Top 10 trade partners for EU cheeses - exports
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1988 (in 1,000 tonnes)
- Iran                       73.0
- USA Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 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)
- USAÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 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 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7.9
2015 (in 1,000 tonnes)
- USAÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 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 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 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.