Uruguay Reported 17 Tonnes, While Mexico Attributed 672 to Cuba Aid

Uruguay reported that powdered milk had been sent to Cuba as humanitarian assistance, putting the quantity at 17 tonnes. The shipment was described as part of aid provided to the Caribbean country.

The figures cited in official communications do not match. A Mexican government document attributed 672 tonnes to Uruguay’s contribution, a quantity substantially different from the 17 tonnes reported by Uruguay.

Uruguay’s Foreign Ministry and the Presidency said they had no records establishing where the powdered milk came from. They also said they could not identify the supplier connected with the aid shipment.

The two Uruguayan institutions likewise reported that they had no information on the price of the milk powder. The available information therefore does not specify the value assigned to the shipment or the terms under which it was provided.

The discrepancy concerns both the quantity reported by Uruguay and the amount listed in the Mexican document. Uruguay’s communication referred to 17 tonnes, while the Mexican record linked 672 tonnes to Uruguay’s aid contribution to Cuba.

The information provided does not reconcile the two figures. It identifies no additional documentation establishing which quantity applied to the shipment, and it does not provide records on the product’s origin, supplier or price beyond the statements attributed to Uruguay’s Foreign Ministry and Presidency.