What is the price of cheese in Uganda?

As of January 2024, cheese in Uganda is US$ 2.29 per kg (8,794 UGX), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Uganda's world rank in cheese exports?

Uganda ranks #94 out of 112 cheese exporters.

Is Uganda a net exporter or importer of cheese?

Uganda is a net exporter of cheese.

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

See global cheese prices, production & trade →

Current Cheese Prices in Uganda
Cheese Price History & Trend
Download & Embed
Market Insights

Cheese Prices in Uganda

US$ 2.29 / kg

8,794 UGX / kg

MoM ▼ 8.2% YoY ▼ 8.2%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (UGX)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	2.29	8,794	▼ 8.2%	▼ 8.2%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the cheese price in Uganda available is US$ 2.29 per kg (8,794 UGX), down 8.2% year-on-year.

Uganda exported 18 tonnes of cheese in 2024, valued at US$40,047, ranking #94 out of 112 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. The country is a net exporter, with exports increasing by 157.7% year-on-year. The latest export price is US$2.2865 per kg.

Looking to buy cheese from Uganda?

Get a quote now

Request a quote

Cheese Price History & Trend

We are building a dedicated cheese price series for Uganda history. The trend line shown is the closest commodity benchmark, for reference only.

Download & Embed this Data

Use this data freely with attribution to Selina Wamucii.

⬇ Download CSV </> Embed widget

Get cheese price alerts

We’ll email you when the Uganda cheese price moves more than 5%.

Sell your cheese

Producers, exporters and cooperatives: reach 50,000+ global buyers.

List your produce

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Uganda exported $40K (17.5 t) of cheese▲ 157.7% YoY. That ranks #94 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$40K

Export value

17.5 t

Export volume

#94 / 112

World rank

Global share

$2.29

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 Uganda · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$40K	17.5 t	$2.29
2023	$15.5K	6.2 t	$2.49
2022	$65.8K	11.3 t	$5.8
2021	$1.3K	0.7 t	$2.03
2020	$3K	0.5 t	$6.65

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.

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

In 2019 Uganda exported 20 tonnes of cheese. Through 2019 alone, the market for Uganda cheese (processed category) has gone down, flactuating by -23.077 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cheese's exports was steady 0 pc bringing the nation US$0.03m for the year 2019. Uganda's cheese exports are categorised as:

Processed cheese, not grated or powdered (HS code 040630)
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)

Are you a producer of cheese or other products?

Uganda cheese export values

In 2019, Uganda exported cheese worth 0.03m USD, a decrease of -25.00% from 2018's total cheese export of 0.04m USD. The annual reduction in value of Uganda cheese between 2017 to 2018 was -9.091 pc.

The annual change in the amount of Uganda's cheese exports between 2017 and 2019 was 0 pc when compared to a variation of -23.077% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Uganda cheese ( in '000$ )

Uganda's top export markets for cheese are Burundi, United Kingdom (UK), South Sudan, Sudan and Somalia.

Uganda imported 176 tonnes of cheese in 2019.

Cheese Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest cheese prices in other Africa countries:

Tanzania$4.38/kg Senegal$7.02/kg Angola$4.55/kg Morocco$9.81/kg Algeria$8.04/kg Burundi$13.92/kg Malawi$0.83/kg Tunisia$8.04/kg Benin$20.01/kg DRC Congo$5.96/kg Zimbabwe$2.02/kg Botswana$9.65/kg Egypt$7.98/kg Cameroon$0.42/kg Kenya$9.90/kg

Other Processed Prices in Uganda

Latest prices for other processed in Uganda:

Coffee$4.01/kg Cocoa Beans$5.85/kg Sugar$0.67/kg Raw Hides & Skins$1.01/kg Natural Honey$3.19/kg Palm Oil$3.17/kg Essential Oils$25.61/kg Sausages$1.26/kg Beer$0.79/kg Cotton$1.77/kg Wine$2.38/kg Molasses$0.08/kg Cocoa Powder (Solids)$6.64/kg Black Tea$0.94/kg Fructose$0.99/kg

Shopping cart