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Italy: Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese Production

This page provides, in a given period of time, the data related to Italian production of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, a P.D.O. high quality product.

N.B.:

The Parmigiano Reggiano is strictly linked to a specific geographical area.

Milk production and its process into cheese takes place in the provinces of Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Bologna (on the left side of Reno river) and Mantua (on the right side of Po River). This cheese is produced according to the standards established by "Consorzio di tutela del Parmigiano Reggiano" : Parmigiano-Reggiano wheel bears a seal on the rind, the month and year of production, related cheese factory ...
The production of Parmigiano Reggiano accounts for 18% approx. of milk output in Italy.

The price of Parmigiano Reggiano is quoted weekly on different markets, for example Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Mantua, Milan...

The international market registers an increase in the consumption of Parmigiano Reggiano and Grana Padano worldwide (see export)

Parmigiano Reggiano Mulino Alimentare
Production of Parmigiano Reggiano
Number of wheels  
Month 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 ± % vs prev.
month** 		± % on
2016 		± % on
2015
January 256.014 259.299 270.512 291.018 284.887 287.153 282.141 297.493 307.641 +3,43% +3,41% +9,04%
February 239.501 242.690 253.481 276.949 270.275 267.948 259.834 288.521 289.230 +4,09% +0,25% +11,31%
March 270.706 275.584 288.611 306.533 300.958 300.598 294.974 312.756 328.991 +2,74% +5,19% +11,53%
April 261.155 270.207 283.312 298.447 291.542 291.564 288.204 303.498 320.158 +0,56% +5,49% +11,09%
May 259.656 273.792 286.697 301.044 294.235 293.847 296.787 302.761 322.965 -2,38% +6,67% +8,82%
June 243.127 251.438 268.016 273.366 270.609 272.452 279.919 281.821 297.888 -4,69% +5,70% +6,42%
July 238.968 237.046 268.805 265.199 267.457 274.990 264.789 280.040
August 230.181 237.883 260.476 253.024 257.345 266.309 262.551 279.184
September 224.464 230.397 248.124 249.660 251.740 253.087 253.965 266.618
October 236.667 242.558 263.565 260.088 259.984 259.595 266.599 281.318
November 235.505 240.168 260.230 257.861 255.635 257.559 265.966 278.414
December 250.440 257.198 280.086 274.032 274.489 272.621 286.924 297.441
Jan-Jun 1.530.159 1.573.010 1.650.629 1.747.357 1.712.506 1.713.562 1.701.859 1.786.850 1.866.873
% previous ¹ -3,56% +2,80% +4,93% +5,86% -1,99% +0,06% -0,68% +4,99% +4,48%
Total Year 2.946.384 3.018.260 3.231.915 3.307.221 3.279.156 3.297.723 3.302.653 3.469.865
% previous -2,26% +2,44% +7,08% +2,33% -0,85% +0,57% +0,15% +5,06%
Last Update: 2017-07-11
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])
Source: Consorzio per la Tutela del Parmigiano Reggiano
   

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