Italy: Dairy sector
This Country:
- accounts for 9,4% of EU milk deliveries (year 2023),
- exports dairy products, converted into milk equivalent (ME) for the 39,0% of the milk deliveries,
- accounts for 6,3% of EU dairy exports in ME (year 2023).
ITALY: DAIRY SECTOR
(1° January - 31 December) |
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x 1.000 ton | |||||||||
RAW MATERIAL AREA | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | |
Cow's Milk | |||||||||
Dairy Farm Structure | |||||||||
Dairy cows ('000 head) (Al 1st December) | 1.638 | 1.610 | 1.631 | 1.574 | |||||
Slaughtered cow ('000) | 526 | 562 | 603 | 512 | 283 | 291 | +2,5% | Jan-Jul 2024 | |
Export of Breeding Heifers (HS 01022110 - head) | 896 | 1.562 | 4.869 | 2.571 | 1.749 | 2.812 | +60,8% | Jan-Jun 2024 | |
Import of Breeding Heifers (HS 01022110 - head) | 41.100 | 25.497 | 17.847 | 9.584 | 4.620 | 15.596 | +237,6% | Jan-Jun 2024 | |
Milk production | 12.712 | 13.202 | 13.182 | - | |||||
± % Over the same period of the previous year | +3,9% | -0,2% | |||||||
Deliveries to dairies | 12.668 | 13.152 | 13.010 | 12.911 | 8.862 | 9.008 (e) | +1,6% | Jan-Aug 2024 | |
± % Over the same period of the previous year | +3,8% | -1,1% | -0,8% | ||||||
% Protein | 3,45% | 3,44% | 3,45% | 3,43% | 3,42% | 3,46% | Jan-Aug 2024 | ||
% Fat | 3,77% | 3,76% | 3,76% | 3,77% | 3,77% | 3,87% | Jan-Aug 2024 | ||
Farm-gate prices of raw milk Lombardy (€ x 100 lt, + VAT not incl.) | 37,13 | 38,33 | 51,17 | 52,79 | 54,00 | 52,00 | -3,7% | Jan-Sep 2024 | |
± % Over the same period of the previous year | +3,3% | +33,5% | +3,2% | ||||||
Buffalo's - Goat's - Sheep's Milk | |||||||||
Number of Buffaloes ('000) | 407 | 409 | 416 | 416 | |||||
Buffalo's Milk Production (Cod.Eurostat D1140A) | 254 | 257 | 254 | 254 | |||||
Buffalo's Milk Delivered to dairies (Cod.Eurostat D1140D) | 229 | 233 | 234 | 232 | |||||
Number of Goats ('000) | 1.066 | 1.061 | 1.010 | 980 | |||||
Goat's Milk Production (Cod.Eurostat D1130A) | 61 | 61 | 60 | 58 | |||||
Goat's Milk Delivered to dairies (Cod.Eurostat D1130D) | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | |||||
Number of Sheeps ('000) | 7.034 | 6.728 | 6.568 | 6.497 | |||||
Sheep's Milk Production (Cod.Eurostat D1120A) | 482 | 477 | 475 | 471 | |||||
Sheep's Milk Delivered to dairies (Cod.Eurostat D1120D) | 453 | 450 | 449 | 445 | |||||
Organic milk production (goat, sheep, cow) | 588 | 552 | 500 | ||||||
DAIRY PRODUCTION ('000 Ton) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | |
Liquid milk | 2.449 | 2.481 | 2.522 | 2.510 | 1.685 | 1.637 | -2,8% | Jan-Aug 2024 | Cream | 145 | 150 | 149 | 151 | 98 | 104 | +5,9% | Jan-Aug 2024 | Butter | 92 | 98 | 101 | 99 | 65 | 69 | +5,4% | Jan-Aug 2024 | a)Cheese from cow milk | 1.213 | 1.197 | 1.201 | 1.205 | 801 | 810 | +1,0% | Jan-Aug 2024 |
of which: | |||||||||
PDO | 488 | 494 | 484 | 497 | b)Cheese from other milk | 132 | 177 | 158 | 139 |
of which: | |||||||||
PDO | 88 | 94 | 94 | 97 | Total Cheese[a+b] | 1.345 | 1.374 | 1.359 | 1.344 |
-Hard cheeses of which: | 493 | 502 | 470 | 472 | Grana Padano PDO | 204 | 203 | 202 | 212 | 161 | 165 (e) | +2,7% | Jan-Sep 2024 | Parmigiano Reggiano PDO | 157 | 164 | 160 | 161 | 123 | 125 (e) | +1,6% | Jan-Sep 2024 | Pecorino Romano PDO (Dairy Season) | 30 | 34 | 33 | 37 | 37 | 39 | +7,1% | Oct/23-Jul/24 | Other sheep cheeses PDO (Toscano, Siciliano, Filiano, Sardo) | 5,8 | 5,3 | 4,7 | 4,7 | - Semi-hard cheeses of which: | 91 | 96 | 96 | 99 | Provolone Valpadana PDO | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 4,5 | 4,3 | -3,2% | Jan-Jul 2024 | Fontina PDO | 4,0 | 4,0 | 3,4 | 3,1 | - Soft cheeses of which: | 188 | 193 | 192 | 215 | Taleggio PDO | 8,4 | 8,7 | 8,8 | 8,8 | 6,3 | 6,1 | -2,0% | Jan-Sep 2024 | Gorgonzola PDO | 61 | 63 | 61 | 62 | 46 | 46 (e) | +1,1% | Jan-Sep 2024 | - Fresh cheeses of which: | 573 | 583 | 572 | 558 | Mozzarella di Bufala Campana PDO | 51 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 34 | 33 | -2,0% | Jan-Jul 2024 |
I° Classification | - Soft cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7111) | 154 | 158 | 158 | 168 | - Medium soft cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7112) | 34 | 35 | 34 | 48 | - Medium hard cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7113) | 91 | 96 | 96 | 99 | - Hard cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7114) | 466 | 473 | 470 | 444 | - Extra hard cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7115) | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | - Fresh cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7116) | 573 | 583 | 572 | 558 |
II° Classification | - Cheese from cows'milk (pure) ( Cod. Eurostat D7121) | 1.213 | 1.237 | 1.222 | 1.207 | - Cheese from ewes milk (pure) ( Cod. Eurostat D7122) | 73 | 74 | 74 | 74 | - Cheese from goats milk (pure) ( Cod. Eurostat D7123) | 6,8 | 7,1 | 7,2 | 7,4 | - Others (cheese from buffalos'milk (pure) or mixed cheese) ( Cod. Eurostat D7129) | 53 | 56 | 56 | 56 | Processed cheese | 54 | 55 | 56 | 56 | Whey used for cottage cheese | 853 | 852 | Whey used for livestock | 2.282 | 2.300 | Concentrated whey | 1.440 | 1.437 | Whey powder and pieces | 872 | 887 | Milk based beverages | 5,0 | 5,9 | 5,7 | 5,5 | Other fresh products | 7,1 | 8,1 | 7,8 | 7,1 | Fermented milk (Yogurt and others) | 279 | 284 | 287 | 283 | 190 | 175 | -7,7% | Jan-Aug 2024 |
IMPORT | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Jan-Jun | of which Extra EU | |||
2023
2024
%
|
2023
2024
%
| ||||||||
Bulk milk (NC8 04012099+04012019+04011090) |
|
985 | 664 | 602 | 885 |
409
433
+5,9% |
0,1
0,1
+2,7% |
||
Whole Milk (NC8 04012099) |
|
683 | 495 | 431 | 609 |
276
295
+6,7%
|
-
-
-
|
||
Semi-skimmed milk (NC8 04012019) |
|
11 | 3,3 | 4,0 | 15 |
6,2
4,6
-25,7%
|
-
-
-
|
||
Skimmed milk (NC8 04011090) |
|
292 | 166 | 167 | 262 |
127
134
+5,7%
|
0,1
0,1
+2,7%
|
||
Milk packed (NC8 04011010+04012011+04012091) |
|
322 | 258 | 238 | 217 |
116
102
-11,4% |
0,0
0,0
+39,6% |
||
Whole Milk (NC8 04012091) |
|
122 | 101 | 89 | 76 |
41
37
-10,5%
|
0,0
0,0
+15,6%
|
||
Semi-skimmed milk (NC8 04012011) |
|
170 | 130 | 121 | 117 |
63
54
-14,3%
|
0,0
0,0
+70,3%
|
||
Skimmed milk (NC8 04011010) |
|
29 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
12
12
+1,0%
|
-
-
-
|
||
Condensed milk (NC8 040291+040299) |
|
29 | 35 | 34 | 36 |
17
21
+20,5% |
0,0
0,0
+2.079,4% |
||
Bulk Cream 1) |
|
69 | 58 | 64 | 71 |
31
39
+24,3% |
0,6
0,4
-19,6% |
||
Packed Cream 2) |
|
10,0 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
7,4
7,2
-3,6% |
0,0
0,0
+0,4% |
||
Yogurt (HS 040310) |
|
167 | 174 | 167 | 177 |
90
98
+9,1% |
0,0
0,0
+17,4% |
||
Fermented milk (HS 040390) |
|
94 | 95 | 101 | 109 |
54
59
+9,4% |
0,0
0,0
-10,9% |
||
Butter (HS 0405) |
|
60 | 69 | 68 | 74 |
38
34
-10,9% |
2,3
2,3
-1,8% |
||
of which: | |||||||||
Butter 82% (NC8 04051019) |
|
15 | 18 | 18 | 21 |
9,1
8,9
-2,3% |
0,0
0,0
+27,1% |
||
Cheese (HS 0406) |
|
494 | 516 | 535 | 593 |
300
305
+1,6% |
8,0
8,2
+1,5% |
||
Edam cheese(NC8 04069023) |
|
23 | 26 | 26 | 30 |
15
16
+6,1%
|
-
-
-
|
||
Emmental (NC8 04069013) |
|
23 | 20 | 23 | 23 |
12
11
-8,1%
|
1,1
0,9
-6,8%
|
||
Hard cheeses (not PDO) (NC8 04069069) |
|
25 | 26 | 25 | 28 |
14
14
+1,6%
|
0,0
0,0
+inf%
|
||
Fresh cheeses (NC8 04061020)3 |
|
194 | 198 | 215 | 243 |
123
127
+2,6%
|
1,8
2,1
+11,1%
|
||
Processed cheeses (NC8 040630) |
|
34 | 34 | 35 | 34 |
20
17
-12,8%
|
0,3
0,3
+1,5%
|
||
Full fat cheeses (NC8 04069087)5 |
|
31 | 31 | 28 | 29 |
14
16
+8,9%
|
0,8
0,5
-15,5%
|
||
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) |
|
31 | 34 | 35 | 37 |
19
16
-14,6% |
0,0
0,1
+155,6% |
||
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) |
|
74 | 83 | 89 | 96 |
49
45
-8,5% |
0,1
0,0
-65,9% |
||
Whey powder (HS 0404) |
|
114 | 131 | 132 | 143 |
72
73
+2,0% |
0,1
0,0
-25,8% |
||
of which: | |||||||||
Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) e WPC (HS 040410) |
|
72 | 89 | 89 | 108 |
59
58
-2,0% |
0,1
0,0
-25,8% |
||
Casein (HS 350110) |
|
11 | 10 | 7,2 | 5,8 |
2,4
3,8
+57,6% |
0,1
0,0
-73,9% |
||
Caseinates (HS 350190) |
|
1,7 | 2,2 | 1,9 | 1,7 |
0,9
0,9
-9,5% |
-
-
-
|
||
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) |
|
16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
8,3
10
+26,4% |
0,5
0,2
-43,8% |
||
Lactose edible (HS 170219) |
|
1,9 | 1,1 | 2,7 | 2,0 |
1,2
1,1
-13,7% |
0,0
0,0
-40,0% |
||
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
|
58 | 65 | 89 | 90 |
46
45
-2,5% |
46
45
-1,3% |
||
Whey Protein Isolate (WPI) (HS 350220) |
|
1,7 | 2,5 | 4,0 | 3,3 |
1,7
1,3
-22,4% |
1,7
1,3
-11,6% |
||
Soya-based beverages (protein content >=2,8 %) | 24 | 21 | 15 | 14 |
6,3
6,6
+4,5%
|
0,0
0,0
+1.110,4%
|
|||
Soya-based beverages (protein content of <2.8%) based on nuts, cereals or seeds |
15 | 16 | 31 | 31 |
13
12
-13,1%
|
0,1
0,0
-49,9%
|
|||
Non-alcoholic beverages containing < 0,2% fats derived from milk or milk products |
4,0 | 2,8 | 3,9 | 4,0 |
1,9
2,2
+14,7%
|
0,0
0,0
+97,4%
|
|||
EXPORT | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Jan-Jun | of which Extra EU | |||
2023
2024
%
|
2023
2024
%
| ||||||||
Milk packed (NC8 04011010+04012011+04012091) |
|
34 | 36 | 30 | 30 |
17
16
-6,6% |
9,8
6,6
-33,3% |
||
Whole Milk (NC8 04012091) |
|
21 | 23 | 15 | 12 |
8,4
5,4
-35,9%
|
6,9
3,8
-45,3%
|
||
Semi-skimmed milk (NC8 04012011) |
|
9,5 | 9,9 | 8,4 | 7,7 |
3,7
4,0
+8,2%
|
2,2
2,2
+0,8%
|
||
Skimmed milk (NC8 04011010) |
|
3,3 | 3,5 | 6,0 | 9,9 |
4,8
6,4
+33,5%
|
0,7
0,6
-21,2%
|
||
Bulk milk (NC8 04012099+04012019+04011090) |
|
14 | 14 | 17 | 6,6 |
3,8
3,3
-14,5% |
0,7
0,3
-54,4% |
||
Condensed milk (NC8 040291+040299) |
|
1,2 | 4,6 | 2,0 | 2,1 |
1,0
0,8
-16,8% |
0,2
0,3
+18,3% |
||
Bulk Cream 1) |
|
9,8 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
10
9,2
-10,9% |
6,2
5,9
-4,4% |
||
Packed Cream 2) |
|
12 | 8,4 | 14 | 8,7 |
4,1
6,0
+44,9% |
2,5
3,6
+43,5% |
||
Yogurt (HS 040310) |
|
5,0 | 5,8 | 6,1 | 6,3 |
3,1
3,5
+12,0% |
0,5
0,7
+41,4% |
||
Fermented milk (HS 040390) |
|
3,8 | 3,6 | 2,6 | 2,4 |
1,3
1,3
-3,4% |
0,5
0,4
-26,9% |
||
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) |
|
7,2 | 8,2 | 8,1 | 11 |
5,5
2,9
-47,4% |
0,3
0,5
+59,6% |
||
Butter (HS 0405) |
|
15 | 18 | 13 | 18 |
8,5
7,5
-11,6% |
1,6
1,4
-11,0% |
||
Cheese (HS 0406) |
|
471 | 536 | 566 | 599 |
291
321
+10,2% |
82
93
+13,6% |
||
Asiago (NC8 04069075) |
|
1,8 | 1,9 | 1,8 | 1,6 |
0,8
0,8
+0,3%
|
0,5
0,5
+1,7%
|
||
Fiore sardo, Pecorino (NC8 04069063) |
|
19 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
8,8
9,9
+11,9%
|
6,0
7,3
+21,2%
|
||
Fresh cheeses (NC8 04061020)3 |
|
167 | 189 | 204 | 216 |
107
119
+11,0%
|
26
29
+11,2%
|
||
Grated or powdered cheeses (NC8 04062090)4 |
|
52 | 56 | 63 | 68 |
34
37
+10,0%
|
7,5
8,1
+9,3%
|
||
Gorgonzola (NC8 04064050) |
|
24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
12
13
+3,9%
|
1,7
1,8
+6,8%
|
||
G.Padano DOP e P.Reggiano DOP (NC8 04069061) |
|
99 | 106 | 107 | 114 |
54
59
+9,2%
|
21
25
+17,4%
|
||
Provolone (NC8 04069073) |
|
7,1 | 8,9 | 8,8 | 7,9 |
3,9
4,4
+15,0%
|
1,0
1,3
+27,8%
|
||
Whey powder (HS 0404) |
|
353 | 317 | 226 | 208 |
115
110
-4,1% |
13
12
-2,5% |
||
of which: | |||||||||
Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) e WPC (HS 040410) |
|
312 | 302 | 216 | 203 |
112
104
-7,2% |
13
12
-2,4% |
||
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) |
|
30 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
13
14
+7,0% |
9,1
9,1
+0,3% |
||
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
|
59 | 67 | 69 | 65 |
32
35
+7,0% |
32
35
+7,0% |
||
Soya-based beverages (protein content >=2,8 %) | 46 | 35 | 24 | 28 |
15
15
+4,0%
|
2,7
2,7
+2,4%
|
|||
Soya-based beverages (protein content of <2.8%) based on nuts, cereals or seeds |
210 | 272 | 295 | 271 |
145
116
-19,6%
|
21
20
-3,4%
|
|||
Non-alcoholic beverages containing < 0,2% fats derived from milk or milk products |
1,6 | 1,4 | 1,3 | 1,4 |
0,7
0,8
+17,8%
|
0,6
0,7
+19,4%
|
|||
APPARENT DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | |
Butter | 137 | 150 | 155 | 155 | |||||
Cheese | 1.368 | 1.355 | 1.328 | 1.339 | |||||
of which: | |||||||||
Fresh cheeses | 601 | 591 | 583 | 585 | |||||
Fermented milk (Yogurt and other) | 530 | 543 | 547 | 560 | |||||
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION (Kg) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | |
Butter | 2,3 | 2,5 | 2,6 | 2,6 | |||||
Cheese | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | |||||
of which: | |||||||||
Fresh cheeses | 10 | 10,0 | 9,9 | 9,9 | |||||
Fermented milk (Yogurt and other) | 8,9 | 9,2 | 9,3 | 9,5 | |||||
% Self-sufficiency | 90,6% | 95,9% | 97,1% | 94,2% | |||||
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024(f) | % | Period | |
GDP (gross domestic product) | -8,95% | 8,79% | 4,81% | 0,79% | 0,79% | 0,70% | Jan-Dic 2024 | ||
CPI (consumer price index) | -0,15% | 1,94% | 8,74% | 5,90% | 5,90% | 1,20% | Jan-Dic 2024 | ||
Population ('000) | 59.641 | 59.236 | 59.030 | 58.997 | |||||
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 31.785 | 35.842 (e) | 34.113 (e) | 36.812 (e) | |||||
GDP per capita (€) * | 27.809 | 30.304(e) | 32.395(e) | 34.045(e) | |||||
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate
n.a.: not available
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;
6) up to 2021/12/31 HS 040310; from 2022/01/01 HS 040320;
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 2023, on the total deliveries of cow’s milk + production of buffalo, sheep and goat’s milk. For 2024 it is calculated only on deliveries of cow’s milk.
SOURCES
Raw material area: Dairy cows: ISTAT; Deliveries to dairies: AGEA; Milk Production, % Protein and % Fat: Eurostat (dataset: apro_mk_colm); Import/Export di Breeding Heifers: ISTAT; 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 ); Milk Delivered to dairies: Eurostat (dataset: apro_mk_pobta); Milk Production: Eurostat (dataset: apro_mk_farm); Organic Milk Production: Eurostat (dataset: org_aprod);
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: 15-10-2024