Agriculture commodity
Cheese
Ripened and fresh cheeses.
At a glance
- Family
- Dairy
- Sector
- Agriculture
- HS code
- 0406.90
Grading standards
Codex General Standard for Cheese
Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO) · Amended 2018 · CXS 283-1978
Frequently asked
- What is Cheese?
- Ripened and fresh cheeses.
- Which standards apply to Cheese?
- Applicable grading standards include: Codex General Standard for Cheese.
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Butter
Churned butterfat.
Ghee / Butteroil
Clarified butterfat. Keeps without refrigeration, which is why it is the region's oldest dairy value-addition and still one of its largest.
Skimmed Milk Powder
Spray-dried milk, fat at or below 1.5%. Priced against the international powder market rather than the local milk price.
UHT / Long-Life Milk
Ultra-heat-treated milk in aseptic packs. The first product that travels without a cold chain.
Whey & Whey Powder
The stream left after cheesemaking, dried to powder. Sold to sports nutrition, infant formula and feed compounders — none of them cheese buyers — against its own Codex standard, CXS 289-1995.
Whole Milk Powder
Spray-dried whole milk, fat above 1.5%. The regional export article — Uganda and Kenya both ship it into neighbouring markets.
Yoghurt & Fermented Milk
Fermented milk products. Short shelf life, so a domestic and cross-border trade rather than an export one.