Salame Felino PGI, turnover at 90 million: slight growth thanks to pre-sliced salami

Slight growth despite the general decline in purchasing power, with a confirmation of pre-sliced salami reaching +10% compared to the pre-Covid period. The Consorzio del Salame Felino Igp (PGI Felino Salami Consortium) closes the 2025 economic data with a stable turnover for consumption at 90 million euros (compared to 89 million in 2024), also maintaining a slight increase in production values: against 5.3 million kilograms of processed meat, 3.6 were destined for the certified product (+1.3%), numbers that bring the total production to 46 million euros.

In the face of consolidated trends, the pre-sliced segment continues to offer excellent performance, which closed 2025 with a +2%, reaching 575 thousand kilograms destined (+10% on 2019): a figure that represents the highest value after that of 2022, when Covid had pushed consumers more towards the purchase of the tray for a total of over 600 thousand kilos dedicated. The sector thus represented 16% of the entire certified product in 2025.

Export performance was also good, stable at 5% after the important growth of 2024 (+2.5% on 2023): over 140 thousand kilos of Salame Felino PGI were exported, 79% of which to European countries with Germany as the main market, followed by Austria and Belgium.

Umberto Boschi, President of the Consorzio di Tutela del Salame Felino Igp: 'Considering the socio-economic conditions of our country, characterised by lower purchasing power, we are very satisfied to have closed the year 2025 with a slight growth, which testifies to the appreciation for Salame Felino Igp. And the trend of pre-sliced salami, which is constantly increasing, testifies to the versatility of this product of excellence. We are also confident that raw material prices can remain as stable as they were in 2025, after years of steady growth, without further problems related to African Swine Fever, especially with a view to penetrating foreign markets more"