Production Of Roquefort Societe 150years Cheese

Bernard Roques, a technician, tests a sample of maturing Roquefort Societe 150years cheese in caves at the Lebrou-Roquefort plant, part of Groupe Lactalis SA, in Roquefort, France, on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Roquefort cheese makers export about 420 tons a year, or 2.5 percent of their total production, to the U.S., according to Thierry Zurcher, the director of Roquefort Societe, which accounts about two thirds of the region's output. Photographer: Balint Porneczi/Bloomberg via Getty Images