Cheese prices: questions and answers
Cheese: median wholesale price 6.38 EUR/kg across 46 markets in 13 countries, quotes to 10 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of cheese today?
The median wholesale price of cheese was 6.38 EUR/kg across 144 current quotes on 46 markets in 13 countries (latest quote 10 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 4.96 and 6.98 EUR/kg.
Each quote is the midpoint of the lowest and highest price the market published, converted to euros per kilogram at the day’s reference rate. Quotes per piece or per pack without a weight are left out of this figure.
Where are prices of cheese lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of cheese were lowest in Germany (3.63 EUR/kg), Poland (4.21 EUR/kg), Estonia (4.71 EUR/kg) and highest in Italy (9.65 EUR/kg), Slovakia (7.05 EUR/kg), Croatia (6.57 EUR/kg), as medians in EUR per kg.
Markets quote different varieties, grades, origins and trade stages, and local prices are converted at the day’s exchange rate, so differences between countries also reflect what is being sold, not only how much it costs.
What is the price of cheese in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 30 | 6.52 EUR/kg | 23,000 COP/kg |
| Poland | 3 | 4.21 EUR/kg | 19.4 PLN/kg |
| Croatia | 2 | 6.57 EUR/kg | — |
| Slovakia | 2 | 7.05 EUR/kg | — |
| Slovenia | 1 | 4.90 EUR/kg | — |
| Austria | 1 | 5.16 EUR/kg | — |
| Czechia | 1 | 4.76 EUR/kg | — |
| Germany | 1 | 3.63 EUR/kg | — |
Countries with the most markets quoting cheese; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of cheese going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 42 of 142 quotes for cheese rose, 39 fell and 61 were unchanged; the median change was 0.0%.
Each market is compared with its own previous quote for the same series, so the figure is not affected by which markets published on a given day. Markets publish daily, weekly or less often, so the comparison covers different periods for different markets.
Which markets publish cheese prices?
46 markets in 13 countries have current cheese quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Bogotá DC Corabastos Wholesale Market Colombia · 9 quotes
- ARSKTRP wholesale prices, Slovenia Slovenia · 9 quotes
- Ministry of Agriculture of Poland (ZSRIR) national prices Poland · 8 quotes
- Cali Galería Alameda Colombia · 5 quotes
- Cali La Floresta Market Colombia · 5 quotes
- Cali Santa Elena Wholesale Market Colombia · 5 quotes
- Cali Siloé Market Colombia · 5 quotes
- Borsa Merci di Verona (Verona Commodity Exchange) Italy · 5 quotes
Why are there so many different cheese prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 44 different cheese quote names, for example: Campesino cheese; Emmental-type cheese; Edam cheese, dairies’ selling price; Caquetá cheese; Caquetá cheese; Caquetá cheese.
Compare like with like: the same market and series over time, or the same type across markets. How to read a wholesale quote
Which country produces the most cheese?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of cheese from whole cow milk was 23.0 million t in 2023. The largest producer was United States with 27.9% of the world total, followed by Germany and France.
Which country exports the most cheese?
In 2024 the largest exporter of cheese from whole cow milk was Germany with 1.3 million t (17.9% of reported exports), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where do these cheese prices come from?
Husfarm reads the price bulletins and tables that markets, exchanges and official price reports publish, keeps each price in the market’s own currency and unit with its date and source, and converts it to euros per kilogram for comparison.
How often are cheese prices updated?
The latest cheese quote is from 10 November 2026; 31 of 46 markets published cheese prices in the seven days to 10 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly.
Can I get alerts or download cheese prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for cheese prices on a market or across markets, and download the current quotes and their history as CSV files free of charge.
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Prices: market quotes collected by Husfarm, as published by each market; conversions at ECB and market reference rates. Production and trade: FAO, FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0). Answers are calculated automatically from the current data and change when the data changes.