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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 2011 2016 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ± % on
2025 		± % on
2024
January 30.957 35.507 28.710 22.975 34.634 33.848 26.680 30.072 +12,7% -11,2%
February 30.111 35.975 31.600 19.394 32.849 35.617 30.221 26.650 -11,8% -25,2%
March 28.902 38.089 41.906 24.145 38.859 36.801 30.293 29.071 -4,0% -21,0%
April 31.291 37.054 36.243 27.399 28.870 36.730 34.637 28.515 -17,7% -22,4%
May 29.483 28.817 38.267 29.383 36.027 35.965 33.028
June 24.507 20.012 27.203 20.972 28.546 23.063 24.052
July 20.312 22.293 19.484 15.092 21.387 20.055 19.445
August 20.040 22.451 15.115 16.594 23.021 17.189 18.962
September 20.349 19.910 14.778 17.289 17.647 16.034 17.628
October 22.128 21.134 11.662 20.533 20.521 17.860 24.969
November 23.664 26.715 10.965 25.699 22.207 18.367 24.533
December 29.893 27.111 19.523 29.045 32.021 22.054 32.137
Jan-Apr 121.261 146.625 138.459 93.913 135.212 142.996 121.831 114.308
% y-o-y ¹ +0,1% +20,9% -5,6% -32,2% +44,0% +5,8% -14,8% -6,2%
Total Year 311.637 335.068 295.456 268.520 336.589 313.583 316.585
% y-o-y ¹ +9,8% +7,5% -11,8% -9,1% +25,3% -6,8% +1,0%
Last Update: 03-07-2026
1) change from the same period of previous year , except for years 2011, 2016, 2021, 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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