PDO in figures
Bleu d’Auvergne PDO means: :
- 40 million litres of milk transformed into Bleu d’Auvergne PDO per year
- 1,450 dairy farmers
- 5 farm producers
- 7 dairies
- 5,040 tonnes of cheese produced every year
- 1,200 tonnes of cheese exported every year
- 20 to 25 litres of milk are needed to produce a Bleu d’Auvergne weighing around 2 to 3 kilos
- At least 150 days of pasture
- A 20 cm diameter cylindrical shape that is 8 to 10 centimetres high
- Bleu d’Auvergne PDO is aged for a minimum of 4 weeks
- CDO/PDO since 1975