EU top court dismisses bid to drop halloumi protected status
A top court in the European Union on Wednesday rejected an attempt to drop the protected status of halloumi, staving off a challenge on the prized cheese that is one ...
Halloumi remains priority for ministry
Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou reiterated the government’s goal of safeguarding halloumi exports, adding that the protection of halloumi as a national product remains unchanged during a meeting with the ...
Halloumi decision post EU court ruling in February
The government will take decisions on halloumi during a wide-ranging meeting with all stakeholders after February 21, when an EU Court is expected to issue its decision over the halloumi appeal, ...
Sheep, goat farmers slam halloumi decisions
The sheep and goat farmers’ coordinating committee expressed dissatisfaction on Monday with decisions taken in their absence at last week’s presidential meeting with cheesemakers over halloumi production.
The farmers ...
Cheesemakers suspend protest measures
Cheesemakers decided on Friday to suspend protest measures they announced to shut down dairy farms over an ongoing spat on halloumi.
The looming threat had also led cattle farmers to ...
Government proposes quick fix to cheesemakers (Updated)
By Nikolaos Prakas and Elias Hazou
The government on Thursday proposed extending to February 21 the validity of an existing decree regulating the composition of halloumi cheese, in a last-ditch bid ...
PDO Halloumi production ‘up in the air’
The future of the production of halloumi as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product is “up in the air”, after producers on Wednesday repeated their decision to close their ...
President to meet cheesemakers in growing Halloumi milk ratio debate
President Nikos Christodoulides will be meeting with cheesemakers on January 4 it emerged on Sunday, a day after cattle farmers threatened to dump milk outside the presidential palace.
On Saturday the ...
Milk to be dumped outside presidential palace as a ‘matter of survival’
Cattle farmers on Saturday threatened to dump milk at the presidential palace starting January 10 if the cheesemakers stay true to their threat to shut shop next year.
“It’s a ...
Cheesemakers’ association to close dairy farms in protest
The administrative board of the Cyprus Cheesemakers’ Association unanimously agreed to close all dairy farms associated with the group starting January 10
In a statement released on Friday, the association said ...
Turkish Cypriots to be able to export PDO halloumi ‘by June’
Turkish Cypriot halloumi producers should be able to export their product to the standards of the protected designation of origin (PDO) by June, the European Commission’s Cyprus Settlement Support ...
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‘No way to test if milk powder is present in halloumi’
There is no method to test whether powdered milk is used to produce halloumi, MPs heard on Tuesday as the House agriculture committee tried to find a way to deal ...
Minister confident of reaching halloumi deal
A meeting will be held to discuss halloumi in the coming days, as the EU is expected to extend the protected designation of origin (PDO) period for another five years, ...
Minister says meeting ‘excellent’ while expert called in to clarify halloumi woes
An external evaluator will be assigned to help calculate the cost of milk production, following disagreement among milk producers, the ministry announced.
Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos, meanwhile, said on Tuesday ...
Agriculture ministry to appoint expert for halloumi milk cost production formula
An external expert will be appointed to implement a deal on determining the formula for calculating the cost of milk production for halloumi, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenofontos said on Monday.
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Stakeholders to thrash it out amid halloumi feud
Cattle breeders on Friday called off a meeting aimed at deciding on measures to protest against a government decree suddenly changing the ratio of cow’s, goat’s and sheep’...
Keve deeply concerned about latest halloumi developments
The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (Keve) said it was “deeply concerned” on Thursday about the latest developments regarding halloumi.
Their concerns pertain to forthcoming changes to the ratio of different ...
Halloumi milk change ‘disastrous’ for dairy farmers
The decree to raise the ratio of goat and sheep milk in halloumi from 10 per cent to 19 per cent is disastrous for dairy farmers, the cattle breeders’ coordinating committee said ...
Goat and sheep farmers call off halloumi strike
Goat and sheep farmers on Saturday called off a planned strike over halloumi details although they reiterated they were not happy with the new specifications.
The Coordinating Committee of Goat ...
European court rejects Cyprus’ application to word mark ‘Grilloumi’
The European General Court on Wednesday rejected Cyprus’ application to word mark the word “Grilloumi”, describing the case as “unfounded”.
The court found that there was no risk of confusion ...
Our View: Halloumi sticking to PDO specs is essential
The halloumi war is back. As the date for the increase of sheep and goat’s milk in halloumi approaches, the Pancyprian Organisation of Cattle-Farmers (Poa) is once again at ...
Foreign demand for halloumi ‘steadily growing’
The demand for Cyprus halloumi in foreign markets is steadily growing, with exports in the first four months of 2023 amounting to €112 million, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenofontos said.
Speaking at an ...
Halloumi demand on the rise, 2023 exports over €111 million so far
Halloumi cheese exports during the first four months of 2023 amounted to €111.8 million euros, which corresponds to about 20 per cent of the value of Cypriot exports, Agriculture Minister, Petros Xenophontos has ...