Uruguay Increased Milk Production 11.4%; August Shows Signs of a Slowdown

Uruguay recorded an 11.4% increase in milk production, according to the report. Deliveries of milk to processing companies reached 213.3m litres in July. The July figure formed part of a sequence of five consecutive months in which year-on-year growth remained in double digits.

The reported measure concerns milk sent to industrial processors. July’s total was therefore presented alongside the broader production increase, linking the monthly volume delivered to processors with the performance of Uruguay’s dairy sector during the period covered.

The five-month sequence refers to comparisons with the corresponding periods a year earlier. Each of those months recorded growth in the double-digit range, according to the report. July was the latest month identified in that sequence, with deliveries reaching 213.3m litres.

The report also describes a change in conditions during August. Rainfall began to affect dairy herds, and the month showed signs of a slower pace of growth. The report presents this development as an indication of moderation after the increases recorded through July.

No August production total is given in the available information. The figures supplied for that month concern the signs of a slowdown and the effect of rainfall on herds, rather than a completed monthly volume. July remains the latest month for which a milk-delivery figure is stated.

The information therefore records two developments: an 11.4% increase in Uruguay’s milk production and a July delivery total of 213.3m litres, followed by indications of moderation in August. The July result extended the sector’s run of five successive months with double-digit year-on-year increases, while rainfall was reported as affecting herds in August.