Soon not enough milk to produce our goat cheeses? Enough to make the industry bleat bleat bleat

Published Apr 9, 2026

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2.5 kilos of goat cheese are consumed per household per year. Dry, creamy, melty, fresh, they illustrate the diversity of the terroirs, with 15 AOPs registered. Among them, two emblematic ones: the rocamadour in the shape of a puck, and the Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine, recognizable by its cereal straw that crosses its middle. It took until the end of the 20th century to truly establish itself in consumption habits. Today, it has left the platter to make its way into the kitchen. A success that is also verified in the outlets: about 75% of goat cheeses produced in France are consumed on the domestic market, the rest being exported. When production no longer follows With nearly 1.2 million goats and nearly 5,000 specialized farms, France is among the main European producers of goat's milk, with just over 600 million liters produced each year. However, it is behind Greece, Spain, and Romania in terms of the number of goats, countries where dairy production and meat are more often ...

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