In 2022, on the domestic market, rising costs and feed supply difficulties led farmers to slowdown production. According to Ismea data, after two years of strong increases (+4.5% in 2020 and +3.3% in 2021), milk deliveries in the January-July 2022 period have recorded a real setback (+0.1% compared to the same fraction last year). Amid this scenario, the performance of the dairy sector in Emilia-Romagna is fluctuating in line with national performance.
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In terms of exports, the Parma District, which had dropped 7.4% in 2020 and had largely recovered in 2021 (+21.5%), pursued its rise in foreign markets in the first nine months of 2022 (+11.3%). The Reggio Emilia District, on the other hand, posted a sharp decline in the first nine months of 2022 (-30.3%), with widespread losses to major destinations, particularly the United Kingdom, (-48.4%), France (-19.3%) and Germany (-33.5%), while exports to the United States (+38.8%) grew by double digits, thanks in part to the strong dollar that makes Made in Italy products cheaper overseas.
The United States is a key market for Parmigiano Reggiano Pdo, where exports grew by +8.2% in 2022. In general, data released by the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium show a general strengthening of international markets (+7.2% in France and +12.4% in Spain).