What is the price of cheese in United Arab Emirates (UAE)?

As of January 2023, cheese in United Arab Emirates (UAE) is US$ 3.62 per kg (13.28 AED), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much cheese did the UAE export in 2023?

The UAE exported 10,853 tonnes of cheese in 2023.

What was the value of UAE cheese exports in 2023?

UAE cheese exports were valued at US$39,235,154 in 2023.

What is the latest export price for cheese from the UAE?

The latest export unit value is US$3.6152 per kg.

What is the UAE's world rank in cheese exports?

The UAE ranks #37 out of 127 cheese exporters.

Is the UAE a net exporter or importer of cheese?

The UAE is a net exporter of cheese.

Cheese Price in United Arab Emirates (UAE) - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Cheese Prices in United Arab Emirates (UAE)

US$ 3.62 / kg

13.28 AED / kg

MoM ▲ 9.2% YoY ▲ 9.2%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2023

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (AED)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	3.62	13.28	▲ 9.2%	▲ 9.2%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the cheese price in United Arab Emirates (UAE) available is US$ 3.62 per kg (13.28 AED), up 9.2% year-on-year.

In 2023, the United Arab Emirates exported 10,853 tonnes of cheese valued at US$39.2 million, ranking #37 among 127 global exporters and accounting for 0.2% of world cheese exports. The country is a net exporter, though exports declined by 16.2% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for UAE cheese is US$3.6152 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - cheese in United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Exports UN Comtrade · 2023

In 2023, United Arab Emirates (UAE) exported $39.2M (10.9 kt) of cheese▼ 16.2% YoY. That ranks #37 worldwide (0.2% of global exports).

$39.2M

Export value

10.9 kt

Export volume

#37 / 127

World rank

0.2%

Global share

$3.62

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top cheese exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2023

#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 United Arab Emirates (UAE) · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2023	$39.2M	10.9 kt	$3.62
2022	$46.8M	14.2 kt	$3.31
2021	$20.3M	4 kt	$5.05
2020	$12.3M	2.6 kt	$4.73

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.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) cheese - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 United Arab Emirates (UAE) shipped 14,412 tonnes of cheese. Through 2019 alone, the market for United Arab Emirates (UAE) cheese (processed category) has increased, with a change of 56.092 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cheese's exports grew by 263.11 percent netting the exporter US$53.22m for the year 2019. United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s cheese exports are categorised as:

Processed cheese, not grated or powdered (HS code 040630)
Fresh cheese "unripened or uncured cheese", incl. whey cheese, and curd (HS code 040610)
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)
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)

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United Arab Emirates (UAE) cheese export values

In 2019, United Arab Emirates (UAE) sold cheese with a value of 53.22m USD, a growth of 54.16% from 2018's total cheese export of 34.523m USD. The annual change in value of United Arab Emirates (UAE) cheese between 2017 to 2018 was 148.868 pc.

The annual/yearly variation in the amount of United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s cheese exports between 2017 and 2019 was 263.11 pc compared to a variation of 56.092% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s stake of the world's total cheese's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 50 in world exports of cheese.

Export markets for United Arab Emirates (UAE) cheese ( in '000$ )

United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s best performing destinations for cheese are Saudi Arabia, Oman, Turkey, Kuwait and Djibouti.

Import/Export Trends

United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a net importer of cheese. The annual growth of United Arab Emirates (UAE) cheese in value between 2015 to 2019 was 36%, per year, while annual growth in quantity was -4%, per annum.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) imported 77,186 tonnes of cheese in 2019.

Cheese Prices Across Middle East

Compare the latest cheese prices in other Middle East countries:

Turkey$6.25/kg Israel$7.83/kg Oman$5.22/kg Jordan$4.28/kg Bahrain$2.50/kg Cyprus$8.59/kg Saudi Arabia$4.94/kg

Other Processed Prices in United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Latest prices for other processed in United Arab Emirates (UAE):

Sugar$0.72/kg Coffee$3.50/kg Copra$2.82/kg Palm Oil$1.24/kg Sesame oil$2.33/kg Cocoa Beans$2.37/kg Butter$5.74/kg Table Salt$0.23/kg Wheat flour$0.59/kg Milk & Cream$1.25/kg Natural Honey$2.68/kg Tempeh$3.14/kg Beer$1.31/kg Black Tea$4.78/kg Green Tea$3.68/kg

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