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Montevideo, October 23rd 2025 - 02:05 UTC

Tag: Inac

  • Thursday, August 21st 2025 - 10:23 UTC

    Drones banned in Venezuela

    These devices were considered to pose security risks

    Venezuela's Bolivarian regime announced Tuesday a nationwide suspension and prohibition of all activities related to drones and other remotely piloted aircraft. Published in Official Gazette No. 6,927, the measure bans the purchase, sale, manufacture, import, distribution, training, registration, and flight operations of these devices for one year, effective Aug. 18, 2025.

  • Thursday, May 1st 2025 - 10:38 UTC

    Uruguay’s meat consumption hits nine-year high in 2024

    Some 10,000 tons of the traditional Uruguayan barbecue were sold to the public on Wednesday throughout the country, on the eve of International Workers' Day

    Uruguayans consumed nearly 100 kilograms of meat per person in 2024, the highest level in the past nine years, according to the country’s National Meat Institute (INAC). The data confirms a strong rebound in domestic demand for animal protein, particularly beef and poultry.

  • Wednesday, August 30th 2023 - 09:38 UTC

    Minerva's latest move shakes up Uruguay's meat processing landscape

    Ferber termed the development as “troubling news” from the perspective of INAC. Minerva Foods, which currently operates four plants in Uruguay

    Conrado Ferber, President of the National Meat Institute (INAC) of Uruguay, expressed his concerns on Tuesday regarding Minerva Foods' proposed acquisition of three meat processing plants from Marfrig. If the deal is finalized, it would result in one of the Brazilian multinational corporations controlling 45% of the southern country slaughterhouse market.

  • Saturday, March 19th 2022 - 10:07 UTC

    Uruguay seeks to exonerate VAT on popular meat cut, announced Lacalle Pou

    One kilo of asado will need to sell for about US$ 5, according to the new measures

    Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou said on Friday that the Executive Branch will send to the Legislative a bill to exonerate VAT on asado de tira, a popular meat cut, as the Ukraine war takes its toll on the cost of food worldwide.

  • Wednesday, March 16th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

    Lacalle Pou signals price of meat to go up in Uruguay

    “We are in a very volatile moment,” Lacalle said

    Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday heralded there would be news regarding the price of meat and some other “fundamental inputs.” He also announced the measures will be announced at different times, and they also will be “internal, except for some imports of meat cuts.”

  • Friday, August 20th 2021 - 08:44 UTC

    Hong Kong emerges as destination of meat exports from Paraguay, Uruguay

    Hong Kong seems to be the answer for meat sales

    While Uruguay's National Meat Institute (INAC) eyes China, Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong as the clients to target, the latter has already recorded an increase of 13% in both volume and revenues in purchases from Paraguay, according to a Central Bank (BCP) report released this week.

  • Monday, September 7th 2015 - 17:57 UTC

    Prime beef for Uruguay's national rugby team Los Teros during the World Cup

    INAC has a long established policy of supporting Uruguay's national football teams with prime beef; this time the support is extensive to Los Teros

    Uruguay's national rugby team Los Teros which will be participating in World Cup in England later this year, will be provided with Uruguay's world-class prime beef to be supplied by the National Meat Institute of Uruguay, INAC.

  • Saturday, May 2nd 2015 - 07:34 UTC

    Uruguay's meat exports in four months total 550m with beef the main item, 454m

    To 18 April, 674,656 cattle were slaughtered in approved slaughterhouses across Uruguay, an increase of 9% compared to the previous year.

    Uruguay exported meat, offal, meat products and by-products worth 550 million dollars in the year up to 18 April, 8% more than the same period of 2014. Beef exports totaled 454 million in the first months of the year, with the main buyers including China, member countries of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the European Union, Israel and MERCOSUR countries.

  • Tuesday, January 14th 2014 - 07:50 UTC

    China becomes the leading market for Uruguayan meat exports

    Total meat exports, including beef earned over 1.6bn dollars in 2013

    Uruguay's meat exports slid 6.5% in volume during 2013 compared to the previous year, but the big news is that China has become the main client for beef, followed by Nafta countries, (US, Canada and Mexico), according to the latest release from the country's National Meat Institute, INAC.

  • Thursday, September 19th 2013 - 19:31 UTC

    China has become Uruguay’s main market for beef taking 25% of exports

    Livestock in Uruguay has a privileged sanitary status

    China in just a year has become Uruguay’s main client for beef absorbing 25% of exports equivalent to 190 million dollars in the last agriculture year (July 2012/June 2013). Uruguay exports totalled 390.000 tons according to the latest release from the country’s Meats Institute, INAC.

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