Cyprus has a stock of 6,000 tonnes of halloumi, its traditional salt cheese, which was left unsold due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic that weakened domestic and international demand, according to authorities.
Producers have more than six million kilograms of halloumi stored in warehouses, Commerce Minister Natasa Pileidou told parliament.
Demand for this cheese, which can be fried without melting, collapsed this year as restaurants across Europe closed to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, leading to the closure of hotels and a barrier to tourism in island.
From now on, the Cypriot government is mobilizing its ambassadors abroad to help producers sell their stocks in halloumi – the island’s most important and well-known export product – to other markets, the minister added.
Halloumi, made from goat’s and sheep’s milk, was registered by the EU in April in the Register of Protected Designations of Origin (PDO).
The United Kingdom is the largest market, accounting for almost 50% of cheese exports, ahead of Sweden.
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