What is the price of cheese per kilogram/pound in Lebanon today?
The retail price range for Lebanon cheese is between US$ 5.80 and US$ 12.58 per kilogram or between US$ 2.63 and US$ 5.71 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of cheese in Lebanon
The retail price range in Lebanese Pound for cheese is between LBP 87,925.94 and LBP 190,677.45 per kilogram or between LBP 39,875.71 and LBP 86,475.04 per pound(lb) in Beirut and Sidon.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Lebanon cheese is between US$ 4.06 and US$ 8.81 per kilogram or between US$ 1.84 and US$ 4.00 per pound(lb).
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Lebanon Cheese Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Cheese from Lebanon over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2017, the price was 5.11 US dollars per kg, followed by 4.93 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 4.35 US dollars per kg, but then rose again to 4.85 US dollars per kg in 2020. The highest price was recorded in 2021, at 5.54 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Cheese from Lebanon in 2023 will be around 5.90 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 6.25 US dollars per kg.The exports of cheese from Lebanon are categorised as:
- 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)
- 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)
Lebanon Cheese Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of cheese into Lebanon over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was $5.11, followed by $4.93 in 2018, $4.35 in 2019, $4.85 in 2020, and $5.54 in 2021. This indicates a slight increase in the price of cheese over the last five years. Looking ahead, we can predict that the price of cheese in Lebanon will continue to increase in the coming years, with an estimated price of $5.75 in 2023 and $5.96 in 2024.Export values for Lebanon cheese
The total values in export for cheese in Lebanon were US$ 2,666, US$ 1,925, US$ 2,873 and US$ 2,486 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Processed category in Lebanon: Milk & Cream, Yogurt, Kefir & Buttermilk, Whey, Butter, Natural Honey, Coffee, Green Tea, Black Tea & Yerba mate.
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Lebanon cheese - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Lebanon exported 571 tonnes of cheese. For 2019 alone, the interest in Lebanon cheese (processed category) has shrunk, with a change of -2.058 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cheese's exports grew by 51.46 percent netting the country US$2.49m for the year 2019. Lebanon's cheese exports are classified as:
- Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds (HS code 040620)
- Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti" (HS code 040640)
- Fresh cheese "unripened or uncured cheese", incl. whey cheese, and curd (HS code 040610)
- Cheese (excluding fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese) (HS code 040690)
- Processed cheese, not grated or powdered (HS code 040630)
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Lebanon cheese export values
In 2019, Lebanon supplied cheese with a value of 2.49m USD, a reduction of -13.33% from 2018's total cheese export of 2.873m USD. The yearly change in value of Lebanon cheese between 2017 to 2018 was 49.247%.
The annual/yearly variation in the amount of Lebanon's cheese exports between 2017 and 2019 was 51.46 per cent when compared to a variation of -2.058% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Lebanon cheese ( in '000$ )
Lebanon's best performing destinations for cheese are Benin, Zambia, Ghana, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Gambia.
Lebanon purchased 30,167 tonnes of cheese in 2019.