French cheese production is in trouble

By: Trademagazin editor Date: 2020. 05. 11. 11:08

Cheese consumption is dramatically declining since the start of the pandemic, growers feel let down by the French government. Many are threatened with bankruptcy – origo fwrote after the international news agency V4NA.

SOURCE: PHANIE / GARO / PHANIE / GARO, origo

Every second French cheese factory has closed due to a coronavirus epidemic.

Consumption of the locally produced products ie AOP cheeses, has fallen by two-thirds since mid-March, so some well-known gastronomic players have joined forces to draw attention to the dangers for cheeses with protected designations of origin (PDO). (origo)