Egypt cheese market

Egypt is the largest cheese market in Africa and the eighth largest of the 48 markets in the database. Zenith puts consumption at more than 660,000 tonnes in 2025, or around 6 kg per person.

Zenith expects Egyptian cheese consumption to grow by close to 2% a year to 2030, passing 720,000 tonnes.

Egypt is a production-led market. White cheeses account for most of the volume, alongside processed cheese, made by producers including Domty, Obour Land and Juhayna. The country exports part of its output to the Gulf and North Africa, and imports cover only a small part of consumption.

The Zenith Global Cheese Database 2026 covers Egypt with production, imports, exports and consumption for 39 cheese types, actuals from 2020 to 2025 and forecasts to 2030. Volume data covers totals, broad categories and separately measured cheese types, in tonnes. Consumer retail value covers total cheese only, in local currency and USD; import and export trade values cover HS 0406 total only, in USD. Monetary values are not broken down by individual cheese type or broad category. Retail shelf prices cover total cheese and five broad categories: hard and semi-hard, fresh, mould, processed, and other non-specified cheese, in local currency/kg and USD/kg, not individual prices for all 39 cheese types. Import and export unit prices cover HS 0406 total and available HS subheadings, in USD/kg. Retail value is estimated retail volume multiplied by regular shelf prices, including sales tax. Trade values are customs values, using CIF for imports and FOB for exports. Production is measured as formally manufactured cheese.