Manchego cheese production in Spain resists the pandemic and increases 1.78% in 2020

Published 2021년 3월 19일

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In 2020, Manchego cheese production saw a slight increase of 1.78% from the previous year, reaching 16,927,049 kilograms. This growth was coupled with a 4.61% rise in exports, totaling 11,722,627 kilos, with the United States being the primary consumer, accounting for nearly half of all exports. Despite the global pandemic, Manchego cheese's international presence expanded, with 69.25% of its production being exported, a slight increase from 67.38% in 2019. Other European countries like Germany and the United Kingdom also contributed significantly to the demand for Manchego cheese, making it a resilient product in the face of challenges posed by the pandemic.

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Manchego cheese resisted the pandemic in 2020 and increased its production by 1.78% compared to the previous year, while its exports also grew, an aspect in which the United States stands out as the main foreign consumer. Denomination of Origin Queso Manchego, has gone from producing 16,630,961 kilograms in 2019 to 16,927,049 in 2020, that is, 296,088 more kilos.In turn, exports registered an increase of 4.61% and in 2020 and sold abroad 11,722,627 kilos compared to the 11,206,232 exported in 2019, which represents an increase of 516,395 kilograms. Last year 69.25% of the total of Manchego cheese was exported, while that figure was, in 2019, at 67.38% .The United States has established itself as the country with the highest consumption and the first foreign destination of Manchego cheese, since almost half of total sales abroad are concentrated in this country, and in that sense , in 2020 5,705,522 kilograms were exported ...

Source: Clm24