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Italy: Piave Cheese Production
This page outlines, in a given period of time, the Italian production of PIAVE P.D.O. cheese, a quality typical cheese offered in various different types.

Production figures are represented, in the given period, on the table and the two graphs here below.
PIAVE Cheese is divided into four commercial types depending on their aging period:
  • fresco (fresh) variety 20-60 days aging
  • mezzano (medium) variety 60-180 days aging
  • vecchio (mature) variety aged over 180 days
  • Selezione Oro (extra-mature) variety aged over 12 months
PIAVE is a hard aged, cooked cheese (moisture less than 40%), in cylindrical shape.

Piave cheese has its name from the Piave river, flowing from the Dolomites mountains (Province of Belluno) Italy.

There is a strong link between the PIAVE cheese and land of origin since dairy farms as well as the milk collected come compulsory from the geographical area of the Province of Belluno. This cheese is produced in traditional 'malga' (typical shepherd's huts in the Alps mountains).

The PIAVE cheese can be easily identified by :
- the brand name stamped on the rind;
- a mark reporting the production lot;
- a silk paper placed on the upper side of the cheese wheel reporting the cheese name,variety and producer's name.

Although PIAVE cheese origin and consumption are traditionally restricted to a specific Italian geographical area, it has recently gained popularity on the international market.
Formaggio Piave
Month 2009 2014 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 ± % on
2023 		± % on
2022
January 30.522 31.313 30.831 32.528 28.710 22.975 34.634 33.848 -2,3% +47,3%
February 28.175 31.769 28.729 38.012 31.600 19.394 32.849 35.617 +8,4% +83,6%
March 34.013 35.645 35.157 38.506 41.906 24.145 38.859 36.801 -5,3% +52,4%
April 32.814 37.285 32.790 40.687 36.243 27.399 28.870 36.730 +27,2% +34,1%
May 30.815 33.694 34.539 38.995 38.267 29.383 36.027
June 24.309 30.961 23.774 32.130 27.203 20.972 28.546
July 22.050 24.135 19.905 28.517 19.484 15.092 21.387
August 20.024 24.652 16.629 27.691 15.115 16.594 23.021
September 18.205 24.015 16.448 22.777 14.778 17.289 17.647
October 20.290 28.712 17.801 21.028 11.662 20.533 20.521
November 24.864 27.609 22.600 19.573 10.965 25.699 22.207
December 28.310 31.398 29.249 22.258 19.523 29.045 32.021
Jan-Apr 125.524 136.012 127.507 149.733 138.459 93.913 135.212 142.996
% y-o-y ¹ -3,1% +8,4% -6,3% +17,4% -7,5% -32,2% +44,0% +5,8%
Total Year 314.391 361.188 308.452 362.702 295.456 268.520 336.589
% y-o-y ¹ +0,4% +14,9% -14,6% +17,6% -18,5% -9,1% +25,3%
Last Update: 18-06-2024
1) change from the same period of previous year , except for years 2009, 2014, 2019, where the change is from the same period 5 years ago
Source: Lattebusche
 
Min Production in the last 5 years
 
Max Production in the last 5 years