MOLESON-SUR-GRUYERES, Switzerland — The Alpine farmers who make one of Switzerland's most famous cheeses seek to fill the hole in sales left by U.S. import tariffs, which caused demand to plunge in one of their most important export markets.
Traditional Gruyere cheese producer Alexandre Murith and his wife, Charline, remove curds from a copper vat Friday in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland, after the milk coagulation process.
Wheels of Gruyere cheese mature in a cellar at Margot Fromages, a family-owned cheese maturing business, on Friday — the day the Trump administration imposed new 12.5% tariffs on goods — in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland.
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Traditional Gruyere cheese producer Alexandre Murith presses a freshly made wheel of cheese in a mold Friday in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland.
Cows rest July 23 after milking on the Tsermon mountain pasture owned by traditional Gruyere cheese producer Alexandre Murith in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland.
Traditional Gruyere cheese producer Alexandre Murith loads wheels of cheese, produced the previous day, onto a cable car Friday in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland.
Swiss cheesemakers press on with their craft
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Cows arrive for milking July 24 on the Tsermon mountain pasture owned by Alexandre Murith, a traditional Gruyere cheese producer, in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland.
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Traditional Gruyere cheese producer Alexandre Murith and his wife, Charline, remove curds from a copper vat after the milk coagulation process July 24 in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland.
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A cow licks equipment during milking July 23 on the Tsermon mountain pasture owned by Alexandre Murith, a traditional Gruyere cheese producer, in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland.
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Equipment sits on a copper vat used during cheesemaking July 24 in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland.
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Alexandre Murith stirs curds in a copper vat July 24 during cheesemaking in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland.
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Alexandre Murith checks the curd for readiness July 24 before cutting it during cheesemaking in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland.
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Traditional Gruyere cheese producer Alexandre Murith checks the quality of curd grains July 24 during cheesemaking in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland.
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Traditional Gruyere cheese producer Alexandre Murith and his wife, Charline, remove curds from a copper vat after the milk coagulation process July 24 in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland.
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A cheese mold is pictured July 24 on the Tsermon mountain pasture owned by traditional Gruyere cheese producer Alexandre Murith in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland.
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Traditional Gruyere cheese producer Alexandre Murith presses a freshly made wheel of cheese in a mold July 24 in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland.
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Charline Murith on July 24 unmolds a wheel of cheese made the prior day in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland.
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Traditional Gruyere cheese producer Alexandre Murith loads wheels of cheese produced the previous day onto a cable car July 24 in Moleson-sur-Gruyeres, Switzerland.
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Wheels of Gruyere cheese mature in a cellar July 24 at Margot Fromages, a family-owned cheese maturing business, in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland.
