The month of May 2017 was positive for Italian Cheese exports, compared with May 2016, with increases for:
- Pecorino and Fiore Sardo (+26.8%)
- Provolone (+16.4%)
- Grated or powered cheeses (+10.8%)
- Fresh cheeses incl. mozzarella, cheese and ricotta (+10.8%)
- Asiago, Montasio, Ragusano, Caciocavallo (+7.3%)
- Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano (+1.1%)
Only Gorgonzola’s exports are slowing (in terms of quantity and not of value), with lower purchases from Germany, a country that in 2016 had considerably increased imports of the veined blue cheese (+42,4%).
Exports of Mozzarella, Ricotta and fresh cheeses reached 13,468 tons in May (+1,311 tons y-o-y) and was more appreciated in Europe.
Italian bulk cream export keeps being successful, mainly to South Korea, and recorded a 68.3% increase in May 2017 (from May 2016, which was already +524.5%).
| ITALIA: dairy products Export year-to-date (May) | ||||||
| QUANTITY (Tons) | VALUE (’000 ) | |||||
| 2016 | 2017 | ± on 2016 | 2016 | 2017 | ± on 2016 | |
| Cheese | 152.815 | 162.510 | +6,3% | 950.445 | 1.027.929 | +8,2% |
| of which: | ||||||
| - Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano |
34.989 | 34.969 | -0,1% | 318.088 | 345.424 | +8,6% |
| - Fresh cheeses incl. mozzarella, and ricotta |
48.694 | 54.845 | +12,6% | 198.514 | 227.809 | +14,8% |
| - Grated or powered cheeses | 14.645 | 16.822 | +14,9% | 115.704 | 138.680 | +19,9% |
| - Pecorino and Fiore Sardo | 6.701 | 8.310 | +24,0% | 61.720 | 53.565 | -13,2% |
| - Gorgonzola | 8.180 | 8.076 | -1,3% | 48.455 | 48.523 | +0,1% |
| - Provolone | 2.224 | 2.376 | +6,8% | 13.210 | 13.849 | +4,8% |
| - Asiago, Montasio, Ragusano, Caciocavallo |
883 | 776 | -12,1% | 5.943 | 5.035 | -15,3% |
| Whey | 174.015 | 199.645 | +14,7% | 43.055 | 80.113 | +86,1% |
| Milk and cream | 28.726 | 45.526 | +58,5% | 25.718 | 41.886 | +62,9% |
| of which: | ||||||
| - Packaged milk | 18.653 | 30.006 | +60,9% | 11.686 | 18.808 | +60,9% |
| - Bulk milk cream | 3.812 | 11.158 | +192,7% | 6.613 | 18.615 | +181,5% |
| - Bulk milk | 3.099 | 3.118 | +0,6% | 1.520 | 2.264 | +48,9% |
| - Packaged milk cream | 3.162 | 1.244 | -60,7% | 5.899 | 2.199 | -62,7% |
| Butter | 2.890 | 2.811 | -2,8% | 11.163 | 12.424 | +11,3% |
| SMP | 2.095 | 2.828 | +35,0% | 7.435 | 9.529 | +28,2% |
| Other products* | 20.980 | 19.762 | -5,8% | 23.778 | 25.658 | +7,9% |
| TOTAL EXPORT | 381.523 | 433.082 | +13,5% | 1.061.593 | 1.197.539 | +12,8% |
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* Other products: Lactose Pharm., Other ferm.milks, Yogurt, WMP, Cond. milk , Infant milk formula, Casein, Caseinates, Lactose edible Data processed by Clal based on ISTAT source. |
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