Within the software made to the Fee in 2014 for the registration of halloumi as a product with protected identify of origin, a 10-year transition interval to be expired in July 2024 was prolonged to 2029 with the brand new regulation permitted in Brussels yesterday to make clear the ratio of goat, sheep and cow milk to be added to the product.
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It was reported that the potential for finalizing the milk price utilized in halloumi manufacturing was postponed by 5 years, because the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers permitted the geographical indications and high quality programs rules at yesterday's assembly with out discussing them. Fileleftheros and different newspapers reminded that within the software made to the Fee in 2014 for the registration of halloumi as a product with protected identify of origin, a 10-year transition interval was granted in July 2024 to make clear the ratio of goat, sheep and cow milk to be added to the product. It was famous within the information that the transition interval was prolonged to 2029 with the brand new regulation permitted in Brussels yesterday, thus giving the Greek administration the chance to permit manufacturing outdoors the manufacturing customary specified within the halloumi file, which is 50%+ ovine milk and 50% bovine milk. In line with the newspaper's information titled “The Presidential Choice on the Ratio of Halloumi”, after the choice taken yesterday in Brussels, the transition interval relating to the milk price was prolonged by 5 years and the applying made in opposition to the registration of the halloumi identify as a product with protected identify of origin was rejected by the Normal Courtroom of the European Union, all stakeholders (hallim producers, sheep and cattle) and cattle breeders) are ready for the choice of the Greek administration. It was identified that the President of the Greek Cypriot Administration, Nikos Hristodulidis, will collect all stakeholders on the Greek Presidential Palace to make choices sooner or later. In line with the information, the interval till 2029 can be used to extend the speed of small ruminant (goat-sheep) milk utilized in halloumi manufacturing from the present price of 25 % to 50 %+. Goat-sheep milk manufacturing must be elevated with the intention to attain a 50+ % price in sheep milk in halloumi manufacturing and to maintain exports on the present degree. The productiveness info within the halloumi file introduced in 2014 was that 140 liters of milk might be obtained per sheep and 110 liters of milk per goat yearly. As we speak, this productiveness has reached 190 liters of milk per sheep and 170 liters of milk per goat. The Agricultural Analysis Institute of the Greek Ministry of Agriculture is finishing up a program to enhance native sheep breeds to extend milk productiveness. As well as, importing purebred improved Lacaune and Assaf breed sheep and Alpine and Saanen breed goats from overseas additionally improved the productiveness of small cattle. Presently, efforts are being made to extend the speed of sheep milk produced.
