USDA forecasts rising exports in 2025 and 2026

The USDA office in Buenos Aires projects Uruguay’s beef exports in 2026 at 520,000 tons carcass weight equivalent (CWE), the second highest volume on record, only behind the 2021 peak. It also revised upward the export estimate for 2025 from 485,000 to 506,000 tons because of expectations for higher slaughter and production.