What is the price of cheese per kilogram/pound in Sri Lanka today?
The retail price range for Sri Lanka cheese is between US$ 2.20 and US$ 4.90 per kilogram or between US$ 1.00 and US$ 2.22 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of cheese in Sri Lanka
The retail price range in Sri Lanka Rupee for cheese is between LKR 677.30 and LKR 1,507.45 per kilogram or between LKR 307.17 and LKR 683.65 per pound(lb) in Colombo and Jaffna.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Sri Lanka cheese is between US$ 1.54 and US$ 3.43 per kilogram or between US$ 0.70 and US$ 1.56 per pound(lb).
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Sri Lanka Cheese Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Cheese from Sri Lanka over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 3.47 US$ per kg, followed by 3.96 US$ per kg in 2019. In 2020, the price increased to 4.20 US$ per kg, and in 2021 it decreased to 3.81 US$ per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price of Cheese from Sri Lanka in 2023 will be around 3.90 US$ per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 4.10 US$ per kg.The exports of cheese from Sri Lanka are classified 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)
- Fresh cheese "unripened or uncured cheese", incl. whey cheese, and curd (HS code 040610)
- 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)
Sri Lanka Cheese Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Cheese into Sri Lanka over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was $3.47, followed by $3.96 in 2019 and $4.20 in 2020. In 2021, the price dropped to $3.81, which is the lowest price in the last five years. The highest price was in 2013, when it was $4.70. Looking ahead, it is likely that the price of Cheese will remain relatively stable in the next two years, with an estimated price of $3.90 in 2023 and $4.00 in 2024.Export values for Sri Lanka cheese
The total values in export for cheese in Sri Lanka were US$ 34, US$ 66, US$ 170 and US$ 167 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Processed category in Sri Lanka: Milk & Cream, Yogurt, Kefir & Buttermilk, Whey, Butter, Natural Honey, Coffee, Green Tea, Black Tea & Yerba mate.
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Sri Lanka cheese - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Sri Lanka sold 19 tonnes of cheese. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Sri Lanka cheese (processed category) has shrunk, flactuating by -73.973 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cheese's exports recorded no change remaining at 0 percent netting the nation US$0.17m for the year 2019. Sri Lanka's cheese exports are classified as:
- Fresh cheese "unripened or uncured cheese", incl. whey cheese, and curd (HS code 040610)
- Cheese (excluding fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese) (HS code 040690)
- Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds (HS code 040620)
- Processed cheese, not grated or powdered (HS code 040630)
- Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti" (HS code 040640)
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Sri Lanka cheese export values
In 2019, Sri Lanka supplied cheese costing 0.17m USD, of 0.00% from 2018's total cheese export of 0.17m USD. The annual in value of Sri Lanka cheese between 2017 to 2018 was 157.576%.
The annual change in the quantity of Sri Lanka's cheese exports between 2017 and 2019 was 0 percent when compared to a variation of -73.973% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Sri Lanka's share of the world's total cheese's exports in 2019 was 18 pc. Sri Lanka is ranked number 1 in world exports of cheese.
Export markets for Sri Lanka cheese ( in '000$ )
Sri Lanka's top destinations for cheese are the Maldives, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Japan.
Import/Export Trends
Sri Lanka is a net exporter of cheese. The annual growth of Sri Lanka cheese in value between 2015 to 2019 was 8%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was 5%, per annum.
Sri Lanka brought in 2,848 tonnes of cheese in 2019.