MOLESON-SUR-GRUYERES, Switzerland — The Alpine farmers who make one of Switzerland's most famous cheeses seek to fill the hole in sales left by U.S. import tariffs, which caused demand to plunge in one of their most important export markets.
Traditional Gruyere cheese producer Alexandre Murith and his wife, Charline, remove curds from a copper vat Friday in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland, after the milk coagulation process.
Denis Balibouse, REUTERS
Wheels of Gruyere cheese mature in a cellar at Margot Fromages, a family-owned cheese maturing business, on Friday — the day the Trump administration imposed new 12.5% tariffs on goods — in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland.
Traditional Gruyere cheese producer Alexandre Murith presses a freshly made wheel of cheese in a mold Friday in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland.
Denis Balibouse, REUTERS
Cows rest July 23 after milking on the Tsermon mountain pasture owned by traditional Gruyere cheese producer Alexandre Murith in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland.
Traditional Gruyere cheese producer Alexandre Murith loads wheels of cheese, produced the previous day, onto a cable car Friday in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland.
Traditional Gruyere cheese producer Alexandre Murith and his wife, Charline, remove curds from a copper vat Friday in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland, after the milk coagulation process.
Wheels of Gruyere cheese mature in a cellar at Margot Fromages, a family-owned cheese maturing business, on Friday — the day the Trump administration imposed new 12.5% tariffs on goods — in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland.
Traditional Gruyere cheese producer Alexandre Murith loads wheels of cheese, produced the previous day, onto a cable car Friday in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland.
Cows rest July 23 after milking on the Tsermon mountain pasture owned by traditional Gruyere cheese producer Alexandre Murith in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland.