Millions in cheese revenue lost as protest torpedoes Italy’s buffalo mozzarella output

A truckers' protest in southern Italy has halted the production of buffalo mozzarella, causing an estimated loss of 3 million euros in just 24 hours, according to an official. The disruption is due to the high cost of diesel, driven up by the Iran war, which has stopped the delivery of milk to dairies in the Naples region and finished cheese to customers.

The government has approved new tax breaks for truckers, but it remains to be seen if they will be enough to end the protest. The situation is particularly damaging to buffalo mozzarella because the production of the protected cheese depends on a tightly timed supply chain, and buffalo milk must be turned into mozzarella within 60 hours.

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