Switzerland: Record production for Gruyère AOP last year

Published 2021년 5월 5일

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The article highlights a record production volume of Gruyère AOP cheese, with a decrease in production quotas leading to a rise in production volumes. The Interprofession du Gruyère (IPG) has allocated an additional 4% quota, resulting in a total of 32,188 tonnes produced. The Covid-19 pandemic has contributed to this positive trend, with cheese sales experiencing a boost as people have been spending more time at home. Furthermore, the article notes a record-breaking increase in Gruyère AOP exports in 2020, with the United States being the leading export country, and a overall growth in Swiss cheese exports, reaching 77,124 tonnes and 693.8 million francs in 2020.
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Gruyère AOP has a record production volume. Production quotas fell from 30,537 tonnes in 2018, including 550 tonnes of alpine cheese, to 31,210 tonnes last year, including 567 tonnes of alpine cheese (photo V. Gremaud). "The Interprofession du Gruyère (IPG) has allocated an additional 4% quota. Today, production has even reached 32,188 tonnes, including 580 tonnes of alp cheese," said Philippe Bardet, director of the IPG in an interview published Wednesday in La Liberté. "We are clearly on a very positive trend." "In four years, we have produced 1,600 tonnes more, and in certain categories of cheese age classes, our stocks are not sufficient to meet demand," notes further Philippe Bardet in the columns of the daily. As a reminder, just over half of the millstones (51%) are produced in the canton of Friborg. "The Covid-19 pandemic has played a positive role, once is not customary", notes Philippe Bardet to explain Success. "Regardless of the country, the population has had to ...
Source: Agrihebdo

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