Jah wrote:
...(Attila, you know what I mean ....
Oh yes ... I am a farmer and i have a farm, i understand ...
I am curious because I know that many Italian companies are doing business in your areas, your city is very large and populated; it is nice and useful for everyone to trade, it moves the economy.
I personally am in favor of trade with your country and neighboring countries.
Returning to the discussion of seeds, I would like to set up a small greenhouse (50 meters by 10 meters) to grow an officinal plant.
In Italy among the most imported products we find: the odoriferous substances used as raw materials in the food and beverage industries; in 2011 about 13 thousand tons were imported at a cost of approximately 305 million euro, corresponding to 31% of imports of medicinal plants and their derivatives; incredible right?
Then there are the odoriferous substances for the non-food industry; in 2011, over 16 thousand tons were imported at a cost of around 221 million euros, corresponding to 23% of Italy's total outlay; also in this case the comment of the previous point applies; vegetable juices and extracts (excluding liquorice, hops, vanilla and opium oleoresin); in 2011, about 5 thousand tons were imported at a cost of 47 million euros, corresponding to about 5% of Italy's total outlay; plants, or parts of plants, seeds and fruits, of the species mainly used in perfumery, medicine or in the preparation of insecticides, pesticides and the like, fresh or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or pulverized (excluding ginseng rootlets, coca leaves, poppy straw and tonka beans); in 2011, more than 11 thousand tons were imported with an outlay of approximately 46 million euros, corresponding to about 5% of Italy's total expenditure. Furthermore, imports of essential oils, resinoids and oleoresins in the complex resulted in a disbursement of approximately 49 million euros and mainly concerned "other essential oils" other than citrus and mint ones (841 tons) and orange essential oils (630 thousand tons).
Then there is the spices and aromatics group which with 46 million euros and almost 8 thousand tons also represents a significant item of the commercial deficit of the medicinal plants and derivatives sector. Among the main spices and imported aromatics, it can be estimated that around 19 million in expenditure concern products cultivable in Italy, such as saffron, fennel seeds, juniper berries, anise and thyme; the rest are exotic products such as nutmeg, ginger, vanilla, cloves or mixtures of chopped spices.
The combined analysis of the needs of the Italian market and that of exchanges with foreign countries has made it possible to highlight that the needs of Italian companies for many products and semi-finished products attributable to officinal plants is met by importing from abroad; on the other hand there are some national production niches, such as citrus essential oils, vegetable dyes, vegetable extracts used for tanning which have excellent demand abroad. Consequently, an increase in production would be desirable domestic of these products. Sorry if I lengthened with the explanation, the juice is that if you want you can make small crops and gain something.