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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 2019 - July 2020 Dairy Season October 2021 - July 2022
Pecorino Romano PDO Cheese Production 2020 - 2021 (Tons)
Region Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Tot d.s.
2020/2021 		± on d.s.
2019/2020*
Sardegna 0 110 2.095 3.818 4.111 5.648 6.307 5.423 3.339 1.694 32.545 +15,4%
Cagliari - - 126 383 371 487 551 505 296 118 2.838 -0,3%
Nuoro - 19 443 924 993 1.334 1.497 1.310 802 313 7.635 +11,9%
Oristano - 10 290 499 522 719 776 623 439 323 4.200 +24,5%
Sassari 0 80 1.236 2.013 2.225 3.108 3.483 2.985 1.802 939 17.872 +17,9%
Lazio 12 43 123 175 190 269 326 308 198 109 1.753 +24,8%
Roma - - 27 61 70 101 124 114 78 46 620 +20,4%
Viterbo 12 43 96 114 120 168 200 193 118 62 1.127 +26,7%
Rieti - - - - - - 2 2 2 1 6 +inf%
Toscana - - - - - - - 2 4 2 9 -
Grosseto - - - - - - - 2 4 2 9 +inf%
Italy 12 154 2.218 3.993 4.301 5.917 6.633 5.733 3.542 1.805 34.306
% change y-o-y - - - +23,1% -1,5% +4,3% +5,7% +4,0% +7,7% +43,9% +15,9%
2019 / 2020 - - - 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 2020 - 2021 (hL)
Region Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Tot d.s.
2020/2021 		± on d.s.
2019/2020*
Sardegna 20 6.563 123.512 217.268 238.803 335.618 387.599 311.180 187.880 92.355 1.900.797 +15,5%
Cagliari - - 7.551 22.345 21.851 29.157 32.407 29.063 16.583 6.450 165.409 -0,5%
Nuoro - 1.168 26.755 53.402 57.318 80.833 88.397 75.098 44.613 17.289 444.872 +11,4%
Oristano - 654 17.507 29.241 31.193 43.852 60.082 36.136 24.992 17.967 261.624 +31,8%
Sassari 20 4.741 71.699 112.280 128.441 181.775 206.713 170.882 101.693 50.649 1.028.892 +16,7%
Lazio 625 2.363 6.480 8.888 9.944 14.222 19.494 16.481 10.583 5.629 94.708 +23,5%
Roma - - 1.298 2.942 3.498 5.039 8.150 5.736 3.954 2.227 32.844 +17,0%
Viterbo 625 2.363 5.182 5.946 6.446 9.183 11.244 10.644 6.528 3.355 61.515 +26,5%
Rieti - - - - - - 100 101 101 48 350 +inf%
Toscana - - - - - - - 113 253 113 479 -
Grosseto - - - - - - - 113 253 113 479 +inf%
Italy 644 8.926 129.992 226.156 248.747 349.840 407.093 327.773 198.716 98.098 1.995.984
% change y-o-y - - - +18,5% -2,9% +4,5% +8,8% +2,9% +10,1% +45,8% +15,9%
2019 / 2020 - - - 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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