Switzerland will import more cheese than it exports this year for the first time, according to the president of the country’s dairy association.
The opening of the milk market in Switzerland has put pressure on domestic producers in recent years, This has led some to give up, Boris Beuret told the Geneva-based daily Le Temps in an interview published on Saturday.
Beuret said steps must be taken to ensure that Switzerland, famous the world over for high-quality cheese varieties such as Gruyère and Emmentaler, can continue to produce for its own population.
“If not, we will end up importing (cheese), what would be an economic, social and ecological absurdity“, said.