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What Tariffs Mean for Cheese Fans

April 8, 2025 janet@janetfletcher.com
Tariffs on Swiss Cheese

Maybe, by the time you read this, the tariff wars will be over. Or maybe not. In that case, we’ll be pining for the good old days of $40 a pound French cheese. The on-again off-again import duties have cheesemakers, importers, distributors and retailers unable to make key business decisions. But as it stands now, we’re looking at a 20% tariff on cheeses from EU countries. Switzerland, inexplicably, got slapped with a 31% duty. Go figure. I checked in with importers, distributors and retailers about what this means, potentially, for consumers—and for their own businesses. It’s not pretty.

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Tags cheese tariffs, imported cheese, impact of tariffs on cheese
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Cheese Meets Matzo

March 22, 2021 janet@janetfletcher.com
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The matzo brei I grew up with did not have cheese in it. Just eggs, soaked matzo, salt and pepper. That was my mother’s way, and she wasn’t inclined to experiment. But I’m in charge now. At my house, matzo brei can have green onions and asparagus, and it most definitely can have cheese.

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In From: U.S., Milk: Cow Tags Passover, Passover recipes, matzo recipes, matzo brei, matzo brei with cheese, asparagus, asparagus recipes, tariffs, cheese tariffs, imported cheese
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