Tipperary’s many farmhouse cheese makers are fearful that their sales will plummet during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The closure of restaurants and cafes together with the suspension of farmers markets will result in a major drop in sales.
There are a number of farmhouse cheese producers in Tipperary and all are feeling the effects of the current crisis.
Sarah Furno is from Cashel Farmhouse Cheese and explained her concerns:
“Typical farmhouse cheese makers would employ 4-5 people, and a lot would supply restaurants and independent shops. A handful would supply supermarkets.
“Irish farmhouse cheese has always been a flagship for selling the quality of Irish food abroad. And of course the export markets have crashed. Typically they have reduced sales by about 75 percent.”
