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Italy: Asiago Cheese Production
This page provides, in a given period of time, data related to Italian production of Asiago cheese in both types: Asiago
  • Asiago pressato (fresh): aged for 20 days and wheel range from 11 kg to 15 kg;
    (organized by Provinces and Regions here);

  • Asiago d'allevo (mature): aged from 4 to 6 months ("mezzano"), to one year or longer (maximum 2 years) only for 8-12 kg per wheel cheese.
    (organized by Provinces and Regions here).
Production figures are represented on the two graphs at the bottom of the page.

The Asiago cheese is a high quality P.D.O. product.

Asiago cheese production area is located in the north east of Italy (Venetian Region and Trentino) and in particular in four provinces: the whole area of Vicenza and Trento and part of Padua and Treviso.

The milk collection and production areas is set by law.
Each wheel is numbered and its authenticity is guaranteed by a brand on the side of the wheel and by a certificate issued by "Consorzio di tutela per il formaggio Asiago". The number indicated on the wheel allows to find out the date of its production, the producing process characteristics and the name of the relevant milk producer.

The Asiago cheese is quoted weekly on the markets of Milan and Thiene.

Clic here to download the ASIAGO policy document (D.M. 03/08/2006 Gazzetta Ufficiale n.190 del 17/08/06)

Latterie Vicentine Latte Busche Latterie Venete Albiero Casearia Brazzale
Production of Asiago Pressato (20 days)
Number of wheels  
Month 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 ± % vs prev.
month** 		± % on
2016 		± % on
2015
January 122.598 118.235 114.368 122.432 129.079 123.037 113.647 115.274 123.068 +1,67% +6,76% +8,29%
February 117.504 114.894 102.370 118.264 112.805 110.849 101.604 109.091 107.214 -3,55% -1,72% +5,52%
March 126.812 138.509 125.131 140.543 123.987 106.778 122.711 127.094 113.345 -4,51% -10,82% -7,63%
April 117.609 126.147 117.480 124.525 126.214 116.997 123.316 110.811 107.623 -1,88% -2,88% -12,73%
May 107.507 114.627 117.691 118.191 115.910 115.454 112.965 112.463 120.761 +8,59% +7,38% +6,90%
June 115.385 112.577 105.791 115.274 100.983 105.680 106.848 107.990 (p)98.910 -15,36% -8,41% -7,43%
July 123.159 111.738 118.804 112.329 111.127 115.602 96.105 106.268
August 114.457 107.340 132.317 119.177 109.853 100.209 106.897 120.978
September 124.256 113.623 114.125 111.892 111.477 114.482 115.131 99.505
October 142.471 128.333 124.391 132.691 121.321 127.149 126.593 111.464
November 133.475 132.369 127.470 129.867 116.430 112.626 124.183 123.670
December 124.281 120.907 122.467 117.021 121.137 107.269 127.327 121.042
Jan-Jun 707.415 724.989 682.831 739.229 708.978 678.795 681.091 682.723 670.921
% previous ¹ -2,81% +2,48% -5,81% +8,26% -4,09% -4,26% +0,34% +0,24% -1,73%
Total Year 1.469.514 1.439.299 1.422.405 1.462.206 1.400.323 1.356.132 1.377.327 1.365.650
% previous +0,47% -2,06% -1,17% +2,80% -4,23% -3,16% +1,56% -0,85%
Last Update: 2017-07-10
1) change from the same period of previous year
**: Adjusted for months of 30 days (Ex. The calculation of the production change of June compared to May is obtained by considering [June production] compared to [May production : 31 x 30])
(p) = provisional
Source: Consorzio Tutela Formaggio Asiago
 
Production of Asiago d'Allevo (over 60 days)
Number of wheels  
Month 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 ± % vs prev.
month** 		± % on
2016 		± % on
2015
January 24.013 28.142 24.538 31.156 20.098 23.526 27.475 26.063 21.098 +38,63% -19,05% -23,21%
February 22.730 29.558 22.653 28.298 20.329 24.993 23.685 25.328 21.840 +14,61% -13,77% -7,79%
March 26.192 24.030 23.028 29.627 21.018 27.960 21.080 24.878 28.547 +18,06% +14,75% +35,42%
April 26.689 23.741 22.133 32.512 21.867 24.667 25.043 26.623 25.614 -7,28% -3,79% +2,28%
May 27.283 22.724 23.361 34.361 23.178 23.344 25.774 23.622 24.302 -8,18% +2,88% -5,71%
June 25.474 19.856 19.001 21.279 15.884 21.243 21.193 16.133 (p)20.000 -14,96% +23,97% -5,63%
July 25.148 15.778 16.421 14.882 14.279 20.980 20.195 15.806
August 24.853 13.525 18.488 12.042 16.468 18.419 18.123 14.688
September 20.751 12.157 19.383 13.961 13.940 19.430 17.035 12.343
October 19.281 16.600 19.025 15.991 15.280 19.995 20.114 10.777
November 19.868 17.725 19.971 18.644 18.807 19.533 21.086 10.261
December 25.398 21.915 27.351 19.594 18.665 25.976 24.238 15.219
Jan-Jun 152.381 148.051 134.714 177.233 122.374 145.733 144.250 142.647 141.401
% previous ¹ -7,20% -2,84% -9,01% +31,56% -30,95% +19,09% -1,02% -1,11% -0,87%
Total Year 287.680 245.751 255.353 272.347 219.813 270.066 265.041 221.741
% previous +4,55% -14,57% +3,91% +6,66% -19,29% +22,86% -1,86% -16,34%
Last Update: 2017-07-10
1) change from the same period of previous year
**: Adjusted for months of 30 days (Ex. The calculation of the production change of June compared to May is obtained by considering [June production] compared to [May production : 31 x 30])
(p) = provisional
Source: Consorzio Tutela Formaggio Asiago