Uruguay’s Cash Cow

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Cattle are part of Uruguay’s DNA. There are around 4 cows to every one of their tiny 3.5 million population of people and beef is their main export. But how do they compete against their mighty, better known neighbours; Argentina and Brazil? In this week’s Assignment Jane Chambers travels to the country’s lush, green pastures to find out about how they keep their cash cow flourishing. She hears from cattle farmers and other people in the beef industry about how they’re carving out a niche for themselves and future proofing against the threats of climate change. Produced and presented by: Jane Chambers Country Producer: Lucinda Elliot Studio Mix: Rod Farquhar Production coordinator: Iona Hammond and Gemma Ashman Series Editor: Penny Murphy

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0:00.0	Great you've downloaded this edition of assignment from the BBC World Service.
0:04.4	Catalapart of Uruguay is DNA.
0:06.8	Most people are fiercely proud of their thriving beef industry
0:10.5	and are trying hard to preserve their cash cow
0:13.2	from climate change threats and the might of their neighbours, Argentina and Brazil.
0:17.6	Even though I live in Latin America, I'd never visited Uruguay.
0:21.2	I was told I was impritured and I wasn't disappointed.
0:25.0	Thank you to all the friendly and charming locals
0:27.5	who took me to visit cattle ranchers and chatted with me
0:30.4	under shady trees and the sweltering hot sticky heat.
0:34.0	And to all the other people involved in the cattle business
0:36.8	who gave me and now you an insight into their world.
0:41.2	Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!
0:48.8	He's got the local manager on the motorbike with his dog
0:52.6	perched on the front and a whole field of cows coming towards us,
0:57.8	some black, some tan coloured some with white faces
1:02.3	and these are angus and herifood cows.
1:06.4	Good evening.
1:08.6	Getting quite loud now. They're all following him
1:11.5	and this is their daily activity,
1:13.9	that they're coming from one pasture to another.
1:16.7	They're streaming through the gates,
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