How much donkey cheese costs
The figure you have read is probably right in order of magnitude and wrong in detail. Here is where it comes from.
Where the famous number comes from
International press reports have long put the pule at around a thousand euros a kilo. That number is arithmetic, not positioning: roughly twenty-five litres of milk per kilo of cheese, from an animal that gives about a litre a day, in a herd of a few hundred of which only some are in milk at any time.
What moves the price
| Factor | Effect on price |
|---|---|
| Lactation season | Outside the peak, milk is short and the price rises |
| Number of jennies in milk | A small herd mechanically raises the cost per litre |
| Quantity ordered | Small quantities carry more fixed cost |
| Destination | Duties, taxes and transport differ enormously by country |
| Format requested | A whole piece costs less to prepare than shavings to order |
| Currency | Passed on at actual cost, with no hidden margin |
Why we publish no list price
Any figure we printed today would be wrong within a season. A published price on a product this scarce is either out of date or a lure. We would rather quote you in twenty-four hours on the batch that actually exists.
Getting a real quote
Email info@dr-import.ch with your country, the quantity and the date you have in mind, or use the enquiry form. If your country is not one we can ship to, we will say so in the same reply rather than leave you waiting.