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Thanks toFluctuating food costs in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic - and more precisely, the cost of milk, which has knownHigh and low major price Last year, when closed schools and restaurants and grocery store stocks began - the Parmesan price should considerably increase this year, say experts.

"Back in April 2020, the cheesers felt the huge loss of retail and catering because of Covid," says Liz Thorpe,International cheese expert and author ofThe cheese book.Then add the scarcity of milk that began to occur in June and the cost of making milk-based cheeses climbed. (In touch:Grocery shortages to wait in 2021, according to experts.)

Of course, you may have already experienced the effects of this during your purchases at the grocery store. AsSchuman cheese Neil Cox Customer Head explains: "The youngest, fresh, cheeses like Mozzarella, crispy cheeses and things like that would have increased price just about tandem with these increases of nine to 12 months."

But given its cheeses such as Parmesan at least 10 months old before purchase, price increases will only be felt now.

The cost of Parmesan production at the Schuman cheese plant in Turtle Lake, WISC. Made 40 to 60% last year, declares Cox. So the Parmesan that was produced in March, April and 2020, which is now shipped to distributors and to be added to the grocery shelves - willan attenuated price tag.

More specifically, Cox believes that, as of 2021, the price of Parmesan will increase from $ 1.50 to $ 2 for a book and about $ 0.70 to $ 0.75 for a corner and overvoltage will last six months or more .

Although it is certainly not ideal, Cox believes that people will always pay for these milk-based oldest cheeses. "I guess it could slow down consumer buying habits," he says. "But people go, in all the probability, pay the increase because, finally, it always provides an experience and a flavor."

In addition, there is really not an excellent alternative. "Parmesan is usually used for the grid and to obtain a hard texture for the grid, a cheese must be either," says Thorpe. "Comparable or alternative cheeses will face a similar problem. This becomes a problem of" if you want that, you'll have to pay more for that. "

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