NOV 28 — The Covid pandemic has lumbered the Mediterranean island of Cyprus with a six-million-kilogram stockpile of its prized white halloumi cheese, having crushed demand at home and abroad.
The Cypriot government is mobilising its embassies abroad to help shift the backlog of halloumi — the island’s biggest and most recognisable export — to other markets, the minister said. Although cheesemakers say exports are picking up, they are selling fresh products because if they unload old stock to regular clients, prices would slump.
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