Close-up on Swiss cheese exports to the EU

Over the past 20 years, exports of Swiss cheese to the EU have undergone a marked development. The volume has increased both in value and in weight, the shares of the different cheese categories have shifted and the quantities per destination have changed. In this article, use is made of regression models to examine the influences of selected variables to consolidate some of them statistically. For example, the calculation models highlight the importance of the destination "Germany", and reinforce the reputation and export success of hard cheeses, followed closely by semi-hard cheeses, which have made good progress in over the years. The rate of the euro also influences the export of Swiss cheese, significantly and increasingly. Conversely, the GDP per capita of the different EU countries has ...