Timeline

The first expansion of the farm allows a production increase from an annual 1.5 to 7 tons. We introduce a new species of sturgeon, the acipenser gueldenstaedtti, from which pure Oscietra caviar is obtained.

It is an explosive year in terms of sales and demand, exceeding our production capacity. Exports to the European Union begin with a first significant export to Belgium to start discussing distribution to the rest of the continent. We are able to start the process of expanding our production thanks to a foreign investor who…

The first export to the United States is made. Against the expectations of those who doubted its acceptance, our caviar is received by the market as high quality at a blind tasting organized in New York by a renowned distributor, where our product won the first place over Russian and Iranian caviar.

The production plant in Baygorria is inaugurated by President Jorge Batlle. The first caviar extraction and sale is made in the regional market (200 kg).

Russian expert in caviar, Ms. Elena Tchertova, offers personalized training to our future Caviar Master on how to make fresh malossol caviar. She grades the first sample of caviar as of excellent quality.

The declaration of national interest is obtained from the government. The first caviar extraction is performed on Sterlet sturgeons –especially brought as they mature a year earlier –, anticipating we should expect a positive outcome with the Siberian sturgeon the following year. The loan for use of UTE’s land is renewed for further ten years.

The import of fertilized roe becomes news worldwide. We begin breeding sturgeon to commercialize its meat. In 1998, the first export is made to Brazil.

First import of fertilized roe from Russia by air, an unprecedented historic event as this kind of living material had never been carried from the Northern to the Southern Hemisphere by this means before.

The necessary permits to use the water from the Baygorria Dam for sturgeon breeding are granted. The construction of a feed production plant begins approximately 75 km away from the farm. The breeding farm is also built that year.

The Uruguayan government authorizes the import of Siberian sturgeon fertilized roe and grants seven hectares of land belonging to UTE (Uruguay’s state-owned electric power company) as a loan for use for a five-year term, automatically renewable for further ten years.