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Italy: Dairy sector

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Italy has a prominent position in the European dairy industry: it is the largest producer Country of PDO Cheeses.





This Country:
  • accounts for 8,2% of EU milk deliveries (year 2018),
  • exports dairy products, converted into milk equivalent (ME) for the 29,6% of the milk deliveries,
  • accounts for 4,8% of EU dairy exports in ME (year 2018).
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ITALY: DAIRY SECTOR
(1° January - 31 December)
  x 1.000 ton
RAW MATERIAL AREA 2015 2016 2017 2018 2018 2019 % Period
Cow's Milk
Dairy Farm Structure
Dairy cows ('000 head) (Al 1st December) 1.826 1.822 1.791 1.693
Slaughtered cow ('000) 544 566 527 573 473 448 -5,3% Jan-Oct 2019
Export of Breeding Heifers (HS 01022110 - head) 1.890 979 1.074 1.142 1.142 598 -47,6% Jan-Oct 2019
Import of Breeding Heifers (HS 01022110 - head) 23.948 32.564 27.271 24.232 21.300 13.336 -37,4% Jan-Oct 2019
Milk production 11.426 11.886 12.199 12.340
± % Over the same period of the previous year +4,0% +2,6% +1,2%
Deliveries to dairies 11.162 11.527 11.953 12.084 11.091 11.049 (e) -0,4% Jan-Nov 2019
± % Over the same period of the previous year +3,3% +3,7% +1,1%
% Proteine 3,36% 3,38% 3,45% 3,42% 3,41% 3,42%   Jan-Nov 2019
% Materia Grassa 3,80% 3,83% 3,79% 3,80% 3,78% 3,81%   Jan-Nov 2019
Farm-gate prices of raw milk Lombardy (€ x 100 lt, + VAT not incl.) 36,17 34,63 38,58 37,38 37,38 40,63 +8,7% Jan-Dec 2019
± % Over the same period of the previous year -4,3% +11,4% -3,1%
Buffalo's - Goat's - Sheep's Milk
Number of Buffaloes ('000) 374 385 401
Number of Goats ('000) 962 1.026 992 986
Number of Sheeps ('000) 7.149 7.285 7.215 7.179
Sheep's Milk Delivered to dairies (Cod.Eurostat D1120D) 398 425 427 463
Goat's Milk Delivered to dairies (Cod.Eurostat D1130D) 33 32 37 43
Buffalo's Milk Delivered to dairies (Cod.Eurostat D1140D) 195 199 211 215
DAIRY PRODUCTION ('000 Ton) 2015 2016 2017 2018 2018 2019 % Period
Liquid milk 2.511 2.428 2.459 2.425 1.795 1.733 -3,4% Jan-Sep 2019
Cream 124 131 132 142 103 101 -2,8% Jan-Sep 2019
Butter 96 95 91 96 69 70 +0,9% Jan-Sep 2019
a)Cheese from cow milk 1.086 1.104 1.129 1.141 852 832 -2,4% Jan-Sep 2019
of which:
PDO 432 441 455 459
b)Cheese from other milk 121 129 132 167
of which:
PDO 76 86 81 89
Totale Formaggi[a+b] 1.207 1.232 1.261 1.308
-Hard cheeses of which: 442 448 464 481
Grana Padano PDO 183 186 190 191 191 200 (e) +4,7% Jan-Dec 2019
Parmigiano Reggiano PDO 133 140 147 148 148 150 (e) +1,5% Jan-Dec 2019
Other Grana Cheeses 27 26 26
Pecorino Romano PDO (Dairy Season) 29 36 28 34 34 27 -21,2% Oct/18-Jul/19
Other sheep cheeses PDO (Toscano, Siciliano, Filiano, Sardo) 4,4 5,2 5,3 5,2
Other hard cheeses (Asiago, Montasio, ecc.) 69 61 69
- Semi-hard cheeses of which: 100 100 94 96
Provolone Valpadana PDO 9,4 10 12 12 5,4 6,1 +12,1% Jan-Nov 2019
Other Provolone cheeses 30 31 31
Caciocavallo 7,4 6,7 8,0
Fontina PDO 4,0 3,7 3,5 4,3
Other semi-hard cheeses (Emmental, Fontina,ecc) 49 48 40
- Soft cheeses of which: 151 156 169 170
Italico 4,6 4,1 3,2
Taleggio PDO 9,0 8,9 8,9 8,8 8,8 8,8 +0,1% Jan-Dec 2019
Gorgonzola PDO 54 55 57 58 58 60 (e) +3,6% Jan-Dec 2019
Other Gorgonzola cheeses 4,5 10 12
Crescenza and Stracchino 41 46 44
Other soft cheeses (Cheeses of all types, etc.) 38 32 44
- Fresh cheeses of which: 513 528 535 562
Mozzarella di Bufala Campana PDO 41 44 47 49 46 47 +1,3% Jan-Nov 2019
Mozzarella di Bufala 22 22 24
Other fresh cheeses (robiola, scamorza, mascarpone, etc.) 450 461 464
Processed cheese 42 38 39 49
Milk based beverages 4,5 4,2 5,5 4,9
Other fresh products 9,5 9,4 8,3 7,5
Fermented milk (Yogurt and others) 323 316 325 279 219 211 -3,7% Jan-Sep 2019
IMPORT 2015 2016 2017 2018 Jan-Oct of which Extra EU
2018
2019
%
2018
2019
%
Bulk milk (NC8 04012099+04012019+04011090) TOP exporters 1.556 1.338 1.138 1.126
928
1.060
+14,3%
0,1
0,1
+10,9%
Whole Milk (NC8 04012099) TOP exporters 1.101 950 793 766
646
728
+12,6%
0,0
0,0
0,0%
Semi-skimmed milk (NC8 04012019) TOP exporters 28 23 24 13
11
8,7
-24,0%
-
-
-
Skimmed milk (NC8 04011090) TOP exporters 427 365 320 348
270
324
+19,7%
0,1
0,1
+10,5%
Milk packed (NC8 04011010+04012011+04012091) TOP exporters 461 425 385 359
308
272
-11,9%
0,0
0,0
-75,5%
Whole Milk (NC8 04012091) TOP exporters 142 145 129 122
104
102
-1,9%
0,0
0,0
-81,5%
Semi-skimmed milk (NC8 04012011) TOP exporters 295 252 229 213
183
157
-14,5%
0,0
0,0
-64,2%
Skimmed milk (NC8 04011010) TOP exporters 25 28 28 24
21
13
-39,0%
-
-
-
Condensed milk (NC8 040291+040299) TOP exporters 16 21 19 21
18
17
-5,6%
-
-
-
Bulk Cream 1) TOP exporters 74 72 68 72
56
62
+11,4%
0,7
0,7
-0,1%
Packed Cream 2) TOP exporters 15 14 12 14
11
10
-8,8%
-
-
-
Yogurt (HS 040310) TOP exporters 164 169 165 168
148
145
-2,3%
0,0
0,0
-48,5%
Fermented milk (HS 040390) TOP exporters 76 80 89 92
81
72
-11,1%
0,0
0,0
-92,2%
Butter (HS 0405) TOP exporters 74 65 61 65
52
59
+13,1%
0,0
0,0
+185,4%
of which:
Butter 82% (NC8 04051019) TOP exporters 22 18 17 16
12
14
+12,5%
-
-
-
Cheese (HS 0406) TOP exporters 511 518 510 530
445
455
+2,3%
8,6
9,0
+4,5%
Edam cheese(NC8 04069023) TOP exporters 31 31 30 30
25
25
-1,5%
-
-
-
Emmental (NC8 04069013) TOP exporters 24 25 24 24
21
21
-0,1%
4,2
3,9
-5,8%
Hard cheeses (not PDO) (NC8 04069069) TOP exporters 22 22 21 26
21
23
+8,2%
-
-
-
Fresh cheeses (NC8 04061020)3 TOP exporters 175 190 195 208
175
179
+1,8%
0,0
0,0
-55,6%
Processed cheeses (NC8 040630) TOP exporters 35 30 29 35
28
32
+12,8%
0,7
0,7
+3,2%
Full fat cheeses (NC8 04069087)5 TOP exporters 46 42 37 34
29
28
-4,2%
0,9
1,1
+17,4%
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) TOP exporters 25 33 31 34
29
28
-3,7%
-
-
-
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) TOP exporters 78 69 72 88
77
77
+0,7%
0,0
0,0
0,0%
Whey powder (HS 0404) TOP exporters 141 118 111 113
96
96
-0,2%
0,0
0,0
+111,4%
of which:
Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) e WPC (HS 040410) TOP exporters 71 61 56 59
49
58
+18,8%
0,0
0,0
+111,4%
Casein (HS 350110) TOP exporters 9,0 8,3 7,5 7,2
6,2
5,5
-11,1%
0,2
0,2
-18,5%
Caseinates (HS 350190) TOP exporters 1,8 2,0 2,1 2,0
1,7
1,8
+1,4%
0,0
0,0
0,0%
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) TOP exporters 11 11 15 15
12
17
+37,4%
0,0
0,1
+106,2%
Lactose edible (HS 170219) TOP exporters 0,7 1,5 0,4 0,7
0,6
1,5
+167,2%
0,0
0,0
-29,5%
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) TOP exporters 58 55 61 64
4,8
53
+1.004,6%
4,8
53
+74,9%
Whey Protein Isolate (WPI) (HS 350220) TOP exporters 1,1 1,0 1,2 1,9
0,2
1,6
+713,2%
0,2
1,6
+73,9%
Soya-based beverages (protein content >=2,8 %) n.a. 46 51 38
35
18
-48,9%
0,1
0,2
+53,1%
Soya-based beverages (protein content of <2.8%)
based on nuts, cereals or seeds 		n.a. 1,8 6,2 5,1
4,1
7,7
+86,7%
0,0
0,0
+16,8%
Non-alcoholic beverages containing < 0,2% fats
derived from milk or milk products 		4,9 4,8 3,4 4,0
2,9
4,1
+39,1%
0,0
0,0
-57,4%
EXPORT 2015 2016 2017 2018 Jan-Oct of which Extra EU
2018
2019
%
2018
2019
%
Milk packed (NC8 04011010+04012011+04012091) TOP Importers 24 53 71 51
46
35
-25,1%
41
30
-27,1%
Whole Milk (NC8 04012091)
TOP Importers
11 36 46 36
32
24
-26,2%
30
22
-26,6%
Semi-skimmed milk (NC8 04012011)
TOP Importers
7,2 10 16 9,2
8,0
7,9
-1,8%
6,1
6,1
-0,5%
Skimmed milk (NC8 04011010)
TOP Importers
6,1 7,2 9,9 6,1
5,8
2,8
-51,6%
4,5
1,5
-67,0%
Condensed milk (NC8 040291+040299) TOP Importers 7,8 7,4 5,9 5,8
4,4
0,8
-81,1%
0,2
0,2
-19,5%
Bulk Cream 1) TOP Importers 4,9 13 17 13
11
8,8
-19,8%
5,7
4,9
-12,9%
Packed Cream 2) TOP Importers 3,0 5,2 4,1 5,4
4,4
7,6
+71,2%
2,0
5,6
+182,8%
Yogurt (HS 040310) TOP Importers 4,1 4,7 4,4 4,8
3,9
3,4
-12,0%
0,5
0,6
+22,6%
Fermented milk (HS 040390) TOP Importers 2,3 2,9 2,6 2,7
2,2
2,9
+34,5%
0,2
0,4
+130,1%
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) TOP Importers 12 5,2 5,8 9,5
7,7
6,5
-15,6%
0,7
0,6
-16,0%
Butter (HS 0405) TOP Importers 9,4 8,7 8,1 12
9,8
10
+4,4%
0,4
0,8
+87,9%
Cheese (HS 0406) TOP Importers 358 389 415 424
356
379
+6,5%
83
92
+11,3%
Asiago (NC8 04069075)
TOP Importers
2,0 2,1 2,1 1,8
1,5
1,4
-5,1%
0,9
1,0
+10,5%
Fiore sardo, Pecorino (NC8 04069063)
TOP Importers
17 18 22 16
13
18
+40,6%
8,3
13
+55,9%
Fresh cheeses (NC8 04061020)3
TOP Importers
112 127 142 146
125
133
+6,4%
16
18
+12,2%
Grated or powdered cheeses (NC8 04062090)4
TOP Importers
32 37 43 46
38
42
+9,2%
4,0
4,4
+11,1%
Gorgonzola (NC8 04064050)
TOP Importers
19 20 21 22
18
19
+3,8%
2,4
2,3
-3,3%
G.Padano DOP e P.Reggiano DOP (NC8 04069061)
TOP Importers
86 90 89 95
79
81
+2,6%
28
29
+4,2%
Provolone (NC8 04069073)
TOP Importers
5,5 5,8 6,2 6,9
5,7
6,3
+9,0%
1,4
1,6
+14,3%
Whey powder (HS 0404) TOP Importers 437 371 445 427
363
316
-13,0%
6,1
6,2
+1,7%
of which:
Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) e WPC (HS 040410) TOP Importers 399 337 411 381
324
277
-14,6%
6,1
6,2
+2,3%
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) TOP Importers 28 30 30 29
24
23
-5,9%
9,5
11
+17,0%
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) TOP Importers 44 48 48 47
4,0
45
>1000%
4,0
45
>1000%
Soya-based beverages (protein content >=2,8 %) n.a. 26 24 27
24
17
-31,1%
4,8
3,1
-35,9%
Soya-based beverages (protein content of <2.8%)
based on nuts, cereals or seeds 		n.a. 70 152 146
124
108
-12,5%
7,3
9,7
+33,8%
Non-alcoholic beverages containing < 0,2% fats
derived from milk or milk products 		1,4 3,2 0,6 1,1
0,9
2,0
+124,9%
0,5
0,9
+65,8%
APPARENT DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION 2015 2016 2017 2018 2018 2019 % Period
Butter 160 152 144 149
Cheese 1.360 1.362 1.356 1.414
of which:
Fresh cheeses 576 592 589 623
Fermented milk (Yogurt and other) 557 558 572 531
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION (Kg) 2015 2016 2017 2018 2018 2019 % Period
Butter 2,7 2,6 2,4 2,5
Cheese 23 23 23 24
of which:
Fresh cheeses 9,7 10,0 9,9 11
Fermented milk (Yogurt and other) 9,4 9,4 9,6 9,0
% Self-sufficiency 77,4% 80,6% 84,5% 83,5%
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2015 2016 2017 2018 2018 2019(f) % Period
GDP (gross domestic product) 0,66% 1,39% 1,78% 0,65% 0,19% Jan-Dic 2019
CPI (consumer price index) 0,11% -0,05% 1,33% 1,24% 0,67% Jan-Dic 2019
Population ('000) 60.796 60.666 60.589 60.484
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) 34.829 (e) 35.472 (e) 36.184 (e) 36.848 (e)
GDP per capita (€) * 31.392(e) 32.046(e) 32.030(e) 31.202(e)

Informative Note
(f): forecast
n.a.: not available
(e): Estimated CLAL

1) up to 2011/12/31 NC8 04013019+04013039+04013099; from 2012/01/01 NC8 04014090+04015019+04015039+04015099.
2) up to 2011/12/31 NC8 04013011+04013031+04013091; from 2012/01/01 NC8 04014010+04015011+04015031+04015091.
3) up to 2014/12/31 NC8 04061020; from 2015/01/01 NC8 04061030 + 04061050;
4) up to 2014/12/31 NC8 04062090; from 2015/01/01 NC8 04062000;
5) up to 2014/12/31 NC8 04069087; from 2015/01/01 NC8 04069074 + 04069089;

NOTE:
     - Apparent domestic consumption are calculated using the following formula: Production + Import - Export
     - Per capita consumption are obtained dividing the apparent consumption by the population (Source Eurostat)
     - The self-sufficiency rate is calculated, up to 2018, on the total deliveries of cow’s milk + production of buffalo, sheep and goat’s milk. For 2019 it is calculated only on deliveries of cow’s milk.

SOURCES
Raw material area: Dairy cows and Deliveries of other milk: ISTAT; Deliveries to dairies: AGEA; Milk Production, % Protein and % Fat: Eurostat; Import/Export di Breeding Heifers: IHS; Farm-gate milk price in Lombardy: Processed by CLAL; Number of Goats, Sheeps and Bufaloes: Eurostat (dataset: apro_mt_lsgoat, apro_mt_lssheep, apro_mt_lscatl );
Dairy production: Processed by CLAL on ISTAT and Protection Consortium data;
Import: ISTAT
Export: ISTAT
GDP and CPI: Intesa Sanpaolo
GDP per capita: International Monetary Found
Population: Eurostat
Note: Self-sufficiency rate = Milk deliveries/(Domestic use in milk equivalent ME)
Domestic use in milk equivalent (ME) = Milk deliveries + Import in ME - Export in ME
The Self-sufficiency rate does not consider the trade of FFMP (fat-filled milk powder) - HS 190190 and the infant milk formula.

Last update: 21-01-2020
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