SAO PAULO, June 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian meatpacker

Minerva said on Friday it signed a contract to sell

the Colonia plant in Uruguay to Allana for $48 million, as part

of its efforts to get antitrust approval for the purchase of

other two plants in the country.

Minerva has proposed to Uruguay's watchdog Coprodec to sell

one of the three plants it wishes to buy from Marfrig

- the Colonia unit - immediately following the deal, after the

regulator blocked Minerva's acquisition of the three assets last

year.