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Uruguay - AGRICULTURE

 


Agriculture

Agriculture in Uruguay is prosperous due to breeding and to a skilled workforce. This dynamic sector accounts for a 10% of the GDP.

Farmland surface area:

The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. In Uruguay, the agricultural surface represents 1 307 000 hectares.

Number of farms:

54 819.

Crops

Crop
Yield (in Metric Tons)
Surface (in hectares)

Yield Hg/ Ha*
Rice Paddy  
1 174 000  
205 000  
57 268  

* hectograms/hectares

Livestock

Species
Headcount
Ovine races  
15 200 000  

Number of tractors:

33 000

Irrigated land (surface area):

180 000 hectares.

 

Fishing



Yield in metric tons

Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods
Saltwater fish
25 197 Tm.
109 480 Tm.

Aquacultural yield in metric tons:

123 382 Tm.

 

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