What is the price of cheese per kilogram/pound in Egypt today?
The retail price range for Egypt cheese is between US$ 5.80 and US$ 9.66 per kilogram or between US$ 2.63 and US$ 4.38 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of cheese in Egypt
The retail price range in Egyptian Pound for cheese is between EGP 181.11 and EGP 301.84 per kilogram or between EGP 82.13 and EGP 136.89 per pound(lb) in Cairo and Alexandria.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Egypt cheese is between US$ 4.06 and US$ 6.76 per kilogram or between US$ 1.84 and US$ 3.07 per pound(lb).
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Egypt Cheese Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Cheese from Egypt over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 4.43 US $ per kg, followed by 4.39 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 4.45 US $ per kg and further increased to 4.66 US $ per kg in 2020. The highest price was recorded in 2021, at 4.94 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Cheese from Egypt in 2023 will be around 5.14 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be around 5.34 US $ per kg.The cheese exports from Egypt are categorised as:
- Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti" (HS code 040640)
- Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds (HS code 040620)
- Cheese (excluding fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese) (HS code 040690)
- Fresh cheese "unripened or uncured cheese", incl. whey cheese, and curd (HS code 040610)
- Processed cheese, not grated or powdered (HS code 040630)
Egypt Cheese Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Cheese into Egypt over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was $4.43, followed by $4.39 in 2018, $4.45 in 2019, $4.66 in 2020 and $4.94 in 2021. This indicates a slight increase in the price of Cheese over the last five years. If this trend continues, we can expect the price of Cheese to be around $5.14 in 2023 and $5.35 in 2024.Export values for Egypt cheese
The total values in export for cheese in Egypt were US$ 139,749, US$ 107,650, US$ 121,454 and US$ 127,288 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Processed category in Egypt: Milk & Cream, Yogurt, Kefir & Buttermilk, Whey, Butter, Natural Honey, Coffee, Green Tea, Black Tea & Yerba mate.
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Egypt cheese - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Egypt sold 97,787 tonnes of cheese. For 2019 alone, the market for Egypt cheese (processed category) has decreased, with a change of -6.039 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cheese's exports reduced by -7.41 percent netting the country US$127.29m for the year 2019. Egypt's cheese exports are categorised as:
- Processed cheese, not grated or powdered (HS code 040630)
- Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds (HS code 040620)
- Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti" (HS code 040640)
- Cheese (excluding fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese) (HS code 040690)
- Fresh cheese "unripened or uncured cheese", incl. whey cheese, and curd (HS code 040610)
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Egypt cheese export values
In 2019, Egypt supplied cheese with a value of 127.29m USD, an improvement of 4.81% from 2018's total cheese export of 121.454m USD. The yearly change in value of Egypt cheese between 2017 to 2018 was 12.823 pc.
The annual variation in the quantity of Egypt's cheese exports between 2017 and 2019 was -7.41 per cent in comparison to a variation of -6.039% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Egypt cheese ( in '000$ )
Egypt's top destinations for cheese are Saudi Arabia, Libya, Jordan, Iraq and Oman.
Egypt ordered 29,389 tonnes of cheese in 2019.