What is the price of whey in China?

As of January 2024, whey in China is US$ 2.09 per kg (14.65 CNY), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is China's world rank in whey exports?

China ranks #53 out of 79 whey exporters.

What was the year-on-year change in China's whey export value?

China's whey export value increased by 395.9% year-on-year.

Whey Price in China - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Whey Prices in China

US$ 2.09 / kg

14.65 CNY / kg

MoM ▲ 73.6% YoY ▲ 73.6%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (CNY)	MoM	YoY	Source
—	Export (unit value)	2.09	14.65	▲ 73.6%	▲ 73.6%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the whey price in China available is US$ 2.09 per kg (14.65 CNY), up 73.6% year-on-year.

China exported 71 tonnes of whey in 2024, valued at US$148,719, ranking #53 among 79 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. Export value increased by 395.9% year-on-year. The latest export unit value is US$2.0896 per kg. China is a net exporter of whey.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes — whey in China

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, China exported $148.7K (71.2 t) of whey▲ 395.9% YoY. That ranks #53 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$148.7K

Export value

71.2 t

Export volume

#53 / 79

World rank

Global share

$2.09

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top whey exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 US $609.7M · 17.6%
#2 Germany $464.9M · 13.4%
#3 France $358.9M · 10.4%
#4 Netherlands $302.3M · 8.7%
#5 Ireland $251.6M · 7.3%

Annual export data China · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$148.7K	71.2 t	$2.09
2023	$30K	24.9 t	$1.2
2022	$562K	291.1 t	$1.93
2020	$545.5K	384.8 t	$1.42

HS Code

whey is traded under Harmonized System code 0404.10. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS — UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

China whey - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 China shipped 159 tonnes of whey. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for China whey (processed category) has reduced, flactuating by -32.911 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, whey's exports increased by 10.42% earning the exporter US$0.36m for the year 2019. China's whey exports are categorised as:

Whey and modified whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (HS code 040410)

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China whey export values

In 2019, China shipped whey valued at 0.36m USD, a contraction of -53.37% from 2018's total whey export of 0.772m USD. The annual reduction in value of China whey between 2017 to 2018 was 206.349%.

The annual change in the volume of China's whey exports between 2017 and 2019 was 10.42 pc when compared to a variation of -32.911% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

China's share of the world's total whey's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 29 in world exports of whey.

Export markets for China whey ( in '000$ )

China's top export markets for whey are Estonia, North Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and Italy.

China bought 451,188 tonnes of whey in 2019.

Whey Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest whey prices in other Asia countries:

Iran$1.67/kg India$3.25/kg Japan$3.75/kg Thailand$1.15/kg Uzbekistan$0.77/kg Kyrgyzstan$0.86/kg Pakistan$1.38/kg Myanmar$0.75/kg Kazakhstan$0.69/kg South Korea$57.26/kg Vietnam$1.16/kg Indonesia$13.38/kg Philippines$2.91/kg

Other Processed Prices in China

Latest prices for other processed in China:

Black Tea$5.60/kg Coffee$2.63/kg Sugar$0.75/kg Cotton$2.25/kg Whisky$8.61/kg Natural Honey$1.90/kg Copra$10.17/kg Raw Hides & Skins$1.02/kg Fish Oil$8.77/kg Chocolate$3.20/kg Coconut oil$10.17/kg Glycerol$1.34/kg Palm Oil$1.19/kg Sunflower Oil$1.38/kg Cheese$4.48/kg

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