Millions in cheese revenue lost as protest torpedoes Italy’s buffalo mozzarella output

BNN Bloomberg · 10/22/2026, 10:35:21 PM

A truckers’ protest in southern Italy has halted the production of the famed buffalo mozzarella, causing an estimated 3 million-euro loss in just 24 hours as the milk cannot reach dairies in the Naples region and the finished cheese cannot reach customers, an official said.