Let Them Eat Cheese

Since the pandemic began, sales of cheese in France has slumped over 60%.  The French are stocking up on what they consider "essential"items, and cheese is not one of them.  The result, producers of cheese will be left with 5,000 tons of overstock by the end of the pandemic, most of which will not be salvageable.  80% of cheese has a shelf life of about 8 weeks.

The French government is encouraging it's people to buy cheese, to maintain the French culture, the French tradition, the French heritage.  The industry needs to be supported.  It is a way of life for many rural farmers.

France has been one of the hardest hit countries in Europe, losing over 25,000 citizens to Covid-19.  Things are beginning to open up in France, and hopefully get back to their way of life soon.  This includes getting back to eating cheese (and drinking a little wine), one of the most French things I can think of.  I think of the quote "Let them eat cake."  Let's change that, for now, to "Let them eat cheese."