Trucker protests in Italy have halted some production of buffalo mozzarella, according to Euronews and France 24.

Truckers are protesting high fuel prices and the cost of living, Euronews reported. The protests have brought food deliveries and other key services to a standstill, it said.

Officials said the strikes halted buffalo mozzarella production, causing an estimated loss of 3 million euros in 24 hours, Euronews reported. Milk could not reach dairies around Naples, and the cheese could not reach buyers, it said. France 24's headline said the protests cost producers 3 million euros.

Truckers in Sicily and Calabria had stopped work early Thursday, Euronews reported.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government approved an aid decree for road haulage, farming and fishing, Euronews reported. It sets aside 60 million euros to cover fuel costs for farmers, it said.

"The government listens to those who demonstrate peacefully and works to provide concrete responses," Meloni wrote on X, according to Euronews.

Many truckers began slowly bringing back food deliveries after the decree, Euronews reported. But the wider protest has not stopped, it said. It has spread to more ports in the south, where many boats are still refusing to work because of high diesel prices.

Some schools have moved classes online, and some areas are short on fuel, Deputy Minister Edoardo Rixi said, according to Euronews. The government may order protesters back to work, he said.

Rixi said the state cannot let shops in Naples stay empty, Euronews reported. He said people should not have to walk because gas stations have run dry.

The government may move to clear blockades in the south if talks fail, Euronews reported.

What we know: The protests halted some mozzarella output, and the government approved aid.
What we don't: Whether the aid will end the protests.