What is the price of cheese per kilogram/pound in Ireland today?
The retail price range for Ireland cheese is between US$ 3.64 and US$ 4.09 per kilogram or between US$ 1.65 and US$ 1.86 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of cheese in Ireland
The retail price range in Euro for cheese is between EUR 3.37 and EUR 3.78 per kilogram or between EUR 1.53 and EUR 1.72 per pound(lb) in Dublin and Cork.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Ireland cheese is between US$ 2.55 and US$ 2.87 per kilogram or between US$ 1.16 and US$ 1.30 per pound(lb).
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Ireland Cheese Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Cheese from Ireland over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2017, the price was 4.20 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2021 it was 4.80 US dollars per kilogram. The highest price was in 2018, when it was 5.19 US dollars per kilogram. The lowest price was in 2015, when it was 3.84 US dollars per kilogram. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Cheese from Ireland in 2023 will be 5.08 US dollars and in 2024 it will be 5.26 US dollars.The cheese exports from Ireland are categorised as:
- 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)
- Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti" (HS code 040640)
- Processed cheese, not grated or powdered (HS code 040630)
- Fresh cheese "unripened or uncured cheese", incl. whey cheese, and curd (HS code 040610)
Ireland Cheese Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Cheese into Ireland over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 4.20 US dollars per kg, followed by a slight increase to 5.19 US dollars per kg in 2018. However, in 2019, the price dropped to 3.88 US dollars per kg, before rising again to 4.42 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then dropped slightly to 4.80 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Cheese into Ireland in 2023 will be around 4.50 US dollars per kg, and in 2024, the price is likely to be around 4.90 US dollars per kg.Export values for Ireland cheese
The total values in export for cheese in Ireland were US$ 768,522, US$ 922,787, US$ 967,151 and US$ 1,166,498 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Processed category in Ireland: Milk & Cream, Yogurt, Kefir & Buttermilk, Whey, Butter, Natural Honey, Coffee, Green Tea, Black Tea & Yerba mate.
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Ireland cheese - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of cheese shipped by Ireland in 2020 was 282,336 metric tons. In 2019 Ireland shipped 305,402 tonnes of cheese. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Ireland cheese (processed category) has escalated, changing by 35.571 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cheese's exports grew by 33.4 percent bringing the country US$1,166.50m for the year 2019. Ireland's cheese exports are classified as:
- Processed cheese, not grated or powdered (HS code 040630)
- Cheese (excluding fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese) (HS code 040690)
- Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds (HS code 040620)
- Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti" (HS code 040640)
- Fresh cheese "unripened or uncured cheese", incl. whey cheese, and curd (HS code 040610)
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Ireland cheese export values
In 2019, Ireland exported cheese valued at 1,166.50m USD, an increment of 20.61% from 2018's total cheese export of 967.151m USD. The annual increase in value of Ireland cheese between 2017 to 2018 was 4.808 percent.
The annual/yearly variation in the amount of Ireland's cheese exports between 2017 and 2019 was 33.4% in comparison to a variation of 35.571% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ireland cheese ( in '000$ )
Ireland's leading destinations for cheese are Bahrain, Greece, Panama, Germany and New Zealand.
Import/Export Trends
Ireland is a net importer of cheese. The annual growth of Ireland cheese in value between 2015 to 2019 was 1%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -3%, per annum.
Ireland ordered 75,617 tonnes of cheese in 2019.