The drought in France is forcing farmers who produce milk for some of the country's most famous cheeses to feed their cows differently, as scorched pastures make it increasingly difficult to stick to strict rules on protected regional foods, known as AOP. Temporary exemptions on fodder sources will apply to the producers of Abondance, Beaufort and Comté to cope with the grass shortage.
The government announced the changes to producing Abondance, Beaufort and Comté – hard cheeses made from the raw milk of cows grazing in the Alps and Jura mountains – on Wednesday.
