Parmesan sales of Italy grew by more than 8 percent in 2021

The popular Italian variety of hard cheese "Parmigiano Reggiano", better known as "Parmesan", ended the year with positive results in terms of both sales and prices, the electronic edition DairyReporter reported. Last year, consumer turnover reached a historic high of 2.7 billion euros compared to 2.35 billion euros in 2020. In 2021, the cost of production was also at a record high - 1.71 billion euros at 1.52 billion euros a year earlier. The average annual wholesale price for 12-month-old Parmesan cakes was 10.34 euros per kilogram. For comparison - the average price of the product in 2020 was 8.57 euros / kg, and before the pandemic in 2019 - 10.76 euros / kg. With an increase of 3.9% compared to the previous year, 2021 was a record year and in terms of production reached 4.09 million pies, which is equivalent to about 163 thousand tons. These figures are the result of the increased attention of the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium to foreign markets with development ...