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Record exports of Italian cheeses in 2023: A quarter from mozzarella

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Published Mar 16, 2024

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Sales of Made in Italy dairy products came close to 600 thousand tons (precisely 598 thousand) for a value of almost 5 billion. On a product level, exports were driven by fresh cheeses (with double-digit percentage increases for burrata and mascarpone)
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Superstar Italian cheeses abroad. In 2023, sales of Made in Italy dairy products came close to 600 thousand tons (precisely 598 thousand) for a value of almost 5 billion and a growth of 5.7% in volume and 11.6% in value. This was made known by Assolatte, the association of Italian dairy industries which underlined that despite the fluctuating economic situation, mozzarella, fresh and hard cheeses such as Grana and Parmesan continue to conquer palates around the world. With also some important news such as the arrival in the top 5 of the main markets for Italian dairy products in China. On a product level, exports were driven by fresh cheeses (with double-digit percentage increases for burrata and mascarpone). Again in volumes, Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano follow (+6.1%) with excellent results also in the grated formats (+7.1%). The other hard matured cheeses also do well (+7.8%) and are also slightly increasing. Gorgonzola (+1.1%). Mozzarella in all its types grows by 4%, ...
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