# Fresh Cheese (Including Whey Cheese) buyer markets and demand...

Italy is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $1.2B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | $1.2B | +7.9% | 36 | Germany |
| France | $969.9M | +13.7% | 47 | Italy |
| Germany | $892.9M | +9.1% | 46 | Denmark |
| United Kingdom | $816.6M | +8.1% | 36 | Denmark |
| Netherlands | $672.9M | +12.5% | 40 | Germany |
| Spain | $659.9M | +15% | 34 | Germany |
| Belgium | $448.1M | +11.1% | 29 | Germany |
| Japan | $380.3M | -1.1% | 31 | Australia |
| Republic of Korea | $370.6M | +2.8% | 34 | USA |
| China | $359.4M | +14.2% | 33 | New Zealand |
| Russia | $287.1M | +4% | 12 | Belarus |
| Poland | $272.2M | +16.4% | 28 | Germany |
| Romania | $229.3M | +16.9% | 26 | Germany |
| Austria | $227.1M | +10.8% | 31 | Germany |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $191.3M | +10.6% | 33 | Italy |
| Brazil | $189.1M | +29.8% | 10 | Argentina |
| Sweden | $167.9M | +12.5% | 26 | Denmark |
| USA | $156.3M | +18.9% | 63 | Italy |
| Saudi Arabia | $143.0M | +1.9% | 44 | Germany |
| Czechia | $137.7M | +8.2% | 31 | Germany |
| Greece | $111.1M | +7.8% | 30 | Germany |
| Chile | $107.0M | +10.9% | 18 | USA |
| Ireland | $106.2M | -2.7% | 25 | Germany |
| Denmark | $101.8M | +6.6% | 34 | Germany |
| Portugal | $95.3M | +11.8% | 21 | Spain |
| Slovakia | $93.3M | +11.3% | 27 | Czechia |
| Bulgaria | $88.8M | +19.2% | 35 | Germany |
| Finland | $85.9M | +5.3% | 27 | Germany |
| Mexico | $81.2M | +21.3% | 22 | USA |
| Luxembourg | $78.9M | +23.7% | 47 | Italy |
| Dominican Republic | $75.4M | +23.3% | 15 | Germany |
| Ukraine | $68.4M | +23.8% | 24 | Poland |
| Philippines | $67.5M | +8.6% | 25 | Australia |
| Australia | $63.9M | +7.3% | 23 | USA |
| United Arab Emirates | $60.9M | +5.5% | 52 | USA |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | 2023 | $1.1B | $4,215 |
| France | 2023 | $910.6M | $5,693.45 |
| Germany | 2023 | $795.0M | $4,075.89 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $755.4M | $4,084.87 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $627.5M | $3,045 |
| Spain | 2023 | $592.3M | $4,423.76 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $553.3M | $4,807.97 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $440.5M | $4,417.35 |
| China | 2023 | $389.9M | $5,256.53 |
| Japan | 2023 | $337.2M | $4,855.36 |
| Poland | 2023 | $247.1M | $4,852.38 |
| Austria | 2023 | $230.5M | $4,639.61 |
| Romania | 2023 | $209.4M | $4,161.49 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $174.5M | $5,403.25 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $153.4M | $3,575.81 |
| Ireland | 2023 | $145.8M | $4,978.02 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $133.8M | $4,244.14 |
| Czechia | 2023 | $125.6M | $3,877.8 |
| USA | 2023 | $120.5M | $7,637.78 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $119.4M | $4,315.29 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._