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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 2023 - July 2024
Pecorino Romano PDO Cheese Production 2024 - 2025 (Tons)
Region Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Tot d.s.
2024/2025 		± on d.s.
2023/2024*
Sardegna 7 337 2.474 4.349 4.558 5.874 6.505 5.974 3.810 2.381 36.270 -1,0%
Cagliari 0 7 128 345 408 508 534 510 384 237 3.060 +1,9%
Nuoro 0 26 493 1.042 1.074 1.323 1.511 1.337 824 484 8.114 +0,6%
Oristano 0 69 419 628 691 888 990 974 657 429 5.745 +0,0%
Sassari 7 235 1.434 2.335 2.385 3.154 3.470 3.154 1.945 1.232 19.351 -2,3%
Lazio 41 137 211 262 299 408 514 499 280 192 2.843 +16,3%
Roma 5 70 97 111 116 142 162 154 102 81 1.040 +11,2%
Viterbo 36 67 115 150 164 218 260 245 145 111 1.511 +0,3%
Rieti 0 0 0 0 20 47 92 100 33 0 292 +8.790,7%
Toscana 13 3 13 11 21 26 36 25 21 3 171 -2,6%
Grosseto 13 3 13 11 21 26 36 25 21 3 171 -2,6%
Italy 61 477 2.698 4.621 4.878 6.307 7.055 6.499 4.110 2.576 39.284
% change y-o-y +97,7% +82,9% +12,4% +3,5% -8,1% -4,9% -1,0% +1,7% -1,7% +5,2% +0,1%
2023 / 2024 31 261 2.400 4.467 5.306 6.634 7.125 6.389 4.182 2.449 39.244
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 2024 - 2025 (hL)
Region Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Tot d.s.
2024/2025 		± on d.s.
2023/2024*
Sardegna 449 20.353 146.149 257.727 272.731 351.199 387.903 348.333 219.682 133.767 2.138.293 -0,5%
Cagliari 0 406 7.691 20.682 24.331 30.107 31.384 29.082 21.572 13.275 178.531 +2,3%
Nuoro 0 1.597 29.902 62.880 64.628 79.426 89.942 78.509 47.155 26.869 480.908 +0,9%
Oristano 0 4.140 25.034 37.308 41.398 52.875 59.424 56.761 37.752 24.150 338.843 +1,4%
Sassari 449 14.209 83.521 136.858 142.374 188.790 207.152 183.981 113.203 69.473 1.140.011 -2,0%
Lazio 2.133 7.408 11.174 13.756 16.221 22.302 28.317 27.617 15.359 10.230 154.517 +17,6%
Roma 260 3.837 5.136 5.880 6.350 7.797 8.958 8.470 5.635 4.273 56.594 +12,4%
Viterbo 1.873 3.571 6.038 7.876 8.672 11.608 13.875 13.211 7.846 5.957 80.526 -0,3%
Rieti 0 0 0 0 1.200 2.898 5.485 5.936 1.878 0 17.397 +8.328,9%
Toscana 728 168 680 596 1.151 1.472 2.004 1.427 1.148 164 9.539 -2,0%
Grosseto 728 168 680 596 1.151 1.472 2.004 1.427 1.148 164 9.539 -2,0%
Italy 3.310 27.928 158.003 272.079 290.104 374.974 418.224 377.377 236.189 144.161 2.302.349
% change y-o-y +97,5% +88,2% +11,1% +3,6% -7,3% -4,2% -1,3% +1,2% +1,3% +7,0% +0,5%
2023 / 2024 1.676 14.841 142.218 262.542 312.997 391.396 423.641 372.894 233.199 134.682 2.290.085
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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