Parmigiano-Reggiano in Figures
| 12 months |
minimum aging process |
| 16 liters |
milk to make 1kg of cheese |
| 20-24 months |
average aging of the wheels |
| 39 kg |
weight of a wheel |
| 409 |
numbers of dairies |
| 550 liters of milk |
to make one wheel |
| 0 additives |
100% natural |
| 3.676 |
producers of milk |
| 237.000 |
cows |
| 15% |
home milk production |
| 2.947.292 |
number of wheels produced in the 2009 |
| 870 million euro |
rating business to production |
| 1.533 million euro | rating business to consumption |
| 27% |
export volume/total production |
