Overview
- The XX Concurso Nacional e Internacional de Quesos del Uruguay awarded Peruvian producers five medals in the goat‑milk categories after judging on October 14–15, 2026.
- La Cabrita took four distinctions including gold for its Illari Blando, while La Lecherita de Quives won bronze for its Paria, together accounting for five of Peru’s six medals at the event.
- Both enterprises are beneficiaries of INIA’s Procap program and received targeted training in cheese making, goat husbandry, good milking practices, milk quality, food safety, and animal feeding that officials say improved their products.
- Christian Barrantes, president of the Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria, attributed the results to the producers’ work and said INIA will use the recognition to expand commercialization and market links for rural entrepreneurs.
- The contest drew roughly 400 samples from ten Latin American countries and was judged by a national and international jury, giving regional exposure that Peru hopes to convert into sales through initiatives like Combi Queso and the Salón del Queso Peruano.