Uruguay: Beef and Lamb Export Prices Reach All-Time Highs

 According to INAC, the average price of beef over the past 30 days was $ 4,841 , slightly above the 2025 partial average of $4,819 and up 18.6% from last year.

Tariff uncertainty was felt in June, impacting trade with the US, which saw trade flow fall by 36% in the month. As the largest market by volume in 2025, this downturn contributed heavily to the 15% drop in volumes recorded in the first three weeks of the month.

However, the 19% growth in demand from CHINA and the European dynamics ( the EU grew by 40%, while the UK grew by 97%) mask a slowdown in the US market.

From 2025 to June 21, 252,536 tons were exported, up 5% from a year ago.

Lamb EXPORT

Last week, export volumes were very limited - only 55 tons at an average price of $6,591, which remains at a historically high level due to price differences in Israel, where one in four exported tons is currently shipped.

The average price over the last 30 days is US$6,505 per tonne, and June is poised to become a record month for average price after May closed at US$4,828 per tonne.

Since the beginning of the year, export volume has fallen by 31%, while the average price has increased by 42.5% - from US$3,671 to US$5,230.