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Italy: Pecorino Romano PDO Cheese Production

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This page contains data of Italian production of Pecorino Romano P.D.O. (Protected Designation of Origin) Cheese, both in terms of tons of cheese, and in terms of hectoliter s of milk used.

The data are presented in a diachronic table of the last 3 dairy seasons (October-July) and displayed with a graph that shows the seasonal evolution.
The following graphs show the evolution, monthly and yearly, of milk deliveries to dairies in relation to the volumes of milk destined for the production of Pecorino Romano.

Two tables below show the data on cheese production and milk used, organized by Region (Sardinia and Lazio), with the possibility of consulting them also by Province.

The graphs below compare:
  • the historical trend of Pecorino Romano PDO production with the average price of Pecorino Romano DOP aged for 5 months, listed on the Milan Chamber of Commerce
  • the historical monthly change of Pecorino Romano PDO production, over the same month of previous year, with the average price of Pecorino Romano DOP aged for 5 months, listed on the Milan Chamber of Commerce.
Pecorino Romano PDO Cheese Production (Cheese production season)
month2 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 ± % Tons of
product on
2022/23 		± % Tons of
product on
2021/22
Pecorino Romano PDO (Ton) Pecorino Romano PDO (Ton) Milk Conferred* (hL) Total Milk** (hL) Pecorino Romano PDO (Ton) Milk Conferred* (hL) Total Milk** (hL) Pecorino Romano PDO (Ton) Milk Conferred* (hL) Total Milk** (hL) Pecorino Romano PDO (Ton)
October 9 12 1.913 (p) 1.159 (p) 22 (p) 5.651 (p) 2.497 (p) 47 (p) 9.074 1.676 31 -34,0% +41,4%
November 97 154 21.135 (p) 13.424 (p) 240 (p) 31.551 (p) 18.152 (p) 320 (p) 43.478 14.841 261 -18,4% +8,5%
December 1.200 2.218 148.926 (p) 100.448 (p) 1.709 (p) 165.602 (p) 127.904 (p) 2.155 (p) 199.789 142.082 2.398 +11,3% +40,4%
January 3.239 3.993 285.543 (p) 192.478 (p) 3.282 (p) 299.225 225.228 3.897 348.822 262.993 4.474 +14,8% +36,3%
February 4.365 4.297 323.675 (p) 239.933 (p) 4.055 (p) 335.911 264.519 4.510 366.596 312.273 5.292 +17,3% +30,5%
March 5.673 5.902 417.463 (p) 327.785 (p) 5.512 (p) 439.041 371.137 6.259 - - -
April 6.274 6.633 469.115 (p) 383.260 (p) 6.453 (p) 494.985 405.318 6.750 - - -
May 5.510 5.731 425.130 (p) 354.104 (p) 6.035 (p) 433.332 363.311 6.266 - - -
June 3.288 3.537 256.549 (p) 195.204 (p) 3.459 (p) 285.228 232.596 4.141 - - -
July 1.254 1.806 139.539 (p) 100.465 (p) 1.836 (p) 169.397 127.863 2.310 - - -
Oct-Feb 8.910 10.673 781.192 547.442 9.307 837.939 638.300 10.929 967.759 733.864 12.457
% y-o-y¹ +35,5% +19,8% -8,9% -10,9% -12,8% +7,3% +16,6% +17,4% +15,5% +15,0% +14,0%
Dairy Season 30.909 34.282 2.488.987 1.908.260 32.602 2.659.923 2.138.524 36.655
% y-o-y +14,7% +10,9% -5,1% -4,3% -4,9% +6,9% +12,1% +12,4%
Last update: 18-03-2024
* Milk deliveries to dairies producing Pecorino Romano PDO Cheese
** Milk used for Pecorino Romano PDO Cheese production
(p) provisional
1) change from the same period of previous year
2) Cheese production season (from October to July)
Cheese paste at 24 hours from the production.
Data may undergo non-significant changes.
Source: Consorzio di Tutela del Formaggio Pecorino Romano - dati certificati Organismo di Controllo IFCQ
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Dairy Season October 2020 - July 2021
Pecorino Romano PDO Cheese Production 2021 - 2022 (Tons)
Region Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Tot d.s.
2021/2022 		± on d.s.
2020/2021*
Sardegna - 140 1.546 3.105 3.840 5.191 6.079 5.658 3.242 1.704 30.506 -6,3%
Cagliari - 3 70 246 297 452 526 454 273 128 2.448 -13,7%
Nuoro - 5 301 773 934 1.238 1.434 1.296 718 343 7.042 -7,8%
Oristano - 12 229 362 495 726 851 884 557 298 4.414 +5,1%
Sassari - 121 946 1.724 2.114 2.776 3.268 3.024 1.694 935 16.602 -7,1%
Lazio 22 100 162 170 206 299 353 352 196 126 1.987 +13,4%
Roma 2 52 68 64 82 123 154 152 89 63 850 +37,0%
Viterbo 20 48 93 106 123 171 199 200 107 63 1.131 +0,4%
Rieti - - - - 1 5 - 0 - - 6 +2,1%
Toscana - - 1 6 9 22 20 24 21 12 114 +1.216,4%
Grosseto - - 1 6 9 22 20 24 21 12 114 +1.216,4%
Italy 22 240 1.709 3.282 4.055 5.512 6.452 6.035 3.459 1.841 32.607
% change y-o-y +84,3% +56,6% -23,0% -17,8% -5,7% -6,8% -2,7% +5,3% -2,3% +2,0% -5,0%
2020 / 2021 12 154 2.218 3.993 4.301 5.917 6.633 5.733 3.542 1.805 34.306
Source: Consorzio di Tutela del Formaggio Pecorino Romano - dati certificati Organismo di Controllo IFCQ
* change from same period of previous year.
d.s.: Dairy Season
Milk used for the production of Pecorino Romano PDO 2021 - 2022 (hL)
Region Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Tot d.s.
2021/2022 		± on d.s.
2020/2021*
Sardegna - 8.270 92.030 183.057 228.654 310.337 362.751 333.258 183.351 93.116 1.794.824 -5,6%
Cagliari - 204 4.159 14.692 17.708 27.159 31.657 27.146 15.338 7.087 145.150 -12,2%
Nuoro - 277 18.463 46.168 55.903 74.237 85.367 76.334 40.680 18.916 416.346 -6,4%
Oristano - 723 14.255 21.765 29.929 43.571 50.993 51.624 31.623 16.573 261.055 -0,2%
Sassari - 7.066 55.153 100.432 125.114 165.369 194.734 178.155 95.711 50.540 972.274 -5,5%
Lazio 1.159 5.154 8.374 8.905 10.812 16.193 19.392 19.490 10.733 6.736 106.949 +12,9%
Roma 104 2.579 3.366 3.166 4.107 6.450 8.266 8.338 4.758 3.258 44.392 +35,2%
Viterbo 1.055 2.575 5.007 5.739 6.643 9.415 11.126 11.127 5.975 3.478 62.140 +1,0%
Rieti - - - - 63 329 - 25 - - 417 +19,2%
Toscana - - 45 321 466 1.256 1.116 1.356 1.120 613 6.292 +1.213,6%
Grosseto - - 45 321 466 1.256 1.116 1.356 1.120 613 6.292 +1.213,6%
Italy 1.159 13.424 100.448 192.284 239.933 327.785 383.260 354.104 195.204 100.465 1.908.066
% change y-o-y +79,9% +50,4% -22,7% -15,0% -3,5% -6,3% -5,9% +8,0% -1,8% +2,4% -4,4%
2020 / 2021 644 8.926 129.992 226.156 248.747 349.840 407.093 327.773 198.716 98.098 1.995.984
Source: Consorzio di Tutela del Formaggio Pecorino Romano - dati certificati Organismo di Controllo IFCQ
* change from same period of previous year.