Cheese, Italian exports fell by 15%

Published Apr 23, 2021

Tridge summary

Italian cheeses experienced a significant decline in exports in January 2021, with a 15% drop in volume and an 18% decrease in value, as reported by Istat and highlighted by Assolatte. The most notable decreases were seen in Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano, falling by 31% and 31% respectively, and Pecorino Romano, which decreased by 39%. The pandemic, the resulting restaurant closures, and an uncertain economic climate have had a substantial impact on the dairy sector, which accounts for 40% of Italy's total production. The decline was most pronounced in non-EU markets, with a 56% drop to the United States and a 26% decrease to the United Kingdom, raising concerns for the stability of the supply chain.

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Original content

Collapse of exports for Italian cheeses in January 2021: the decrease is 15% relative to the volume and 18% considering the value. The data comes from Istat and is highlighted by Assolatte, which underlines the negative result precisely for the historically strongest products on foreign markets: -31% Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano, -16% Gorgonzola, -39% Pecorino Romano. The queen of exports, mozzarella, also falls, even if only by 5%. The geographical distribution of the data is also interesting: in exports to EU countries, cheeses lost 7.6%, but the real collapse took place in the non-EU market. Towards the United States we fell by 56% and towards the United Kingdom by 26%. Effect of the tariff war and Brexit? Also, but above all of the pandemic: directly due to the closures of restaurants and ...

Source: Dissapore