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Starch-manufacture residues market in Uruguay

Release date: Mar 29, 2026

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Research period: 2017-2025

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Earlier Report Observations

The starch-manufacture residues market in Uruguay exhibited significant volume fluctuations between 2018 and 2023. After reaching 7 396 t in 2018, the market contracted sharply to 4 119 t in 2019, then entered a recovery phase that peaked at 7 711 t in 2021.

This volatility was primarily driven by substantial swings in import volumes, which ranged from a low of 2 137 t to a high of 6 033 t over the period. Domestic production remained more stable, varying between 1 482 t and 2 064 t. Following the 2021 peak, the market experienced a consecutive decline, falling to 6 807 t in 2022 and further to 5 438 t in 2023.

Table of content

1. Disclaimer
2. Terms of use of the report
3. Product codes in the statistical classifications used in the report
4. Key Market Indicators and Trends
1. 4.1. Key Market Indicators
  1. 4.1.1. In kind
    1. 4.1.1.1. Production, 2018-2023
    2. 4.1.1.2. Imports, 2018-2024
    3. 4.1.1.3. Exports, 2018-2024
    4. 4.1.1.4. Market size, 2018-2023
2. 4.2. Market Trends and Factors
5. Production
1. 5.1. Production in Uruguay
  1. 5.1.1. Annual dynamics of production in Uruguay in kind, 2018-2023, t
  2. 5.1.2. Annual dynamics of production in Uruguay in value, 2018-2023, $ US
2. 5.2. Global production by Country, 2018-2023
  1. 5.2.1. Annual dynamics of production by macroregions in kind, 2018-2023, t
  2. 5.2.2. Dynamics of production structure by macroregions in kind, 2018-2023
  3. 5.2.3. Annual dynamics of production by country in kind, 2018-2023, t
  4. 5.2.4. Structure of production by countries in kind, 2018-2023
  5. 5.2.5. Dynamics of peoduction structure by countries in kind, 2018-2023
6. Imports
1. 6.1. Imports (Direct Data)
  1. 6.1.1. Imports - Total information
  2. 6.1.2. Imports in kind, t
    1. 6.1.2.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to Uruguay in kind, 2018-2024, t
    2. 6.1.2.2. Dynamics of product's imports in kind to Uruguay by countries, 2018-2024, t
    3. 6.1.2.3. Structure of product's imports in kind by countries, 2018-2024
  3. 6.1.3. Imports in value, K $ US
    1. 6.1.3.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to Uruguay in value, 2018-2024, K $ US
    2. 6.1.3.2. Dynamics of product's imports in value to Uruguay by countries, 2018-2024, K $ US
    3. 6.1.3.3. Structure of product's imports in value by countries, 2018-2024
  4. 6.1.4. Average price of product's imports, $ US/t
    1. 6.1.4.1. Annual dynamics of average price of product's imports to Uruguay, 2018-2024, $ US/t
    2. 6.1.4.2. Dynamics of average price of product's imports to Uruguay by countries, 2018-2024, $ US/t
2. 6.2. Imports (Mirror Data)
  1. 6.2.1. Imports - Total information
  2. 6.2.2. Imports in kind, t
    1. 6.2.2.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to Uruguay in kind, 2018-2024, t
    2. 6.2.2.2. Dynamics of product's imports in kind to Uruguay by countries, 2018-2024, t
    3. 6.2.2.3. Structure of product's imports in kind by countries, 2018-2024
  3. 6.2.3. Imports in value, K $ US
    1. 6.2.3.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to Uruguay in value, 2018-2024, K $ US
    2. 6.2.3.2. Dynamics of product's imports in value to Uruguay by countries, 2018-2024, K $ US
    3. 6.2.3.3. Structure of product's imports in value by countries, 2018-2024
  4. 6.2.4. Average price of product's imports, $ US/t
    1. 6.2.4.1. Annual dynamics of average price of product's imports to Uruguay, 2018-2024, $ US/t
    2. 6.2.4.2. Dynamics of average price of product's imports to Uruguay by countries, 2018-2024, $ US/t
7. Trade balance
1. 7.1. Trade balance (Direct Data)
  1. 7.1.1. In kind, t
  2. 7.1.2. In value, K $ US
2. 7.2. Trade balance (Mirror Data)
  1. 7.2.1. In kind, t
  2. 7.2.2. In value, K $ US
8. Top buying and selling countries, 2018-2024
1. 8.1. Direct Data
  1. 8.1.1. Import in Value by Countries-buyers
  2. 8.1.2. Export in Value by Countries-suppliers
2. 8.2. Mirror Data
  1. 8.2.1. Import in Value by Countries-buyers
  2. 8.2.2. Export in Value by Countries-suppliers

Production starch-manufacture residues in Uruguay

In kind, 2017-2020, t

Top producers of starch-manufacture residues, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

World map of production of starch-manufacture residues, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

Uruguay's production of starch-manufacture residues grew for the third year in a row. In 2020, the country produced 2 064 tonnes, marking a 4.2% increase from the previous year. From 2017 to 2020, production rose by 29.1%, with an average annual growth rate of 8.9%.

Annual dynamics of production in Uruguay in kind, 2017-2020, t

Parameter		2018	2019	2020	CAGR
1	Change from last year	3.0%	20.4%	4.2%	8.9%

Source: SHEV.io

Exports starch-manufacture residues from Uruguay

Industry analysis indicates that Uruguay did not export any starch-manufacture residues between 2017 and 2020.

Imports starch-manufacture residues to Uruguay

Imports in kind, t

In 2020, Uruguay imported 3 092 tonnes of starch-manufacture residues, a sharp increase of 44.7% compared to 2019. Over the period from 2017 to 2020, imports fell by 30.8%, with an average annual decline of 11.5%. The lowest import volume was recorded in 2019 at 2 137 tonnes, while the highest was in 2018 at 5 750 tonnes. The most significant drop occurred in 2019, with a decrease of 62.8%.

Annual dynamics of product's imports to Uruguay in kind, 2017-2020, t

Parameter		2018	2019	2020	CAGR
1	Change from last year	28.7%	(62.8%)	44.7%	(11.5%)

Source: SHEV.io

From 2017 to 2020, Argentina accounted for nearly all of Uruguay's imports of starch-manufacture residues in volume terms, holding a 99.8% share of total flows.

Structure of product's imports in kind by countries, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

World map of product's imports to Uruguay in kind, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

Imports in value, K $ US

In 2020, Uruguay imported starch-manufacture residues worth 1 729 thousand US dollars, a 15.0% rise from 2019. Over the 2017–2020 period, imports decreased by 4.1%, with an average annual decline of 1.4%. The lowest value was in 2019 at 1 503 thousand US dollars, and the highest was in 2018 at 2 087 thousand US dollars. The largest decline was in 2019, at 28.0%, while the biggest increase was in 2018, at 15.8%.

Annual dynamics of product's imports to Uruguay in value, 2017-2020, K $ US