Cheese is set to become a new growth point for the dairy sector in China, fueled by the expansion of Western food and ongoing consumption upgrade trends in the country.

受西方食品的扩张和中国消费升级趋势的推动，奶酪将成为中国乳制品行业的一个新的增长点。

 Last year, China imported 108,300 metric tons of cheese, 2.8 times higher than the import volume recorded in 2011 according to the China Dairy Industry Association. 

根据中国乳制品工业协会的数据，去年中国进口了10.83万吨奶酪，是2011年进口量的2.8倍。 

"Major dairy producers in China should pay attention to the development of cheese products and grab opportunities to grow," said Song Kungang, honorary chairman of the China Dairy Industry Association. 

“中国的主要乳制品生产商应该关注奶酪产品的发展，抓住发展机遇。”中国乳制品行业协会名誉主席宋昆冈表示。

"In fact, China has rich resources for special dairy products, we can develop cheese based on raw materials of goat, buffalo and yak milk. They have high growth potential," Song said. 

事实上，中国有丰富的特种乳制品资源，我们可以以山羊、水牛和牦牛的奶为原料开发奶酪。他们有很高的增长潜力。” 

In 2017, the per-capita consumption of cheese in China was 0.1 kg a year, while it was 2.4 kg in Japan, 2.8 kg in South Korea and 18.6 kg in Europe, data from the association showed. 

2017年，中国人均奶酪消费量0.1公斤/年，日本2.4公斤/年，韩国2.8公斤/年，欧洲18.6公斤/年，数据来源于协会公布。