Uruguayan exports increased by 18,5 percent in September compared to the same month last year, bringing in revenues of 846 million dollars, the Institute for the Promotion of Investments and Exports reported on Monday (03.10.2017).
The monthly growth included free trade zones and was mainly due to the sale of soybeans, while items such as rice, beverage concentrate and leather decreased.
According to the document, exports of goods continue to consolidate their upward trend since the last quarter of 2016.
In this regard, he said that in the first three quarters of 2017, the average increase in foreign sales was nine percent, one percentage point higher than in the same period of the previous year.
The Uruguay XXI Report highlights the special behavior of tariffs in the ninth month of 2017, recognizing that in 2016 it paid 246,5 million dollars for this concept and the majority corresponded to goods from the agricultural-livestock sector.
La Beef was the product that paid the highest amounts to enter the markets, representing more than 70 percent, and the European Union and China These are the two main destinations to which tariffs are paid, both with shares close to 40 percent, some 90 million dollars.
El The Asian giant remained the main export destination in September with 39 percent of total purchases, followed by Brazil, despite the significant decline in dairy and wheat sales, and third place went to the European Union
The source said that this week the meetings to move forward with the signing of a strategic partnership agreement between the Southern Common Market and the European Union will be of particular importance.
The Institute for the Promotion of Investments and Exports pointed out that the offer made for access of beef to the European bloc is of fundamental importance.
This will be a key aspect for the eventual signing of the agreement in the planned time, the document states.
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