Sheep and goat production falls, prices rise in Italy
Goat Milk
Sheep Milk
Italy
Published Aug 19, 2022
Original content
The turnover of the dairy sheep and goat breeding grows and production decreases. Based on Ismea data, in 2021 it generated a value of 572 million euros in Italy, with an increase of 12% compared to the previous year, exclusively linked to the strong push in prices at origin. Production was down: with 450 thousand tons, sheep's milk lost 0.7% and with 43 thousand tons, goat's milk left 1.8% on the ground compared to 2020. The decline in production observed in Spain, which is the main competitor of Italian products, is even greater: in 2021 the decline in both sheep's milk and sheep's milk cheeses was 12% and 6% respectively. However, Italy remains the third largest producer of sheep's milk in the EU, with a share equal to over a fifth of the EU total, and the leading producer of sheep's milk cheeses, with a share of about one third of the total. The wholesale prices of Pecorino Romano - which is the leading product of the market - are growing progressively, especially since last ...
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