The European Union is by far the top producer of cheese worldwide. In 2023, the 27 countries that make up the European Union produced about 10.39 million metric tons of cheese.
International cheese trade
The total export value of dairy products has risen over the last few years. Many of the top exporters of cheese worldwide are part of the European Union, as to be expected. In 2022, Germany was the number one exporter of cheese. The Netherlands, France, and Italy are all world renowned for their cheese production and were also some of the top exporters of cheese in that year.
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US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service. (December 19, 2023). Major cheese producing countries in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195809/cheese-production-in-selected-countries-2009/
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