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Region
LOMBARDY

produces 47% of Italian milk (Jan - Mar 2026)
and 17% of Italian Goat's milk (year: 2024)
and 2% of Italian Buffalo's milk (year: 2024)

Lombardy's
Dairy and Mixed Cattle Farming
Year Farm ±% on prev. year
Dec-2023 6.146 -4.57%
Dec-2024 5.975 -2.78%
Dec-2025 5.831 -2.41%
* Change December 2025 on December 2024
Source: DATI FORNITI DALLA BDN di cui all’art 2, comma 1, lett. b), del d.lgs. 134/22
Lombardy's: Females that Have Given Birth
in Dairy and Mixed Farms
Year Heads ±% on prev. year
Dec-2023 577.000 +0.19%
Dec-2024 580.692 +0.64%
Dec-2025 586.096 +0.93%
* Change December 2025 on December 2024
Source: DATI FORNITI DALLA BDN di cui all’art 2, comma 1, lett. b), del d.lgs. 134/22
Lombardy's
Milk Deliveries
Year Deliveries (tons) ±% on prev. year
2024 6.148.057 +2,29%
2025 6.254.700 +1,73%
Jan-Mar 2026 1.663.258 +4,18% *
* Variation % Jan-Mar 2026 on Jan-Mar 2025
Source:AGEA
Lombardy's
Goat's Milk Deliveries
Year Deliveries (tons) ±% on prev. year
2022 7.504 -0,45%
2023 7.190 -4,18%
2024 7.128 -0,86%
Source: Istat
Lombardy's
Buffalo's Milk Production
Year Deliveries (tons) ±% on prev. year
2022 5.120 +2,34%
2023 4.483 -12,44%
2024 5.110 +13,98%
Source: Istat
PDO Cheese production in (dati 2024)
PDO Cheese Production (tons) Milk used (tons) % on Lombardy's total Deliveries
Grana Padano 153.487 2.067.317 33,63%
Parmigiano Reggiano 20.463 256.053 4,16%
Gorgonzola 17.466 124.037 2,02%
Taleggio 8.071 58.556 0,95%
Provolone Valpadana 4.475 42.709 0,69%
Valtellina Casera 2.102 23.360 0,38%
Quartirolo Lombardo 2.629 16.466 0,27%
Bitto 255 2.546 0,04%
Formai de Mut 71 710 0,01%
TOTAL 209.018 2.591.755 42,16%
Lombardy's Milk Deliveries 6.148.057  
The quantity of Milk used in PDO Cheese making was calculated using the average weight of a wheel and the average yield of each cheese.
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