Top 10 trade partners for EU cheeses - exports
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1988 (in 1,000 tonnes)
- Iran 73.0
- USA 47.7
- Japan 46.6
- Saudi Arabia 36.4
- Egypt 28.1
- Switzerland 21.2
- Libya 12.4
- Ceuta 11.1
- Canada 8.4
- Australia 7.1
2003 (in 1,000 tonnes)
- USA 109.9
- Russia 92.1
- Japan 51.5
- Switzerland 31.4
- Saudi Arabia 28.3
- Canada 13.9
- Algeria 12.2
- Mexico 10.7
- Lebanon 9.1
- UAE 7.9
2015 (in 1,000 tonnes)
- USA 140.1
- Japan 68.7
- Switzerland 54.8
- Saudi Arabia 38.5
- Algeria 26.6
- Egypt 21.4
- Australia 20.5
- Lebanon 17.6
- UAE 16.4
- Libya 15.7
Noteworthy in the cheese section is also the volume of cheese being exported to Russia. It became the top country for exports from 2005, with a peak of 256,600 tonnes in 2013, before the market was effectively closed to exports.