What is the price of cheese per kilogram/pound in US today?
The retail price range for US cheese is between US$ 2.90 and US$ 5.79 per kilogram or between US$ 1.31 and US$ 2.63 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of cheese in US
The retail price range in Euro for cheese is between EUR 2.66 and EUR 5.31 per kilogram or between EUR 1.21 and EUR 2.41 per pound(lb) in Washington and New York.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for US cheese is between US$ 2.03 and US$ 4.05 per kilogram or between US$ 0.92 and US$ 1.84 per pound(lb).
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US Cheese Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Cheese from the US over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 4.24 US dollars per kg, followed by 4.20 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 4.33 US dollars per kg, and then to 4.49 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then decreased slightly to 4.46 US dollars per kg in 2021. The most recent data shows that the export price per kilogram of Cheese from the US is 5.05 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Cheese from the US will be 5.20 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 5.35 US dollars per kg in 2024.The US cheese exports are classified 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)
- Processed cheese, not grated or powdered (HS code 040630)
- 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)
US Cheese Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Cheese into the US over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was $4.24, followed by $4.20 in 2018, $4.33 in 2019, $4.49 in 2020, and $4.46 in 2021. The highest price was recorded in 2022, at $5.05. This is a significant increase of 18.3% from the previous year. Looking ahead, we can expect the import price of Cheese to remain around the $4.50 mark in 2023 and 2024.Export values for US cheese
The total values in export for cheese in US were US$ 1,207,270, US$ 1,452,342, US$ 1,470,292 and US$ 1,571,466 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Processed category in US: Milk & Cream, Yogurt, Kefir & Buttermilk, Whey, Butter, Natural Honey, Coffee, Green Tea, Black Tea & Yerba mate.
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US cheese - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of cheese sold by US in 2020 was 358,545 tonnes. In 2019 US exported 362,539 tonnes of cheese. Through 2019 alone, the interest in US cheese (processed category) has climbed, flactuating by 3.482 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cheese's exports went up by 5.92 pc bringing the nation US$1,571.47m for the year 2019. US' cheese exports are classified as:
- Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds (HS code 040620)
- Fresh cheese "unripened or uncured cheese", incl. whey cheese, and curd (HS code 040610)
- Processed cheese, not grated or powdered (HS code 040630)
- Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti" (HS code 040640)
- Cheese (excluding fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese) (HS code 040690)
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US cheese export values
In 2019, US sold cheese costing 1,571.47m USD, an improvement of 6.88% from 2018's total cheese export of 1470.292m USD. The yearly change in value of US cheese between 2017 to 2018 was 1.236%.
The annual/yearly variation in the volume of US' cheese exports between 2017 and 2019 was 5.92 per cent compared to a variation of 3.482% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
US' stake of the world's total cheese's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. US is ranked number 27 in world exports of cheese.
Export markets for US cheese ( in '000$ )
US' leading destinations for cheese are South Korea, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Guatemala and Panama.
Import/Export Trends
US is a net importer of cheese. The annual growth of US cheese in value between 2015 to 2019 was -3%, per year, while annual growth in quantity was -17%, per annum.
US procured 180,593 tonnes of cheese in 2019.