Why Europeans Are Suddenly Snapping Up Cheap American Cheese
The Netherlands has emerged as a major buyer of processed U.S. cheese that comes in slices and is used in burgers.
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Europe, famed for its delicious gouda, brie and mozzarella, is facing shortfalls of milk. As a result, it’s buying up more U.S. cheese — the cheap, processed kind.
Take the Netherlands, for example, whose imports of U.S. cheese skyrocketed according to the latest government data. They mostly bought commodity cheese, the kind used as slices atop burgers.