Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demo...
Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demographics trends and consumer lifestyles in Uruguay.
Due to the drought suffered across Uruguay, the quality of tap water was impacted in 2023. With a high level of sodium, tap water was unsuitable for consumption. The Uruguayan government responded to the crisis by giving away bottled water to…
The drought experienced over the past two years in Uruguay severely impacted the quality of running water, rendering it unsuitable for human consumption due to its high sodium content of 400mg. This affected cities like Montevideo, Canelones, and San…
The past two years of drought in Uruguay have adversely affected the quality of running water, rendering it unsuitable for human consumption due to its 400mg sodium content. This issue was particularly prevalent in Montevideo, Canelones, and San…
Concentrates displayed a modest resurgence in off-trade volume sales following a decline in 2022, primarily propelled by decreased demand for powder concentrates. The tap water crisis, attributed to poor water quality due to high sodium content in…
Energy drinks continued its strong growth trajectory in retail volume sales, driven by habitual consumption patterns among consumers. Montevideo Refrescos SA's Monster brand, catering to a younger demographic inclined towards extreme sports and…
100% juice experienced significant growth in 2023, primarily fuelled by the prevailing health and wellness trend. Consumer inclination towards healthier and natural juice options has surged. The increased demand for vitamin C, prompted by COVID-19…
Despite a moderate growth in off-trade volume sales for RTD (Ready-to-Drink) tea in 2023, the overall consumption landscape remains underdeveloped and lacks popularity among Uruguayan consumers. This modest upturn follows a series of declines over…
Uruguay experienced a notable economic upturn of in the previous year but eventually faced a recession due to irregular and insufficient rainfall that evolved into a severe drought by the end of 2022. This prolonged crisis persisted until June 2023,…
Sports drinks is experiencing continuous growth, stimulated by the prevailing health and fitness lifestyle trend and exacerbated by the recent tap water crisis. Following the COVID-19 crisis, sales of sports drinks have shown robust retail volume…
This briefing examines how the commodity market for beef is performing globally and in the largest countries in terms of supply and consumption. The report also provides data and analysis of beef price dynamics, and key meat consuming industries.
Air care continued to be a popular product in Uruguay in 2023, though as with other home care products, it was negatively impact by cross-border shopping in Argentina and registered a fall in volume sales. Although inflation has soared in Argentina,…
With the pandemic over, there was less frenzied cleaning, and as such bleach registered a fall in volume sales. That being said, there was a slight increase in constant value sales, due to price rises. Bleach is still a popular cleaning product in…
As with home care products in general, cross-border shopping led to a decline in volume sales. Although inflation has soared in Argentina, the depreciation rate against the Uruguayan peso has made dishwashing products purchased in Argentina much…
Though home care registered current value growth, both constant value and volume sales fell. This was partly due to a weakening economy, due to a severe drought. However, the main factor impacting volume sales was cross-border shipping into…
Home insecticides registered a fall in volume sales in 2023. One of the factors leading to the decline was a severe drought. With minimal rainfall, there was less standing water, which meant less breeding ground for mosquitoes, which in turn reduced…
Laundry care registered a fall in volume sales in 2023, as a result of a significant number of consumers crossing the border into Argentina to buy laundry care products. Although inflation has soared in Argentina, the depreciation rate against the…
Polishes registered a steep volume fall in 2023, with all segments within polish registering a decline. Increasingly polishes are losing out to products within surface care such as multi-purpose cleaners, which are generally more affordable, as well…
Performance was muted for surface care in 2023, with constant value sales, as well as volume sales, falling slightly. Now that the pandemic is over, there was less cleaning overall. In addition, significant illicit trade also dampened volume sales.
As with home care products in general, cross-border shopping led to a decline in volume sales of toilet care. Although inflation has soared in Argentina, the depreciation rate against the Uruguayan peso has made toilet care products purchased in…
The main constraints facing local distributors of away-from-home tissue and hygiene in Uruguay was the small-scale smuggling issue in Argentina. In 2023, smuggling became a prominent threat to companies located in border cities, such as Salto and…