MONTEVIDEO: Land prices rose in Uruguay in the first half of 2010 according to La Nación.
The average price is currently $US2519 per hectare, up from $US2426 per hectare at the start of the year.
From January to June 2010, a total of 180,000 hectares were sold for $US 451 million - an 8 percent increase over the same period in 2009.
The main purchasers were soy producers from Argentina and Brazil, along with European and American forestry companies.
Source: La Nación
