What is the price of cheese in Ireland?

As of January 2025, cheese in Ireland is US$ 5.62 per kg (5.20 EUR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Ireland's world rank in cheese exports?

Ireland ranks 5th among 112 cheese exporters in 2024.

How much cheese did Ireland export in 2024?

Ireland exported 247,446 tonnes of cheese in 2024.

Is Ireland a net exporter or importer of cheese?

Ireland is a net exporter of cheese.

What percentage of global cheese exports does Ireland account for?

Ireland accounts for 5.0% of global cheese exports.

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

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Cheese Prices in Ireland

US$ 5.62 / kg

5.20 EUR / kg

MoM ▲ 13.7% YoY ▲ 13.7%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (EUR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	5.62	5.20	▲ 13.7%	▲ 13.7%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the cheese price in Ireland available is US$ 5.62 per kg (5.20 EUR), up 13.7% year-on-year.

Ireland is a significant net exporter of cheese, ranking 5th among 112 exporters in 2024 with exports valued at US$1.22 billion and totaling 247,446 tonnes. This accounts for 5.0% of global cheese exports, reflecting a 9.5% year-on-year increase. The latest export unit value for Irish cheese is US$5.624 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - cheese in Ireland

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Ireland exported $1.22B (247.4 kt) of cheese▲ 9.5% YoY. That ranks #5 worldwide (5% of global exports).

$1.22B

Export value

247.4 kt

Export volume

#5 / 112

World rank

Global share

$4.94

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 Ireland · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$1.22B	247.4 kt	$4.94
2023	$1.12B	229.6 kt	$4.87
2022	$1.06B	207.7 kt	$5.09
2021	$1.02B	227.5 kt	$4.48
2020	$1B	256.8 kt	$3.91

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.

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

The volume of cheese shipped by Ireland in 2020 was 282,336 metric tons. In 2019 Ireland shipped 305,402 tonnes of cheese. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Ireland cheese (processed category) has escalated, changing by 35.571 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cheese's exports grew by 33.4 percent bringing the country US$1,166.50m for the year 2019. Ireland's cheese exports are classified as:

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)
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)

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Ireland cheese export values

In 2019, Ireland exported cheese valued at 1,166.50m USD, an increment of 20.61% from 2018's total cheese export of 967.151m USD. The annual increase in value of Ireland cheese between 2017 to 2018 was 4.808 percent.

The annual/yearly variation in the amount of Ireland's cheese exports between 2017 and 2019 was 33.4% in comparison to a variation of 35.571% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Ireland cheese ( in '000$ )

Ireland's leading destinations for cheese are Bahrain, Greece, Panama, Germany and New Zealand.

Import/Export Trends

Ireland is a net importer of cheese. The annual growth of Ireland cheese in value between 2015 to 2019 was 1%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -3%, per annum.

Ireland ordered 75,617 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 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 Czech Republic$5.80/kg

Other Processed Prices in Ireland

Latest prices for other processed in Ireland:

Butter$8.35/kg Castor Oil$4.66/kg Coffee$9.17/kg Mushrooms &Truffles$2.14/kg Wheat flour$2.89/kg Cacao (Cocoa)paste$4.29/kg Copra$3.00/kg Green Tea$3.68/kg Sesame oil$4.19/kg Whey$1.78/kg Black Tea$4.79/kg Yogurt$3.09/kg Wine$2.93/kg Raw Hides & Skins$0.87/kg Beeswax$14.29/kg

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