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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 2008 2013 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 ± % on
2022 		± % on
2021
January 32.554 36.033 30.786 30.831 32.528 28.710 22.975 34.634 +50,7% +20,6%
February 30.580 31.713 31.383 28.729 38.012 31.600 19.394 32.849 +69,4% +4,0%
March 33.865 31.951 35.402 35.157 38.506 41.906 24.145 38.859 +60,9% -7,3%
April 32.839 34.981 32.023 32.790 40.687 36.243 27.399 28.870 +5,4% -20,3%
May 31.705 32.584 36.074 34.539 38.995 38.267 29.383 36.027 +22,6% -5,9%
June 29.480 25.237 27.837 23.774 32.130 27.203 20.972 28.546 +36,1% +4,9%
July 26.547 19.018 26.826 19.905 28.517 19.484 15.092 21.387 +41,7% +9,8%
August 21.655 12.576 21.511 16.629 27.691 15.115 16.594 23.021 +38,7% +52,3%
September 23.266 13.543 23.042 16.448 22.777 14.778 17.289 17.647 +2,1% +19,4%
October 24.361 23.678 25.962 17.801 21.028 11.662 20.533
November 22.652 25.889 25.354 22.600 19.573 10.965 25.699
December 27.135 30.174 26.395 29.249 22.258 19.523 29.045
Jan-Sep 262.491 237.636 264.884 238.802 299.843 253.306 193.243 261.840
% y-o-y ¹ -4,5% -9,5% +11,5% -9,8% +25,6% -15,5% -23,7% +35,5%
Total Year 336.639 317.377 342.595 308.452 362.702 295.456 268.520
% y-o-y ¹ -1,0% -5,7% +7,9% -10,0% +17,6% -18,5% -9,1%
Last Update: 20-10-2023
1) change from the same period of previous year , except for years 2008, 2013, 2018, 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
   
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