{"id":4306,"date":"2025-03-20T03:04:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T03:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sutyo.com\/why-is-cheese-so-expensive\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T03:04:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T03:04:20","slug":"why-is-cheese-so-expensive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sutyo.com\/tr\/why-is-cheese-so-expensive\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Cheese So Expensive?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rogue River Blue photo courtesy Rogue Creamery<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Editor\u2019s note: I\u2019ll admit it, my budget for cheese has increased dramatically since 2020 when the Cheese Professor launched. Have I purchased Rogue River Blue for $50 a pound? I have. And I don\u2019t regret it one bit. But it\u2019s worth taking a closer look at why cheese costs what it does.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

As a retailer I have often been asked \u201cwhy is specialty and artisan cheese so expensive?\u201d The question usually emerges when a customer is eyeballing a wheel or a wedge priced at $30 to $40 a pound.\u00a0 At a full-service counter I\u2019m likely to answer, while offering a sample\u2014\u201chave you tasted it?\u201d Or the conversation might include a comparison to what the customer would expect to pay for a great wine. There might also come the question of why a domestic farmstead cheese costs more than an excellent French import.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Anyone in the cheese business is likely acquainted with these questions and will likely have explanations ready as surely as they have clean, sharp knives behind the counter. My response usually touches on a few specific considerations:<\/p>\n