Six thousand tons of halloumi cheese is looking for someone to buy it

The Cypriot authorities announced that the island is unable to discharge six thousand tons of traditional salty halloumi cheese stored due to the consequences of the outbreak of the emerging Corona Virus (Covid-19) pandemic, which has wiped out national and international demand.

Cypriot Trade Minister Natas Peledis told members of parliament that producers have more than six million kilograms of halloumi cheese stored in cellars.

The demand for this type of cheese declined over the past year due to the closure of institutions and companies in Europe to combat the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic, which forced hotels to close and disrupted tourism on the island.

The minister pointed out that the Cypriot government is currently mobilizing its embassies abroad to help producers transfer their stock of halloumi cheese - the most important and famous product exported by the island - to other markets.

The European Union entered halloumi cheese made from goat and sheep's milk to the register of protection of appellations of origin last April, and Britain is the largest importer of halloumi cheese, buying about 50% of the total quantities exported, followed by Sweden.

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