Italy: Dairy sector
This Country:
- accounts for 9,5% of EU milk deliveries (year 2021),
- exports dairy products, converted into milk equivalent (ME) for the 34,3% of the milk deliveries,
- accounts for 6,2% of EU dairy exports in ME (year 2022).
ITALY: DAIRY SECTOR
(1° January - 31 December) |
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x 1.000 ton | |||||||||
RAW MATERIAL AREA | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2022 | 2023 | % | Period | |
Cow's Milk | |||||||||
Dairy Farm Structure | |||||||||
Dairy cows ('000 head) (Al 1st December) | 1.643 | 1.638 | 1.610 | 1.631 | |||||
Slaughtered cow ('000) | 545 | 526 | 562 | 603 | 293 | 244 | -16,6% | Jan-Jun 2023 | |
Export of Breeding Heifers (HS 01022110 - head) | 442 | 896 | 1.562 | 4.741 | 2.402 | 1.749 | -27,2% | Jan-Jun 2023 | |
Import of Breeding Heifers (HS 01022110 - head) | 18.605 | 41.100 | 25.497 | 15.387 | 9.615 | 4.620 | -52,0% | Jan-Jun 2023 | |
Milk production | 12.494 | 12.712 | 13.202 | 13.182 | |||||
± % Over the same period of the previous year | +1,7% | +3,9% | -0,2% | ||||||
Deliveries to dairies | 12.117 | 12.668 | 13.103 | 13.005 | 7.879 | 7.794 (e) | -1,1% | Jan-Jul 2023 | |
± % Over the same period of the previous year | +4,5% | +3,4% | -0,7% | ||||||
% Proteine | 3,43% | 3,45% | 3,44% | 3,45% | 3,44% | 3,42% | Jan-Jul 2023 | ||
% Materia Grassa | 3,81% | 3,77% | 3,76% | 3,76% | 3,75% | 3,78% | Jan-Jul 2023 | ||
Farm-gate prices of raw milk Lombardy (€ x 100 lt, + VAT not incl.) | 40,63 | 37,13 | 38,33 | 51,17 | 47,75 | 54,50 | +14,1% | Jan-Aug 2023 | |
± % Over the same period of the previous year | -8,6% | +3,3% | +33,5% | ||||||
Buffalo's - Goat's - Sheep's Milk | |||||||||
Number of Buffaloes ('000) | 402 | 407 | 409 | 416 | |||||
Buffalo's Milk Production (Cod.Eurostat D1140A) | 249 | 254 | 257 | 254 | |||||
Buffalo's Milk Delivered to dairies (Cod.Eurostat D1140D) | 218 | 229 | 233 | 234 | |||||
Number of Goats ('000) | 1.059 | 1.066 | 1.061 | 1.010 | |||||
Goat's Milk Production (Cod.Eurostat D1130A) | 62 | 61 | 61 | 60 | |||||
Goat's Milk Delivered to dairies (Cod.Eurostat D1130D) | 44 | 44 | 43 | 42 | |||||
Number of Sheeps ('000) | 7.001 | 7.034 | 6.728 | 6.568 | |||||
Sheep's Milk Production (Cod.Eurostat D1120A) | 494 | 482 | 477 | 475 | |||||
Sheep's Milk Delivered to dairies (Cod.Eurostat D1120D) | 468 | 453 | 450 | 449 | |||||
Organic milk production (goat, sheep, cow) | 588 | 552 | |||||||
DAIRY PRODUCTION ('000 Ton) | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2022 | 2023 | % | Period | |
Liquid milk | 2.479 | 2.449 | 2.481 | 2.522 | 1.490 | 1.494 | +0,3% | Jan-Jul 2023 | Cream | 146 | 145 | 150 | 149 | 83 | 86 | +3,6% | Jan-Jul 2023 | Butter | 94 | 92 | 98 | 101 | 59 | 58 | -1,3% | Jan-Jul 2023 | a)Cheese from cow milk | 1.186 | 1.213 | 1.197 | 1.201 | 697 | 700 | +0,5% | Jan-Jul 2023 |
of which: | |||||||||
PDO | 471 | 488 | 494 | 481 | b)Cheese from other milk | 141 | 132 | 177 | |
of which: | |||||||||
PDO | 83 | 88 | 94 | 94 | Total Cheese[a+b] | 1.327 | 1.345 | 1.374 | |
-Hard cheeses of which: | 488 | 493 | 502 | Grana Padano PDO | 199 | 204 | 203 | 202 | 140 | 147 (e) | +5,6% | Jan-Aug 2023 | Parmigiano Reggiano PDO | 150 | 157 | 164 | 160 | 111 | 110 (e) | -0,4% | Jan-Aug 2023 | Pecorino Romano PDO (Dairy Season) | 26 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 37 | +12,4% | Oct/22-Jul/23 | Other sheep cheeses PDO (Toscano, Siciliano, Filiano, Sardo) | 5,3 | 5,8 | 5,3 | 4,7 | - Semi-hard cheeses of which: | 99 | 91 | 96 | Provolone Valpadana PDO | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 3,9 | 3,7 | -5,2% | Jan-Jun 2023 | Fontina PDO | 4,0 | 4,0 | 4,0 | - Soft cheeses of which: | 174 | 188 | 193 | Taleggio PDO | 8,8 | 8,4 | 8,7 | 8,8 | 5,3 | 5,5 | +3,4% | Jan-Aug 2023 | Gorgonzola PDO | 60 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 39 | 40 (e) | +2,5% | Jan-Aug 2023 | - Fresh cheeses of which: | 566 | 573 | 583 | Mozzarella di Bufala Campana PDO | 50 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 34 | 34 | +0,4% | Jan-Jul 2023 |
I° Classification | - Soft cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7111) | 146 | 154 | 158 | 158 | - Medium soft cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7112) | 28 | 34 | 35 | 34 | - Medium hard cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7113) | 99 | 91 | 96 | 96 | - Hard cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7114) | 460 | 466 | 473 | 470 | - Extra hard cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7115) | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | - Fresh cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7116) | 566 | 573 | 583 | 572 |
II° Classification | - Cheese from cows'milk (pure) ( Cod. Eurostat D7121) | 1.186 | 1.213 | 1.237 | 1.222 | - Cheese from ewes milk (pure) ( Cod. Eurostat D7122) | 78 | 73 | 74 | 74 | - Cheese from goats milk (pure) ( Cod. Eurostat D7123) | 7,4 | 6,8 | 7,1 | 7,2 | - Others (cheese from buffalos'milk (pure) or mixed cheese) ( Cod. Eurostat D7129) | 56 | 53 | 56 | 56 | Processed cheese | 53 | 54 | 55 | Whey used for cottage cheese | 899 | 853 | 852 | Whey used for livestock | 2.348 | 2.282 | 2.300 | Concentrated whey | 1.410 | 1.440 | 1.437 | Whey powder and pieces | 913 | 872 | 887 | Milk based beverages | 5,3 | 5,0 | 5,9 | Other fresh products | 7,0 | 7,1 | 8,1 | Fermented milk (Yogurt and others) | 253 | 279 | 284 | 287 | 167 | 167 | -0,1% | Jan-Jul 2023 |
IMPORT | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Jan-Jun | of which Extra EU | |||
2022
2023
%
|
2022
2023
%
| ||||||||
Bulk milk (NC8 04012099+04012019+04011090) |
|
1.275 | 985 | 664 | 608 |
238
409
+72,0% |
0,1
0,1
+8,5% |
||
Whole Milk (NC8 04012099) |
|
856 | 683 | 495 | 431 |
177
276
+56,2%
|
-
-
-
|
||
Semi-skimmed milk (NC8 04012019) |
|
25 | 11 | 3,3 | 4,5 |
0,6
6,2
+878,8%
|
-
-
-
|
||
Skimmed milk (NC8 04011090) |
|
394 | 292 | 166 | 172 |
60
127
+109,7%
|
0,1
0,1
+8,5%
|
||
Milk packed (NC8 04011010+04012011+04012091) |
|
319 | 322 | 258 | 247 |
138
116
-16,2% |
0,0
0,0
+17,3% |
||
Whole Milk (NC8 04012091) |
|
117 | 122 | 101 | 91 |
50
41
-18,7%
|
0,0
0,0
+20,8%
|
||
Semi-skimmed milk (NC8 04012011) |
|
183 | 170 | 130 | 127 |
74
63
-15,3%
|
0,0
0,0
+13,3%
|
||
Skimmed milk (NC8 04011010) |
|
19 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
14
12
-12,1%
|
-
-
-
|
||
Condensed milk (NC8 040291+040299) |
|
20 | 29 | 35 | 34 |
17
17
+1,8% |
-
-
-
|
||
Bulk Cream 1) |
|
79 | 69 | 58 | 67 |
28
31
+11,4% |
0,4
0,6
+14,8% |
||
Packed Cream 2) |
|
12 | 10,0 | 12 | 13 |
6,3
7,4
+18,1% |
-
-
-
|
||
Yogurt (HS 040310) |
|
164 | 167 | 174 | 175 |
91
90
-0,9% |
0,0
0,0
+282,4% |
||
Fermented milk (HS 040390) |
|
83 | 94 | 95 | 103 |
54
54
+1,2% |
0,1
0,0
-33,0% |
||
Butter (HS 0405) |
|
69 | 60 | 69 | 72 |
33
38
+15,9% |
2,4
2,3
-1,8% |
||
of which: | |||||||||
Butter 82% (NC8 04051019) |
|
17 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
8,4
9,1
+8,2% |
0,0
0,0
-10,5% |
||
Cheese (HS 0406) |
|
533 | 494 | 516 | 552 |
273
300
+9,8% |
6,0
8,0
+15,6% |
||
Edam cheese(NC8 04069023) |
|
29 | 23 | 26 | 25 |
13
15
+12,5%
|
-
-
-
|
||
Emmental (NC8 04069013) |
|
23 | 23 | 20 | 24 |
11
12
+9,1%
|
1,3
1,1
-8,2%
|
||
Hard cheeses (not PDO) (NC8 04069069) |
|
28 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
13
14
+8,0%
|
-
-
-
|
||
Fresh cheeses (NC8 04061020)3 |
|
208 | 194 | 198 | 223 |
109
123
+13,1%
|
0,5
1,8
+119,8%
|
||
Processed cheeses (NC8 040630) |
|
37 | 34 | 34 | 38 |
20
20
-0,2%
|
0,4
0,3
-7,3%
|
||
Full fat cheeses (NC8 04069087)5 |
|
34 | 31 | 31 | 27 |
14
14
+4,9%
|
0,6
0,8
+12,2%
|
||
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) |
|
32 | 31 | 34 | 38 |
18
19
+3,8% |
0,0
0,0
+1,3% |
||
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) |
|
84 | 74 | 83 | 99 |
49
49
-0,6% |
0,0
0,1
0,0% |
||
Whey powder (HS 0404) |
|
107 | 114 | 131 | 135 |
72
72
-0,7% |
0,0
0,1
+25,9% |
||
of which: | |||||||||
Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) e WPC (HS 040410) |
|
64 | 72 | 89 | 92 |
53
59
+10,8% |
0,0
0,1
+25,9% |
||
Casein (HS 350110) |
|
6,4 | 11 | 10 | 6,3 |
4,0
2,4
-38,8% |
0,1
0,1
-36,9% |
||
Caseinates (HS 350190) |
|
2,1 | 1,7 | 2,2 | 1,9 |
1,1
0,9
-10,1% |
-
-
-
|
||
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) |
|
19 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
7,5
8,3
+10,6% |
0,5
0,5
+6,0% |
||
Lactose edible (HS 170219) |
|
1,8 | 1,9 | 1,1 | 2,8 |
1,4
1,2
-13,3% |
0,0
0,0
-40,7% |
||
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
|
62 | 58 | 65 | 89 |
44
46
+4,6% |
44
46
+2,3% |
||
Whey Protein Isolate (WPI) (HS 350220) |
|
1,8 | 1,7 | 2,5 | 4,4 |
1,9
1,7
-9,5% |
1,9
1,7
-4,1% |
||
Soya-based beverages (protein content >=2,8 %) | 21 | 24 | 21 | 16 |
7,9
6,3
-19,2%
|
0,0
0,0
-86,7%
|
|||
Soya-based beverages (protein content of <2.8%) based on nuts, cereals or seeds |
9,8 | 15 | 16 | 31 |
19
13
-29,3%
|
0,0
0,1
+9.885,9%
|
|||
Non-alcoholic beverages containing < 0,2% fats derived from milk or milk products |
4,7 | 4,0 | 2,8 | 4,0 |
1,9
1,9
+0,4%
|
0,0
0,0
-46,8%
|
|||
EXPORT | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Jan-Jun | of which Extra EU | |||
2022
2023
%
|
2022
2023
%
| ||||||||
Milk packed (NC8 04011010+04012011+04012091) |
|
40 | 34 | 36 | 30 |
17
17
-0,2% |
12
9,8
-18,4% |
||
Whole Milk (NC8 04012091) |
|
27 | 21 | 23 | 16 |
9,3
8,4
-9,1%
|
8,2
6,9
-15,4%
|
||
Semi-skimmed milk (NC8 04012011) |
|
9,7 | 9,5 | 9,9 | 8,4 |
4,5
3,7
-17,8%
|
2,9
2,2
-25,4%
|
||
Skimmed milk (NC8 04011010) |
|
3,3 | 3,3 | 3,5 | 6,0 |
3,2
4,8
+50,4%
|
0,9
0,7
-23,2%
|
||
Bulk milk (NC8 04012099+04012019+04011090) |
|
6,3 | 14 | 14 | 18 |
13
3,8
-69,4% |
1,0
0,7
-27,7% |
||
Condensed milk (NC8 040291+040299) |
|
1,1 | 1,2 | 4,6 | 2,0 |
1,3
1,0
-23,0% |
0,1
0,2
+106,2% |
||
Bulk Cream 1) |
|
10 | 9,8 | 17 | 17 |
9,2
10
+11,5% |
5,8
6,2
+7,1% |
||
Packed Cream 2) |
|
8,6 | 12 | 8,4 | 14 |
8,8
4,1
-53,4% |
7,3
2,5
-65,9% |
||
Yogurt (HS 040310) |
|
4,5 | 5,0 | 5,8 | 5,9 |
3,0
3,1
+5,2% |
0,4
0,5
+24,1% |
||
Fermented milk (HS 040390) |
|
3,5 | 3,8 | 3,6 | 2,5 |
1,3
1,3
-0,4% |
0,7
0,5
-25,9% |
||
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) |
|
7,7 | 7,2 | 8,2 | 8,3 |
4,2
5,5
+32,3% |
0,4
0,3
-18,2% |
||
Butter (HS 0405) |
|
12 | 15 | 18 | 14 |
7,2
8,5
+18,7% |
1,1
1,6
+45,6% |
||
Cheese (HS 0406) |
|
456 | 471 | 536 | 569 |
281
291
+3,6% |
85
82
-3,2% |
||
Asiago (NC8 04069075) |
|
1,9 | 1,8 | 1,9 | 1,8 |
1,0
0,8
-12,2%
|
0,5
0,5
-9,2%
|
||
Fiore sardo, Pecorino (NC8 04069063) |
|
21 | 19 | 22 | 20 |
9,3
8,8
-5,4%
|
6,5
6,0
-7,5%
|
||
Fresh cheeses (NC8 04061020)3 |
|
157 | 167 | 189 | 205 |
103
107
+3,9%
|
26
26
-0,9%
|
||
Grated or powdered cheeses (NC8 04062090)4 |
|
50 | 52 | 56 | 64 |
31
34
+7,4%
|
7,1
7,5
+5,0%
|
||
Gorgonzola (NC8 04064050) |
|
23 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
13
12
-2,0%
|
1,7
1,7
-1,9%
|
||
G.Padano DOP e P.Reggiano DOP (NC8 04069061) |
|
96 | 99 | 106 | 109 |
55
54
-0,8%
|
23
21
-7,2%
|
||
Provolone (NC8 04069073) |
|
7,1 | 7,1 | 8,9 | 8,3 |
4,1
3,9
-6,3%
|
1,1
1,0
-2,6%
|
||
Whey powder (HS 0404) |
|
380 | 353 | 317 | 241 |
134
115
-14,6% |
7,0
13
+82,2% |
||
of which: | |||||||||
Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) e WPC (HS 040410) |
|
334 | 312 | 302 | 230 |
128
112
-12,2% |
6,9
13
+82,9% |
||
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) |
|
27 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
14
13
-6,9% |
9,4
9,1
-3,8% |
||
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
|
53 | 59 | 67 | 70 |
36
32
-11,0% |
36
32
-11,0% |
||
Soya-based beverages (protein content >=2,8 %) | 23 | 46 | 35 | 22 |
11
15
+31,0%
|
2,9
2,7
-8,9%
|
|||
Soya-based beverages (protein content of <2.8%) based on nuts, cereals or seeds |
155 | 210 | 272 | 297 |
151
145
-3,8%
|
21
21
-1,8%
|
|||
Non-alcoholic beverages containing < 0,2% fats derived from milk or milk products |
3,1 | 1,6 | 1,4 | 1,3 |
0,6
0,7
+12,9%
|
0,5
0,6
+10,2%
|
|||
APPARENT DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2022 | 2023 | % | Period | |
Butter | 151 | 137 | 150 | 159 | |||||
Cheese | 1.405 | 1.368 | 1.355 | ||||||
of which: | |||||||||
Fresh cheeses | 616 | 601 | 591 | ||||||
Fermented milk (Yogurt and other) | 492 | 530 | 543 | 556 | |||||
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION (Kg) | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2022 | 2023 | % | Period | |
Butter | 2,5 | 2,3 | 2,5 | 2,7 | |||||
Cheese | 24 | 23 | 23 | ||||||
of which: | |||||||||
Fresh cheeses | 10 | 10 | 10,0 | ||||||
Fermented milk (Yogurt and other) | 8,2 | 8,9 | 9,2 | 9,4 | |||||
% Self-sufficiency | 85,0% | 90,6% | 95,9% | 95,1% | |||||
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2022 | 2023(f) | % | Period | |
GDP (gross domestic product) | 0,48% | -9,04% | 6,96% | 3,83% | 3,83% | 0,97% | Jan-Dic 2023 | ||
CPI (consumer price index) | 0,63% | -0,15% | 1,94% | 8,74% | 8,74% | 6,31% | Jan-Dic 2023 | ||
Population ('000) | 59.817 | 59.641 | 59.236 | 59.030 | |||||
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 33.628 (e) | 31.707 (e) | 35.473 (e) | 34.777 (e) | |||||
GDP per capita (€) * | 30.037(e) | 27.741(e) | 29.992(e) | 33.025(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 2022, on the total deliveries of cow’s milk + production of buffalo, sheep and goat’s milk. For 2023 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: 23-09-2023