Spain: Manchego cheese reached 17.1 million kilos sold in 2022

Published 2022년 10월 25일

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Manchego cheese sales have reached a record-breaking 17.1 million kilos this year, the highest ever, as highlighted during the XXIV Conference of the Brotherhood of Manchego Cheese in Toledo. This achievement coincides with the 40th anniversary of the Denomination of Origin Queso Manchego, the first of its kind in Spain. The cheese, primarily exported to the United States, overcame initial tariff challenges, thanks to the dedication of farmers and cheese transformers. The Deputy Minister for Institutional Relations recognized the Brotherhood of Manchego Cheese for promoting the cheese as a cultural symbol and congratulated the recipients of the XXIII edition of the Daimiel Manchego cheese quality awards.

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Manchego cheese, one of the most iconic products of the agri-food industry in the region, has reached 17.1 million kilos sold this year, the highest figure in its history. This was highlighted by the Deputy Minister of Institutional Relations, Margarita Sánchez, during the closing of the XXIV Conference of the Brotherhood of Manchego Cheese, held in Toledo, in which he claimed that Castilla-La Mancha "has managed to maintain the virtue and essence of the Manchego sheep and, from it, the artisan tradition of a unique cheese". Sánchez underlined that this sales figure coincides with the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Denomination of Origin Queso Manchego, which was "the first of the battles for this autonomy because in those times, in In almost all of Spain, cheeses were labeled as Manchego and it did not matter if they were made from sheep, goat, cow or a mixture, it was enough that they were round for them to be called Manchego." Four decades later, "two waxy parts of the ...

Source: Agrodiario