Cheesemakers agree to prepare contract for halloumi milk ratios
Cheesemakers have agreed to prepare a contract with the provisions of an agreement achieved last week during a meeting at the Presidential Palace as regards...
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Calls for boycott on milk after price increase
The Cyprus Consumers and Quality of Life Association (Pekpoizo) has called for a boycott of fresh pasteurised milk following a price increase as of January...
Soya or almond in your coffee, Ma’am?
Non-dairy milk is increasingly popular, but is it always a good choice? Non-dairy milk alternatives are proving to be big business in Cyprus as almond,...
Cyprus has the highest prices in Europe for milk, cheese and eggs
Consumers in Cyprus and Greece pay the highest prices in Europe for milk, cheese and eggs, according to Eurostat. In Cyprus, the overall prices for...
For the price of a cup of milk
By Eleftherios P. Diamandis I WAS born on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus in 1952. At that time, Cyprus was a British colony. In 1955...
Sheep disease affecting milk, halloumi production
THE deputy head of the state vet services, Christodoulos Pipis, on Friday rejected claims that the government was not quick to deal with the outbreak of...
Cheesemakers say as halloumi exports mushroom, government not doing enough to help
By Annette Chrysostomou The government is not doing enough to develop halloumi production despite a significant growth in exports and prospects for growth which include...
Not enough sheep and goat’s milk to match increasing exports of halloumi
While halloumi exports are increasing year after year to the tune of 15 to 20 per cent, bringing in a revenue of €103m in 2015,...
Why do we pay so much for milk?
Members of the public are paying dearly for the monopolies which dominate the milk and bread industries it emerged this week, as MPs discussed high...
Despite falling oil price cost of basic products remains high
Despite the sharp fall in the price of oil, and by extension electricity, the cost to consumers of basic products such as bread and milk...
Cyprus to get €4.8 million from EU fruit and milk school subsidy schemes
Cyprus is due to receive a total of €4.8 million from the EU fruit, vegetable and milk school subsidy schemes over the next six years,...
Cattlers’ association fined for price fixing (updated)
By Angelos Anastasiou THE COMPETITION watchdog (EPA) has slapped the cattlers’ association (POA) with fines totalling €2.1 million for price-fixing and other irregularities. The fines...
Milk price cap to be lifted
A government-enforced price cap on fresh pasteurized milk will be lifted on Monday, allowing the market to regulate the price of this basic commodity once...
Milk price cap extended
The commerce ministry has renewed its 45-day price cap on milk, it was announced on Friday. The price cap will be reviewed on September...
Milk destroyed after aflatoxin found
SOME ten tonnes of milk has been destroyed because it had more than the permissible amounts of the toxic substance aflatoxin, the agriculture minister has...
Milk price cap renewed until July
By Peter Stevenson THE MINISTRY of commerce and industry had decided to renew its 45-day price cap on milk for the third time despite disapproval...