What is the price of kefir & buttermilk in Sri Lanka?

As of January 2024, kefir & buttermilk in Sri Lanka is US$ 3.11 per kg (957 LKR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

Kefir & Buttermilk Price in Sri Lanka - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Kefir & Buttermilk Prices in Sri Lanka

US$ 3.11 / kg

957 LKR / kg

MoM ▼ 27.5% YoY ▼ 27.5%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (LKR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	3.11	957	▼ 27.5%	▼ 27.5%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the kefir & buttermilk price in Sri Lanka available is US$ 3.11 per kg (957 LKR), down 27.5% year-on-year.

Sri Lanka exported US$52,017 worth of kefir and buttermilk in 2024, totaling 17 tonnes and ranking #79 out of 98 global exporters. The country holds a 0.0% share of global exports and is a net exporter, with export value increasing by 20.6% year-on-year. The latest export unit value is US$3.1114 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - kefir & buttermilk in Sri Lanka

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Sri Lanka exported $52K (16.7 t) of kefir & buttermilk▲ 20.6% YoY. That ranks #79 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$52K

Export value

16.7 t

Export volume

#79 / 98

World rank

Global share

$3.11

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top kefir & buttermilk exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 France $328.5M · 14.2%
#2 Germany $312.1M · 13.5%
#3 Belgium $240.8M · 10.4%
#4 Spain $188.1M · 8.1%
#5 Poland $160.7M · 6.9%

Annual export data Sri Lanka · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$52K	16.7 t	$3.11
2023	$43.1K	10.1 t	$4.29
2022	$37.9K	18.9 t	$2.01
2021	$13.4K	4.1 t	$3.23
2020	$8.2K	1.9 t	$4.34

HS Code

kefir & buttermilk is traded under Harmonized System code 0403.90. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

Sri Lanka kefir & buttermilk - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Sri Lanka sold 11 tonnes of kefir & buttermilk. Through 2019 alone, the interest in Sri Lanka kefir & buttermilk (processed category) has escalated, with a change of 175 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, kefir & buttermilk's exports decreased by -68.57 percent earning the exporter US$0.07m for the year 2019. Sri Lanka's kefir & buttermilk exports are categorised as:

Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or flavoured or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, fruits, nuts or cocoa (excluding yogurt) (HS code 040390)

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Sri Lanka kefir & buttermilk export values

In 2019, Sri Lanka sold kefir & buttermilk worth 0.07m USD, an increment of 311.76% from 2018's total kefir & buttermilk export of 0.017m USD. The annual growth in value of Sri Lanka kefir & buttermilk between 2017 to 2018 was -78.75%.

The per year variation in the amount of Sri Lanka's kefir & buttermilk exports between 2017 and 2019 was -68.57% in comparison to a variation of 175% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Sri Lanka's portion of the world's total kefir & buttermilk's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 25 in world exports of kefir & buttermilk.

Export markets for Sri Lanka kefir & buttermilk ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

Sri Lanka is a net exporter of kefir & buttermilk. The annual growth of Sri Lanka kefir & buttermilk in value between 2015 to 2019 was 27%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was 38%, per annum.

Sri Lanka imported 41 tonnes of kefir & buttermilk in 2019.

Kefir & Buttermilk Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest kefir & buttermilk prices in other Asia countries:

Cambodia$1.43/kg China$2.27/kg India$1.40/kg Vietnam$2.21/kg Mongolia$2.90/kg Myanmar$0.50/kg Pakistan$2.78/kg Uzbekistan$7.49/kg South Korea$3.07/kg Thailand$0.96/kg Lao (Laos)$1.00/kg Iran$0.50/kg Kazakhstan$0.80/kg Azerbaijan$1.91/kg Kyrgyzstan$0.90/kg

Other Processed Prices in Sri Lanka

Latest prices for other processed in Sri Lanka:

Whisky$17.94/kg Copra$3.85/kg Ethyl Alcohol$0.62/kg Sugar$2.49/kg Natural Rubber$1.98/kg Beer$0.83/kg Wine$6.65/kg Coffee$3.28/kg Cocoa Beans$2.04/kg Leather$45.61/kg Palm Oil$2.14/kg Cocoa Butter$58.15/kg Molasses$3.33/kg Vodka$6.31/kg Yerba mate$4.79/kg

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