What is the price of cheese in Denmark?

As of January 2025, cheese in Denmark is US$ 5.73 per kg (39.51 DKK), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Denmark's world rank in cheese exports?

Denmark ranks 9th out of 112 cheese exporters.

How much cheese did Denmark export in 2024?

Denmark exported 153,454 tonnes of cheese in 2024.

What is the latest export price for Danish cheese?

The latest export unit value is US$5.7326 per kg.

Is Denmark a net exporter or importer of cheese?

Denmark is a net exporter of cheese.

What share of global cheese exports does Denmark hold?

Denmark holds 3.4% of global cheese exports.

Cheese Price in Denmark - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Cheese Prices in Denmark

US$ 5.73 / kg

39.51 DKK / kg

MoM ▲ 5.5% YoY ▲ 5.5%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (DKK)	MoM	YoY	Source
—	Export (unit value)	5.73	39.51	▲ 5.5%	▲ 5.5%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the cheese price in Denmark available is US$ 5.73 per kg (39.51 DKK), up 5.5% year-on-year.

Denmark is a significant cheese exporter, ranking 9th out of 112 exporters in 2024 with exports valued at US$833.5 million and totaling 153,454 tonnes. The country accounts for 3.4% of global cheese exports and maintains a net exporter position, despite a slight year-on-year decrease of 0.9%. The latest export unit value for Danish cheese is US$5.7326 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes — cheese in Denmark

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Denmark exported $833.5M (153.5 kt) of cheese▼ 0.9% YoY. That ranks #9 worldwide (3.4% of global exports).

$833.5M

Export value

153.5 kt

Export volume

#9 / 112

World rank

3.4%

Global share

$5.43

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top cheese exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Netherlands $4.26B · 17.4%
#2 Germany $3.22B · 13.2%
#3 France $2.89B · 11.8%
#4 Italy $2.51B · 10.3%
#5 Ireland $1.22B · 5%

Annual export data Denmark · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$833.5M	153.5 kt	$5.43
2023	$840.8M	—	—
2022	$808.6M	152.1 kt	$5.32
2021	$746.7M	155.5 kt	$4.8
2020	$693.5M	155.5 kt	$4.46

HS Code

cheese is traded under Harmonized System code 0406.90. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

Denmark cheese - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The volume of cheese exported by Denmark in 2020 was 399,792 metric tonnes. In 2019 Denmark exported 387,816 tonnes of cheese. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Denmark cheese (processed category) has increased, recording a change of 0.68932213 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cheese's exports went up by 1.5 pc earning Denmark US$1,605.34m for the year 2019. Denmark's cheese exports 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)
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)
Processed cheese, not grated or powdered (HS code 040630)

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Denmark cheese export values

In 2019, Denmark shipped cheese with a value of 1,605.34m USD, a contraction of -7.96% from 2018's total cheese export of 1744.213m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Denmark cheese between 2017 to 2018 was 2.977 percent.

The annual change in the amount of Denmark's cheese exports between 2017 and 2019 was 1.5 pc compared to a variation of 0.68932213% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Denmark's share of the world's total cheese's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Denmark is ranked number 57 in world exports of cheese.

Export markets for Denmark cheese ( in '000$ )

Denmark's best performing destinations for cheese are El Salvador, Libya, Uruguay, Latvia and Malaysia.

Import/Export Trends

Denmark is a net importer of cheese. The annual growth of Denmark cheese in value between 2015 to 2019 was -16%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -11%, per annum.

Denmark procured 102,283 tonnes of cheese in 2019.

Cheese Prices Across Europe

Compare the latest cheese prices in other Europe countries:

Netherlands$6.30/kg Italy$13.87/kg France$8.02/kg Russia$5.33/kg Spain$9.63/kg Ireland$5.62/kg Switzerland$12.71/kg Belarus$4.50/kg Belgium$7.14/kg Estonia$6.35/kg Germany$5.59/kg Norway$4.14/kg Poland$6.00/kg Albania$7.76/kg Hungary$5.91/kg

Other Processed Prices in Denmark

Latest prices for other processed in Denmark:

Butter$8.60/kg Wine$7.57/kg Coffee$11.57/kg Potato starch$3.99/kg Copra$6.90/kg Vodka$4.59/kg Olive Oil$7.03/kg Couscous$1.81/kg Hop Cones$461.43/kg Kefir & Buttermilk$2.09/kg Maize starch$3.99/kg Natural Honey$5.06/kg Natural Rubber$23.58/kg Peppermint Oil$36.28/kg Raw Hides & Skins$1.07/kg

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