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 6,3% of EU dairy exports in ME (year 2023).
ITALY: DAIRY SECTOR
(1° January - 31 December) |
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x 1.000 ton | |||||||||
RAW MATERIAL AREA | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | |
Cow's Milk | |||||||||
Dairy Farm Structure | |||||||||
Dairy cows ('000 head) (Al 1st December) | 1.638 | 1.610 | 1.631 | ||||||
Slaughtered cow ('000) | 526 | 562 | 603 | 512 | 83 | 88 | +5,6% | Jan-Feb 2024 | |
Export of Breeding Heifers (HS 01022110 - head) | 896 | 1.562 | 4.869 | 2.571 | 708 | 2.034 | +187,3% | Jan-Feb 2024 | |
Import of Breeding Heifers (HS 01022110 - head) | 41.100 | 25.497 | 17.847 | 9.584 | 2.178 | 8.513 | +290,9% | Jan-Feb 2024 | |
Milk production | 12.712 | 13.202 | 13.182 | - | |||||
± % Over the same period of the previous year | +3,9% | -0,2% | |||||||
Deliveries to dairies | 12.668 | 13.103 | 13.010 | 12.911 | 3.364 | 3.424 (e) | +1,8% | Jan-Mar 2024 | |
± % Over the same period of the previous year | +3,4% | -0,7% | -0,8% | ||||||
% Proteine | 3,45% | 3,44% | 3,45% | 3,43% | 3,44% | 3,46% | Jan-Mar 2024 | ||
% Materia Grassa | 3,77% | 3,76% | 3,76% | 3,77% | 3,82% | 3,87% | Jan-Mar 2024 | ||
Farm-gate prices of raw milk Lombardy (€ x 100 lt, + VAT not incl.) | 37,13 | 38,33 | 51,17 | 52,79 | 57,25 | 50,50 | -11,8% | Jan-Apr 2024 | |
± % Over the same period of the previous year | +3,3% | +33,5% | +3,2% | ||||||
Buffalo's - Goat's - Sheep's Milk | |||||||||
Number of Buffaloes ('000) | 407 | 409 | 416 | 416 | |||||
Buffalo's Milk Production (Cod.Eurostat D1140A) | 254 | 257 | 254 | ||||||
Buffalo's Milk Delivered to dairies (Cod.Eurostat D1140D) | 229 | 233 | 234 | ||||||
Number of Goats ('000) | 1.066 | 1.061 | 1.010 | 980 | |||||
Goat's Milk Production (Cod.Eurostat D1130A) | 61 | 61 | 60 | ||||||
Goat's Milk Delivered to dairies (Cod.Eurostat D1130D) | 44 | 43 | 42 | ||||||
Number of Sheeps ('000) | 7.034 | 6.728 | 6.568 | 6.497 | |||||
Sheep's Milk Production (Cod.Eurostat D1120A) | 482 | 477 | 475 | ||||||
Sheep's Milk Delivered to dairies (Cod.Eurostat D1120D) | 453 | 450 | 449 | ||||||
Organic milk production (goat, sheep, cow) | 588 | 552 | 500 | ||||||
DAIRY PRODUCTION ('000 Ton) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | |
Liquid milk | 2.449 | 2.481 | 2.522 | 2.510 | 680 | 646 | -4,9% | Jan-Mar 2024 | Cream | 145 | 150 | 149 | 151 | 39 | 40 | +2,4% | Jan-Mar 2024 | Butter | 92 | 98 | 101 | 99 | 26 | 26 | +2,4% | Jan-Mar 2024 | a)Cheese from cow milk | 1.213 | 1.197 | 1.201 | 1.205 | 299 | 301 | +0,4% | Jan-Mar 2024 |
of which: | |||||||||
PDO | 488 | 494 | 484 | 429 | b)Cheese from other milk | 132 | 177 | ||
of which: | |||||||||
PDO | 88 | 94 | 94 | 97 | Total Cheese[a+b] | 1.345 | 1.374 | ||
-Hard cheeses of which: | 493 | 502 | Grana Padano PDO | 204 | 203 | 202 | 212 | 80 | 83 (e) | +3,3% | Jan-Apr 2024 | Parmigiano Reggiano PDO | 157 | 164 | 160 | 161 | 56 | 58 (e) | +2,5% | Jan-Apr 2024 | Pecorino Romano PDO (Dairy Season) | 30 | 34 | 33 | 37 | 17 | 19 | +11,1% | Oct/23-Mar/24 | Other sheep cheeses PDO (Toscano, Siciliano, Filiano, Sardo) | 5,8 | 5,3 | 4,7 | 4,7 | - Semi-hard cheeses of which: | 91 | 96 | Provolone Valpadana PDO | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 1,8 | 2,0 | +15,1% | Jan-Mar 2024 | Fontina PDO | 4,0 | 4,0 | 3,4 | - Soft cheeses of which: | 188 | 193 | Taleggio PDO | 8,4 | 8,7 | 8,8 | 8,8 | 2,9 | 2,9 | -2,5% | Jan-Apr 2024 | Gorgonzola PDO | 61 | 63 | 61 | - Fresh cheeses of which: | 573 | 583 | Mozzarella di Bufala Campana PDO | 51 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 7,2 | 7,0 | -1,8% | Jan-Feb 2024 |
I° Classification | - Soft cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7111) | 154 | 158 | 158 | - Medium soft cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7112) | 34 | 35 | 34 | - Medium hard cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7113) | 91 | 96 | 96 | - Hard cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7114) | 466 | 473 | 470 | - Extra hard cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7115) | 27 | 29 | 29 | - Fresh cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7116) | 573 | 583 | 572 |
II° Classification | - Cheese from cows'milk (pure) ( Cod. Eurostat D7121) | 1.213 | 1.237 | 1.222 | - Cheese from ewes milk (pure) ( Cod. Eurostat D7122) | 73 | 74 | 74 | - Cheese from goats milk (pure) ( Cod. Eurostat D7123) | 6,8 | 7,1 | 7,2 | - Others (cheese from buffalos'milk (pure) or mixed cheese) ( Cod. Eurostat D7129) | 53 | 56 | 56 | Processed cheese | 54 | 55 | Whey used for cottage cheese | 853 | 852 | Whey used for livestock | 2.282 | 2.300 | Concentrated whey | 1.440 | 1.437 | Whey powder and pieces | 872 | 887 | Milk based beverages | 5,0 | 5,9 | Other fresh products | 7,1 | 8,1 | Fermented milk (Yogurt and others) | 279 | 284 | 287 | 283 | 73 | 68 | -7,1% | Jan-Mar 2024 |
IMPORT | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Jan-Feb | of which Extra EU | |||
2023
2024
%
|
2023
2024
%
| ||||||||
Bulk milk (NC8 04012099+04012019+04011090) |
|
985 | 664 | 602 | 885 |
122
141
+16,4% |
0,0
0,0
-7,8% |
||
Whole Milk (NC8 04012099) |
|
683 | 495 | 431 | 609 |
75
88
+18,5%
|
-
-
-
|
||
Semi-skimmed milk (NC8 04012019) |
|
11 | 3,3 | 4,0 | 15 |
1,6
2,3
+40,3%
|
-
-
-
|
||
Skimmed milk (NC8 04011090) |
|
292 | 166 | 167 | 262 |
45
51
+12,1%
|
0,0
0,0
-7,8%
|
||
Milk packed (NC8 04011010+04012011+04012091) |
|
322 | 258 | 238 | 217 |
40
35
-10,3% |
0,0
0,0
+6,1% |
||
Whole Milk (NC8 04012091) |
|
122 | 101 | 89 | 76 |
14
12
-14,4%
|
0,0
0,0
+8,5%
|
||
Semi-skimmed milk (NC8 04012011) |
|
170 | 130 | 121 | 117 |
21
20
-8,0%
|
0,0
0,0
+3,1%
|
||
Skimmed milk (NC8 04011010) |
|
29 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
4,0
3,6
-8,6%
|
-
-
-
|
||
Condensed milk (NC8 040291+040299) |
|
29 | 35 | 34 | 36 |
6,0
6,4
+6,5% |
-
-
-
|
||
Bulk Cream 1) |
|
69 | 58 | 64 | 71 |
7,0
7,5
+7,1% |
0,2
0,1
-11,5% |
||
Packed Cream 2) |
|
10,0 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
2,1
2,1
-2,1% |
-
-
-
|
||
Yogurt (HS 040310) |
|
167 | 174 | 167 | 177 |
27
29
+8,1% |
0,0
0,0
+53,7% |
||
Fermented milk (HS 040390) |
|
94 | 95 | 101 | 109 |
16
18
+8,2% |
0,0
0,0
+0,2% |
||
Butter (HS 0405) |
|
60 | 69 | 68 | 74 |
13
11
-14,2% |
0,7
0,7
-0,6% |
||
of which: | |||||||||
Butter 82% (NC8 04051019) |
|
15 | 18 | 18 | 21 |
3,4
3,2
-5,5% |
0,0
0,0
+25,4% |
||
Cheese (HS 0406) |
|
494 | 516 | 535 | 593 |
90
98
+8,1% |
2,0
2,4
+2,4% |
||
Edam cheese(NC8 04069023) |
|
23 | 26 | 26 | 30 |
4,0
4,6
+15,7%
|
-
-
-
|
||
Emmental (NC8 04069013) |
|
23 | 20 | 23 | 23 |
3,4
3,3
-2,6%
|
0,4
0,3
-1,2%
|
||
Hard cheeses (not PDO) (NC8 04069069) |
|
25 | 26 | 25 | 28 |
4,8
5,3
+10,2%
|
0,0
0,0
+inf%
|
||
Fresh cheeses (NC8 04061020)3 |
|
194 | 198 | 215 | 243 |
38
41
+6,8%
|
0,5
0,7
+8,7%
|
||
Processed cheeses (NC8 040630) |
|
34 | 34 | 35 | 34 |
6,2
6,1
-2,1%
|
0,1
0,1
+5,7%
|
||
Full fat cheeses (NC8 04069087)5 |
|
31 | 31 | 28 | 29 |
4,3
5,1
+19,2%
|
0,3
0,1
-9,7%
|
||
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) |
|
31 | 34 | 35 | 37 |
7,1
5,9
-16,9% |
0,0
0,0
-4,6% |
||
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) |
|
74 | 83 | 89 | 96 |
15
13
-10,6% |
0,0
0,0
+27,3% |
||
Whey powder (HS 0404) |
|
114 | 131 | 132 | 143 |
18
18
+1,4% |
0,0
0,0
+0,0% |
||
of which: | |||||||||
Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) e WPC (HS 040410) |
|
72 | 89 | 89 | 108 |
15
14
-6,6% |
0,0
0,0
+0,0% |
||
Casein (HS 350110) |
|
11 | 10 | 7,2 | 5,8 |
0,9
1,3
+52,0% |
0,0
0,0
-1,5% |
||
Caseinates (HS 350190) |
|
1,7 | 2,2 | 1,9 | 1,7 |
0,2
0,3
+18,8% |
-
-
-
|
||
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) |
|
16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
2,0
3,0
+49,2% |
0,2
0,1
-15,1% |
||
Lactose edible (HS 170219) |
|
1,9 | 1,1 | 2,7 | 2,0 |
0,3
0,2
-32,7% |
0,0
0,0
+2,3% |
||
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
|
58 | 65 | 89 | 90 |
14
14
+3,6% |
14
14
+0,5% |
||
Whey Protein Isolate (WPI) (HS 350220) |
|
1,7 | 2,5 | 4,0 | 3,3 |
0,6
0,4
-36,6% |
0,6
0,4
-6,2% |
||
Soya-based beverages (protein content >=2,8 %) | 24 | 21 | 15 | 14 |
2,3
2,6
+11,4%
|
||||
Soya-based beverages (protein content of <2.8%) based on nuts, cereals or seeds |
15 | 16 | 31 | 31 |
4,0
4,1
+3,6%
|
0,0
0,0
+inf%
|
|||
Non-alcoholic beverages containing < 0,2% fats derived from milk or milk products |
4,0 | 2,8 | 3,9 | 4,0 |
0,6
0,6
+13,9%
|
0,0
0,0
+inf%
|
|||
EXPORT | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Jan-Feb | of which Extra EU | |||
2023
2024
%
|
2023
2024
%
| ||||||||
Milk packed (NC8 04011010+04012011+04012091) |
|
34 | 36 | 30 | 30 |
6,6
5,1
-22,8% |
4,6
2,0
-56,8% |
||
Whole Milk (NC8 04012091) |
|
21 | 23 | 15 | 12 |
3,9
1,6
-59,1%
|
3,5
1,1
-68,9%
|
||
Semi-skimmed milk (NC8 04012011) |
|
9,5 | 9,9 | 8,4 | 7,7 |
1,3
1,3
-1,2%
|
0,8
0,7
-17,4%
|
||
Skimmed milk (NC8 04011010) |
|
3,3 | 3,5 | 6,0 | 9,9 |
1,3
2,1
+66,0%
|
0,3
0,2
-31,2%
|
||
Bulk milk (NC8 04012099+04012019+04011090) |
|
14 | 14 | 17 | 6,6 |
0,9
0,8
-7,0% |
0,1
0,2
+17,8% |
||
Condensed milk (NC8 040291+040299) |
|
1,2 | 4,6 | 2,0 | 2,1 |
0,4
0,2
-35,0% |
0,1
0,1
+25,6% |
||
Bulk Cream 1) |
|
9,8 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
4,1
3,7
-8,4% |
2,1
2,1
+1,9% |
||
Packed Cream 2) |
|
12 | 8,4 | 14 | 8,7 |
0,9
1,9
+110,7% |
0,4
1,1
+203,9% |
||
Yogurt (HS 040310) |
|
5,0 | 5,8 | 6,1 | 6,3 |
1,0
1,1
+7,0% |
0,2
0,2
+53,6% |
||
Fermented milk (HS 040390) |
|
3,8 | 3,6 | 2,6 | 2,4 |
0,5
0,4
-22,1% |
0,2
0,1
-60,0% |
||
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) |
|
7,2 | 8,2 | 8,1 | 11 |
2,0
0,8
-60,4% |
0,1
0,1
+7,7% |
||
Butter (HS 0405) |
|
15 | 18 | 13 | 18 |
2,8
2,5
-9,6% |
0,4
0,4
+11,9% |
||
Cheese (HS 0406) |
|
471 | 536 | 566 | 599 |
82
96
+17,1% |
25
30
+22,1% |
||
Asiago (NC8 04069075) |
|
1,8 | 1,9 | 1,8 | 1,6 |
0,3
0,3
-0,5%
|
0,2
0,2
-4,2%
|
||
Fiore sardo, Pecorino (NC8 04069063) |
|
19 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
3,1
3,3
+7,1%
|
2,2
2,6
+17,2%
|
||
Fresh cheeses (NC8 04061020)3 |
|
167 | 189 | 204 | 216 |
27
32
+17,8%
|
7,5
8,8
+17,5%
|
||
Grated or powdered cheeses (NC8 04062090)4 |
|
52 | 56 | 63 | 68 |
10
12
+16,9%
|
2,2
2,7
+22,4%
|
||
Gorgonzola (NC8 04064050) |
|
24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
4,0
4,3
+7,4%
|
0,5
0,6
+16,0%
|
||
G.Padano DOP e P.Reggiano DOP (NC8 04069061) |
|
99 | 106 | 107 | 114 |
16
19
+22,7%
|
6,3
8,5
+35,1%
|
||
Provolone (NC8 04069073) |
|
7,1 | 8,9 | 8,8 | 7,9 |
1,3
1,5
+16,4%
|
0,3
0,4
+31,2%
|
||
Whey powder (HS 0404) |
|
353 | 317 | 226 | 208 |
36
34
-5,0% |
3,5
3,0
-13,9% |
||
of which: | |||||||||
Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) e WPC (HS 040410) |
|
312 | 302 | 216 | 203 |
35
32
-6,3% |
3,5
3,0
-14,4% |
||
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) |
|
30 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
5,4
4,8
-11,6% |
3,9
3,1
-20,5% |
||
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190) |
|
59 | 67 | 69 | 65 |
10
10
+3,6% |
10
10
+3,6% |
||
Soya-based beverages (protein content >=2,8 %) | 46 | 35 | 24 | 28 |
4,2
4,8
+14,6%
|
0,9
1,0
+19,5%
|
|||
Soya-based beverages (protein content of <2.8%) based on nuts, cereals or seeds |
210 | 272 | 295 | 271 |
51
39
-24,3%
|
6,3
7,1
+12,0%
|
|||
Non-alcoholic beverages containing < 0,2% fats derived from milk or milk products |
1,6 | 1,4 | 1,3 | 1,4 |
0,2
0,2
-9,1%
|
0,2
0,2
-16,8%
|
|||
APPARENT DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | |
Butter | 137 | 150 | 155 | 155 | |||||
Cheese | 1.368 | 1.355 | |||||||
of which: | |||||||||
Fresh cheeses | 601 | 591 | |||||||
Fermented milk (Yogurt and other) | 530 | 543 | 547 | 560 | |||||
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION (Kg) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | |
Butter | 2,3 | 2,5 | 2,6 | 2,6 | |||||
Cheese | 23 | 23 | |||||||
of which: | |||||||||
Fresh cheeses | 10 | 10,0 | |||||||
Fermented milk (Yogurt and other) | 8,9 | 9,2 | 9,3 | 9,5 | |||||
% Self-sufficiency | 90,6% | 95,9% | 97,1% | 93,9% | |||||
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024(f) | % | Period | |
GDP (gross domestic product) | -9,05% | 8,28% | 4,15% | 1,02% | 1,02% | 0,70% | Jan-Dic 2024 | ||
CPI (consumer price index) | -0,15% | 1,94% | 8,74% | 5,90% | 5,90% | 1,50% | Jan-Dic 2024 | ||
Population ('000) | 59.641 | 59.236 | 59.030 | 58.997 | |||||
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 31.785 | 35.717 | 34.085 (e) | 37.146 (e) | |||||
GDP per capita (€) * | 27.809 | 30.199 | 32.368(e) | 34.354(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 2023, on the total deliveries of cow’s milk + production of buffalo, sheep and goat’s milk. For 2024 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: 17-05-2024