What is the price of cheese per kilogram/pound in Japan today?
The retail price range for Japan cheese is between US$ 8.25 and US$ 16.02 per kilogram or between US$ 3.74 and US$ 7.27 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of cheese in Japan
The retail price range in Yen for cheese is between JPY 1,140.10 and JPY 2,213.14 per kilogram or between JPY 517.05 and JPY 1,003.69 per pound(lb) in Tokyo and Yokohama.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Japan cheese is between US$ 5.78 and US$ 11.22 per kilogram or between US$ 2.62 and US$ 5.09 per pound(lb).
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Japan Cheese Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Cheese from Japan over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2017, the price was 12.51 US dollars per kg, and in 2021, it had dropped to 13.18 US dollars per kg. The lowest price was recorded in 2015, at 12.38 US dollars per kg. The price has since increased slightly, with the latest figure being 13.88 US dollars per kg in 2020. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Cheese from Japan in 2023 will be 12.37 US dollars per kg, and in 2024, it will be 11.78 US dollars per kg.The exports of cheese from Japan are categorised as:
- Processed cheese, not grated or powdered (HS code 040630)
- Fresh cheese "unripened or uncured cheese", incl. whey cheese, and curd (HS code 040610)
- 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)
Japan Cheese Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Cheese into Japan over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 12.51 US dollars per kg, followed by 12.64 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 13.95 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 13.88 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then decreased further to 13.18 US dollars per kg in 2021, and 12.54 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Cheese into Japan in 2023 will be 12.37 US dollars per kg, and 12.20 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Japan cheese
The total values in export for cheese in Japan were US$ 8,833, US$ 9,371, US$ 10,554 and US$ 10,363 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Processed category in Japan: Milk & Cream, Yogurt, Kefir & Buttermilk, Whey, Butter, Natural Honey, Coffee, Green Tea, Black Tea & Yerba mate.
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Japan cheese - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of cheese exported by Japan in 2020 was 987 metric tons. In 2019 Japan exported 743 tonnes of cheese. In 2019 alone, the interest in Japan cheese (processed category) has shrunk, changing by -11.018 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cheese's exports reduced by -0.8 percent netting the exporter US$10.36m for the year 2019. Japan's cheese exports are classified as:
- Processed cheese, not grated or powdered (HS code 040630)
- Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti" (HS code 040640)
- Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds (HS code 040620)
- Cheese (excluding fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese) (HS code 040690)
- Fresh cheese "unripened or uncured cheese", incl. whey cheese, and curd (HS code 040610)
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Japan cheese export values
In 2019, Japan shipped cheese worth 10.36m USD, a contraction of -1.84% from 2018's total cheese export of 10.554m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Japan cheese between 2017 to 2018 was 12.624%.
The yearly change in the quantity of Japan's cheese exports between 2017 and 2019 was -0.8 percent compared to a variation of -11.018% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Japan's stake of the world's total cheese's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 25 in world exports of cheese.
Export markets for Japan cheese ( in '000$ )
Japan's best performing export markets for cheese are Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, Singapore and South Korea.
Import/Export Trends
Japan is a net importer of cheese. The annual growth of Japan cheese in value between 2015 to 2019 was -16%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was -19%, per annum.
Japan brought in 302,612 tonnes of cheese in 2019.