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Italy: Montasio Cheese Production
Please find hereafter historical data related to Italian production quantities of Montasio cheese, a P.D.O. (Protected Designation of Origin) product .

Production figures are represented, in the given period, on the table and the graph here below.
N.B.:

Montasio cheese derives its name from the Montasio mountain range in the Friuli region of Italy. It was first made during the 13 century at a monastery in the Giulia Alps.

Today, Montasio is widely produced throughout the Friuli region, and it is made in compliance with strict requirements. The production area is limited to Friuli (north of Venice), in the provinces of Belluno and Treviso (East Veneto) and to some areas near Padua and Venice

The branding of the cheese with the trademark of the Consorzio per la Tutela del Formaggio Montasio (Consortium for the Protection of Montasio Cheese) guarantees its country origin, the high quality of the fresh raw milk as well as compliance with the original manufacture process .

Asiago is semi-hard, cooked cheese and is produced with fresh milk. It has a cylindrical shape in a range of 5/9 kg and the rind is 6 to 10 cm .

Its taste varies depending by the ripening period , from smooth to a mellow and aromatic.:

There are three types of Montasio:
  • Montasio Fresco (fresh), aged for 2 to 5 months;
  • Montasio Semistagionato o mezzano (middle) aged for 5 to 10 months;
  • Montasio Vecchio (mature) aged over 10 months
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Month 2010 2015 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 ± % on
2024 		± % on
2023
January 100.318 91.193 77.346 82.517 75.929 73.156 67.977 70.763 +4,1% -3,3%
February 94.337 83.453 70.969 73.068 62.667 68.322 66.691 63.549 -4,7% -7,0%
March 98.111 96.508 87.243 79.670 73.798 84.300 74.463 77.265 +3,8% -8,3%
April 89.489 89.016 94.585 78.859 71.365 82.621 73.321 65.370 -10,8% -20,9%
May 72.254 82.645 75.613 74.967 60.503 79.485 74.238 66.549 -10,4% -16,3%
June 64.055 79.322 78.802 66.242 60.525 60.075 65.539 53.333 -18,6% -11,2%
July 58.009 62.688 78.905 55.982 54.187 46.929 58.842
August 66.328 63.447 67.728 51.720 54.615 48.821 48.383
September 64.025 59.631 67.656 67.437 61.172 46.496 48.384
October 67.512 65.561 73.214 69.903 63.507 57.495 59.793
November 79.484 69.354 71.567 76.271 70.008 57.035 58.595
December 87.776 77.416 81.737 83.683 74.159 67.807 68.573
Jan-Jun 518.564 522.137 484.558 455.323 404.787 447.959 422.229 396.829
% y-o-y ¹ -14,4% +0,7% -7,2% -6,0% -11,1% +10,7% -5,7% -6,0%
Total Year 941.698 920.234 925.365 860.319 782.435 772.542 764.799
% y-o-y ¹ -15,3% -2,3% +0,6% -7,0% -9,1% -1,3% -1,0%
Last Update: 22-07-2025
1) change from the same period of previous year , except for years 2010, 2015, 2020, where the change is from the same period 5 years ago
Source: Consorzio di Tutela del Formaggio Montasio
 
Min Production in the last 5 years
 
Max Production in the last 5 years