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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 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 ± % Tons of
product on
2024/25 		± % Tons of
product on
2023/24
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 22 47 8.129 1.676 31 13.839 3.310 61 16.340 5.129 96 +56,4% +209,2%
November 240 320 43.487 14.841 261 65.674 27.928 477 66.951 21.883 385 -19,4% +47,4%
December 1.709 2.155 199.868 142.218 2.400 225.989 158.003 2.698 226.177 164.682 2.753 +2,0% +14,7%
January 3.282 3.897 348.863 262.542 4.467 357.123 272.079 4.621 337.772 264.210 4.540 -1,8% +1,6%
February 4.055 4.510 399.417 312.997 5.306 375.066 290.104 4.878 352.146 269.390 4.594 -5,8% -13,4%
March 5.512 6.259 488.069 391.396 6.634 484.341 374.974 6.297 - - -
April 6.453 6.750 533.700 423.641 7.125 514.418 418.224 7.049 - - -
May 6.035 6.266 459.284 372.894 6.389 471.225 377.377 6.499 - - -
June 3.459 4.141 304.819 233.199 4.182 309.356 236.189 4.110 - - -
July 1.836 2.310 181.748 134.682 2.449 187.514 144.161 2.576 - - -
Oct-Feb 9.307 10.929 999.765 734.273 12.465 1.037.692 751.424 12.736 999.387 725.294 12.368
% y-o-y¹ -12,8% +17,4% +19,3% +15,0% +14,1% +3,8% +2,3% +2,2% -3,7% -3,5% -2,9%
Dairy Season 32.602 36.655 2.967.384 2.290.085 39.244 3.004.546 2.302.348 39.267
% y-o-y -4,9% +12,4% +11,6% +7,1% +7,1% +1,3% +0,5% +0,1%
Last update: 12-03-2026
* 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 2018 - July 2019 Dairy Season October 2020 - July 2021
Pecorino Romano PDO Cheese Production 2019 - 2020 (Tons)
Region Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Tot d.s.
2019/2020 		± on d.s.
2018/2019*
Sardegna - - - 3.106 4.187 5.421 5.980 5.243 3.114 1.157 28.207 -
Cagliari - - - 242 478 591 612 498 314 112 2.847 +inf%
Nuoro - - - 751 1.041 1.277 1.406 1.340 796 209 6.821 +inf%
Oristano - - - 324 385 650 722 650 389 254 3.375 +inf%
Sassari - - - 1.788 2.283 2.903 3.241 2.755 1.614 580 15.164 +inf%
Lazio - - - 138 178 252 294 272 173 98 1.404 -
Roma - - - 53 69 96 102 90 63 42 515 +inf%
Viterbo - - - 85 109 156 193 182 110 55 890 +inf%
Italy - - - 3.243 4.365 5.673 6.274 5.514 3.288 1.254 29.611
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 2019 - 2020 (hL)
Region Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Tot d.s.
2019/2020 		± on d.s.
2018/2019*
Sardegna - - - 183.503 246.351 321.260 357.596 303.427 171.141 62.216 1.645.494 -
Cagliari - - - 14.315 28.234 34.848 36.499 28.810 17.338 6.122 166.166 +inf%
Nuoro - - - 44.747 61.632 75.924 84.569 78.205 43.172 11.131 399.379 +inf%
Oristano - - - 20.222 21.471 39.086 44.058 37.928 21.661 14.055 198.481 +inf%
Sassari - - - 104.219 135.015 171.402 192.470 158.483 88.971 30.908 881.468 +inf%
Lazio - - - 7.366 9.903 13.542 16.459 15.063 9.301 5.056 76.689 -
Roma - - - 2.755 3.955 4.984 5.777 5.040 3.408 2.160 28.079 +inf%
Viterbo - - - 4.611 5.948 8.558 10.682 10.023 5.893 2.896 48.610 +inf%
Italy - - - 190.868 256.254 334.801 374.055 318.490 180.442 67.272 1.722.183
Source: Consorzio di Tutela del Formaggio Pecorino Romano - dati certificati Organismo di Controllo IFCQ
* change from same period of previous year.
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