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Veneto

Veneto’s farmland lies on the humid subtropical Venetian-Po plain, with hot, humid summers, cold winters and rainfall in all seasons; the Prealps and Dolomites to the north are colder, while the Adriatic coast and Lake Garda margins are milder.

Major crop systems

  • Grain and silage maize, the leading arable crop, supporting the livestock sector
  • Wine grapes — Veneto is Italy’s largest wine-producing region by volume, led by Prosecco (Glera)
  • Soybean, with Veneto a core of Italy’s soybean cultivation
  • Wheat and other cereals in rotation
  • Radicchio, horticulture and orchards as high-value specialities

Major livestock systems

  • Poultry and eggs — Veneto is Italy’s leading poultry region, centred on the Verona–Vicenza belt
  • Dairy cattle supplying Grana Padano, Asiago and other cheeses
  • Pigs for the cured-meat industry

Agricultural land: The intensively farmed alluvial plain between the Alps and the Adriatic combines large arable areas with a dense fabric of vineyards on the hills (Prosecco, Valpolicella, Soave) and specialised horticulture, all set within a heavily reclaimed and drained lowland. Irrigation: The plain is served by extensive canal and land-reclamation networks fed by Alpine rivers (Adige, Piave, Brenta); irrigation supports maize, soybean and horticulture, and drainage of the low reclaimed lands is as important as water supply.

Agroecological zones: Cfa (Humid subtropical), Cfb (Oceanic (marine west coast))

Documented crops & livestock

Official institutions

  • Area Sviluppo Economico – Agricoltura, Regione del Veneto — Regional agriculture administration; works with the in-house agency Veneto Agricoltura.
  • ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics.
  • CREA — Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura).

Data coverage & limitations

Descriptive profile; subnational statistics for Veneto are published by the Regione, ISTAT and CREA and are not reproduced numerically here.

  • Regional boundaries and the classification of agricultural land follow the official ISO 3166-2 subdivision and national statistical definitions.
  • Any statistics are dated and source-specific; consult the year and dataset version at the cited official body rather than treating figures as current.
  • High-value viticulture on the hills and intensive arable and livestock farming on the plain follow very different economics, so region-wide aggregates blur that distinction.

Sources

This article draws on the following authoritative sources. See our sources & methodology for how they are selected.

  1. [1]European Commission — Agriculture and rural development (opens in a new tab)

    European Commission, Directorate-General for Agriculture

    Authoritative

    Cited for: EU Common Agricultural Policy framework and Eurostat regional farm statistics

    Type:
    Government agency
    Jurisdiction:
    European Union
    Accessed:
    2026-07-12
  2. [2]FAO — Food and Agriculture Organization (opens in a new tab)

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Authoritative

    Cited for: Global crop and livestock production context

    Type:
    Intergovernmental organization
    Jurisdiction:
    Global
    Accessed:
    2026-07-12