of the wombs was required, and it had to be animals of the breed with genetics from the United States and Canada, which function better in stabled environments, the production method in Turkey.
Additionally, the Aberdeen Angus heifers were teethless and 2-teeth animals under 22 months, complying with Turkey's import protocol for beef cattle breeds. The export to Azerbaijan also included Aberdeen Angus heifers.
Members of Gadoville expressed their expectations to maintain this commercial flow of genomically tested Holstein wombs, providing buyers guarantees regarding animal behavior in stabling.
As of this year, Uruguay's live cattle exports are progressing at a much more intense pace than in 2024. Customs data indicates that 42,977 live cattle were exported, with 27,796 going to Turkey and 14,673 to Morocco. This export volume more than doubles the exports from the first quarter of 2024 when 20,000 head were shipped.
The shipment of Holstein heifers to Turkey consisted of animals with pedigree information conducted by the Uruguayan Association of Livestock Data and Information (Audig). Genomic testing of 100% of the wombs was required, and it had to be animals of the breed with genetics from the United States and Canada, which function better in stabled environments, the production method in Turkey.
Additionally, the Aberdeen Angus heifers were teethless and 2-teeth animals under 22 months, complying with Turkey's import protocol for beef cattle breeds. The export to Azerbaijan also included Aberdeen Angus heifers.
Members of Gadoville expressed their expectations to maintain this commercial flow of genomically tested Holstein wombs, providing buyers guarantees regarding animal behavior in stabling.
