Disruption of oil shipments has a much higher profile and is affecting the whole world as the barrel price teeters around the hundred dollar mark, but North Cyprus has its own shipping difficulty. Halloumi is TRNC’s main export and shipping has come to a stop as transportation is halted. On average, 850 tonnes of halloumi would be exported monthly. Now it’s not moving and recent shipments have not reached their destination so payment has not been received for them. Monthly income would usually be between four and four and a half million US dollars, and storage facilities are finite. Suspect that this will not translate to lower prices in local shops but who knows.
Meanwhile, and without any connection to world events, our electricity goes out at half past six. No problem. The stove burners are gas and we have a pot of borscht ready to be reheated and cheese biscuits baked this afternoon. No sooner heated than the power comes back on, so the evening’s reading is not disrupted either.
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