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Italy: Pecorino Romano PDO Cheese Production

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This page contains data of Italian production of Pecorino Romano P.D.O. (Protected Designation of Origin) Cheese, both in terms of tons of cheese, and in terms of hectoliter s of milk used.

The data are presented in a diachronic table of the last 3 dairy seasons (October-July) and displayed with a graph that shows the seasonal evolution.
The following graphs show the evolution, monthly and yearly, of milk deliveries to dairies in relation to the volumes of milk destined for the production of Pecorino Romano.

Two tables below show the data on cheese production and milk used, organized by Region (Sardinia and Lazio), with the possibility of consulting them also by Province.

The graphs below compare:
  • the historical trend of Pecorino Romano PDO production with the average price of Pecorino Romano DOP aged for 5 months, listed on the Milan Chamber of Commerce
  • the historical monthly change of Pecorino Romano PDO production, over the same month of previous year, with the average price of Pecorino Romano DOP aged for 5 months, listed on the Milan Chamber of Commerce.
Pecorino Romano PDO Cheese Production (Cheese production season)
month2 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 ± % Tons of
product on
2023/24
± % Tons of
product on
2022/23
Pecorino Romano PDO (Ton) Pecorino Romano PDO (Ton) Milk Conferred* (hL) Total Milk** (hL) Pecorino Romano PDO (Ton) Milk Conferred* (hL) Total Milk** (hL) Pecorino Romano PDO (Ton) Milk Conferred* (hL) Total Milk** (hL) Pecorino Romano PDO (Ton)
October 12 22 5.651 (p) 2.497 (p) 47 (p) 8.129 1.676 31 12.989 3.310 61 +97,7% +30,5%
November 154 240 31.551 (p) 18.152 (p) 320 (p) 43.487 14.841 261 62.860 27.928 477 +82,9% +49,3%
December 2.218 1.709 165.602 (p) 127.904 (p) 2.155 (p) 199.868 142.218 2.400 226.094 158.003 2.698 +12,4% +25,2%
January 3.993 3.282 299.225 225.228 3.897 348.863 262.542 4.467 357.994 272.079 4.621 +3,5% +18,6%
February 4.297 4.055 335.911 264.519 4.510 399.417 312.997 5.306 373.803 290.104 4.878 -8,1% +8,2%
March 5.902 5.512 439.041 371.137 6.259 488.069 391.396 6.634 483.045 374.336 6.297 -5,1% +0,6%
April 6.633 6.453 494.985 405.318 6.750 533.700 423.641 7.125 515.658 417.885 7.049 -1,1% +4,4%
May 5.731 6.035 433.332 363.311 6.266 459.284 372.894 6.389 468.828 376.883 6.490 +1,6% +3,6%
June 3.537 3.459 285.228 232.596 4.141 304.819 233.199 4.182 - - -
July 1.806 1.836 169.397 127.863 2.310 181.748 134.682 2.449 - - -
Oct-May 28.939 27.307 2.205.298 1.778.066 30.204 2.480.817 1.922.204 32.613 2.501.272 1.920.528 32.572
% y-o-y¹ +9,8% -5,6% +5,4% +10,3% +10,6% +12,5% +8,1% +8,0% +0,8% -0,1% -0,1%
Dairy Season 34.282 32.602 2.659.923 2.138.524 36.655 2.967.384 2.290.085 39.244
% y-o-y +10,9% -4,9% +6,9% +12,1% +12,4% +11,6% +7,1% +7,1%
Last update: 18-07-2025
* Milk deliveries to dairies producing Pecorino Romano PDO Cheese
** Milk used for Pecorino Romano PDO Cheese production
(p) provisional
1) change from the same period of previous year
2) Cheese production season (from October to July)
Cheese paste at 24 hours from the production.
Data may undergo non-significant changes.
Source: Consorzio di Tutela del Formaggio Pecorino Romano - dati certificati Organismo di Controllo IFCQ
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Dairy Season October 2017 - July 2018 Dairy Season October 2019 - July 2020
Pecorino Romano PDO Cheese Production 2018 - 2019 (Tons)
Region Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Tot d.s.
2018/2019
± on d.s.
2017/2018*
Sardegna - - - 2.933 2.303 4.458 5.434 5.047 3.162 1.466 24.803 -
Cagliari - - - 266 193 395 488 482 343 120 2.286 +inf%
Nuoro - - - 810 570 1.137 1.339 1.283 739 405 6.284 +inf%
Oristano - - - 264 245 486 586 502 329 317 2.729 +inf%
Sassari - - - 1.593 1.295 2.440 3.022 2.779 1.751 624 13.504 +inf%
Lazio - - - 112 110 164 219 209 121 84 1.020 -
Roma - - - 44 43 67 85 66 47 44 398 +inf%
Viterbo - - - 68 67 97 134 143 73 40 622 +inf%
Italy - - - 3.045 2.414 4.622 5.653 5.256 3.282 1.551 25.823
Source: Consorzio di Tutela del Formaggio Pecorino Romano - dati certificati Organismo di Controllo IFCQ
* change from same period of previous year.
d.s.: Dairy Season
Milk used for the production of Pecorino Romano PDO 2018 - 2019 (hL)
Region Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Tot d.s.
2018/2019
± on d.s.
2017/2018*
Sardegna - - - 168.665 133.321 265.918 321.913 290.349 179.284 80.565 1.440.016 -
Cagliari - - - 15.332 11.101 23.303 28.801 27.801 19.245 6.578 132.161 +inf%
Nuoro - - - 46.792 33.229 67.549 78.712 73.618 41.292 21.899 363.090 +inf%
Oristano - - - 16.166 14.885 30.340 35.986 29.921 19.178 18.143 164.619 +inf%
Sassari - - - 90.375 74.106 144.726 178.414 159.010 99.570 33.945 780.147 +inf%
Lazio - - - 5.812 5.880 9.067 12.318 11.525 6.542 4.428 55.572 -
Roma - - - 2.235 2.265 3.750 4.785 3.479 2.505 2.294 21.313 +inf%
Viterbo - - - 3.577 3.615 5.317 7.533 8.046 4.037 2.111 34.236 +inf%
Italy - - - 174.477 139.201 274.985 334.231 301.875 185.826 84.993 1.495.588
Source: Consorzio di Tutela del Formaggio Pecorino Romano - dati certificati Organismo di Controllo IFCQ
* change from same period of previous year.