Halloumi cheese is by far the biggest single product of the Cypriot economy, as the 2020 statistics on sales of industrial commodities by type showed last week.
The main protected-origin product of the island accounted for 42,200 tons of produce in 2020 with a value of 285.5 million euros, according to the data the Cyprus Statistics Service (CyStat) published last week.
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In total the sales of commodities produced by industrial units in Cyprus in 2020 reached €3.41 billion, compared to €3.51 billion in 2019, registering a decrease of 2.8%, which can be attributed to the coronavirus lockdowns.
Besides halloumi, the sales from the local industrial units of some indicative products were as follows in 2020: Pasteurized milk and fresh cream came to 63.0 million liters with a value of €77.5 million, fresh fruit juice 50,800 tons with a value of €31.8 million, prepared meat products €39.3 million, fresh bakery and pastry products €244.3 million, beer 31.1 million liters valued at €32.3 million, wine 8.6 million liters valued at €25 million, soft drinks 8.1 million liters with a value of €10.6 million, apparel €9.5 million, pharmaceutical products €335 million, and cement €104.3 million.