What is the price of potatoes per kilogram/pound in Uruguay today?
The retail price range for Uruguay potatoes is between US$ 2.70 and US$ 4.51 per kilogram or between US$ 1.22 and US$ 2.04 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of potatoes in Uruguay
The retail price range in Unidad Previsional for potatoes is between UYI 104.83 and UYI 175.10 per kilogram or between UYI 47.54 and UYI 79.41 per pound(lb) in Montevideo and Salto.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Uruguay potatoes is between US$ 1.89 and US$ 3.15 per kilogram or between US$ 0.86 and US$ 1.43 per pound(lb).
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Uruguay potatoes - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Uruguay exported 39 tonnes of potatoes. For 2019 alone, the demand for Uruguay potatoes (tubers category) has surged, with a change of 680 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, potatoes' exports went up by 550 pc earning the country US$0.07m for the year 2019. Uruguay's potatoes exports are classified as:
- Fresh or chilled potatoes (excluding seed) (HS code 070190)
- Potatoes, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071010)
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen (HS code 200410)
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200520)
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Uruguay potatoes export values
In 2019, Uruguay sold potatoes valued at 0.07m USD, an increase of 1,066.67% from 2018's total potatoes export of 0.006m USD. The yearly increase in value of Uruguay potatoes between 2017 to 2018 was -85.366%.
The annual change in the volume of Uruguay's potatoes exports between 2017 and 2019 was 550 percent when compared to a variation of 680% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Uruguay potatoes ( in '000$ )
Uruguay's leading destinations for potatoes are the Maldives, United Kingdom (UK), the Netherlands, France and Brazil.
Uruguay bought 33,869 tonnes of potatoes in 2019.
Production
The production of potatoes in Uruguay was 377,600 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 8.51%. The country had approximately 16,212.00 hectares under potatoes cultivation.