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Monday June 22nd, 2020

Become Fiscal Resident of Uruguay

In Uruguay, it is possible for foreigners to obtain fiscal residency when they live a certain number of days per year in the country OR when they have vital economic activities in the country. The advantage of fiscal residency is…
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Tuesday June 9th, 2020

Forestry investments in Uruguay

This graph presents forestry plantations in different regions in Uruguay. The choice for a location is based on soil types and distance to industry. Some basics: In Uruguay, you have a choice between eucalyptus for pulp industry, eucalyptus for manufacture…
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Friday May 15th, 2020

Farm lease prices 2019

The Ministry of Agriculture published statistical information about lease prices of land for agricultural use in 2019. This information is based on the registered 1477 lease contracts in this period. The statistics show the different values per region and per…
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Wednesday April 22nd, 2020

100 corporate farmland owners.

On April 23 fast track legislation entered Parliament in Uruguay, which may alter farmland investments in this country. Constitution allows the president to propose urgent laws, which pass automatically if not rejected or substituted after an abbreviated debate of no…
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Wednesday April 8th, 2020

Prices Farmland start of 2020

During the first three months of the year, 33 transactions of significant size were presented to the Institute of Colonization. Nearly 25.000 hectares were sold for an aggregated value of 87.4 M USD. Some preliminary conclusions are that premium cropland…
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Friday March 27th, 2020

Opportunity in Crisis

When economies get hit on a large scale, wealth preservation becomes more urgent. We are working hard with a high number of requests we´re receiving. Preparing deals and getting deals done in as little time as possible. Farmland market in…
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Friday February 21st, 2020

Effect of New Government in Uruguay on Farmland

Luis Lacalle Pou will assume office on March 1, 2020, for a period of five years. His victory brings in a conservative government and ends the rule of the left-wing Frente Amplio coalition after 15 years in power. A much…
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Monday January 13th, 2020

Prices farmland 2019

The official data of farmland transactions in 2019 are online available. The records refer to transactions that were presented to the Institute of Colonization. These are transactions for plots of more than 500 hectares and CONEAT 100 or more. The…
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Friday September 13th, 2019

Permanent crops in Uruguay

Investment opportunities in permanent crops in Uruguay are traditionally citrus, grapes and table fruits like apple and pear. Oranges and lemons are exported mainly to markets such as the US. In the past 15 years, we´ve seen projects with blueberries…
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Thursday August 8th, 2019

Effect of trade deals on beef exports

Recent trade agreements between EU/MERCOSUR and EU/USA have an impact on beef exports from Uruguay to the EU. When talking about EU beef quotas, the two that get most mention are the high quality beef (HQB) quota, also known as…
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