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ItalyItalian Seed Sector – Market Report
COUNTRY PROFILE
KEY FIGURES
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PR O F I L
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IN TOTAL THERE ARE:
300 SEED COMPANIES
FRANCO BRAZZABENI SERVICES
Assistance for registration of
hybrids and varieties into Italian
List and EU List
Assistance for application for European plant
variety right by CPVO
Business contacts with Italian and/or European and Mediterranean area
companies for developing
a commercial cooperation
Marketing surveys, reports and plans on
Italian and/or European and
Mediterranean area markets
Contacts with Italian and/or
European breeding Institutes
[email protected] Contributed by: Franco Brazzabeni
ITALY
ROME
220 COMPANIES SELL FIELD CROP SEED150 COMPANIES PRODUCE & SELL DURUM WHEAT SEED
55 COMPANIES PRODUCE & SELL SOFT WHEAT SEED
55 COMPANIES PRODUCE & SELL BARLEY SEED
40 COMPANIES PRODUCE & SELL ALFALFA SEED
80 COMPANIES PRODUCE & SELL VEGETABLE SEED
In 2018, survey’s by Assosementi, the Italian Seed Trade Association showed that 15,000 farms produce field crops seed on 195.000 hectares. 4.000 farms produce vegetable seed on 40,000 hectares.
Seed production is highly concentrated in the region of Puglia where 50 companies are located. There are 45 in Sicily and 40 in Emilia-Romagna.
VALUE OF SEED (BASED ON COMPANY TURNOVER DATA):
TOTAL VALUE: ¤700 MILLIONVEGETABLE SEED: ¤200 MILLIONSTRAW SEED: ¤140 MILLIONCORN SEED: ¤130 MILLIONFORAGE SEED: ¤90 MILLIONPOTATOES SEED: ¤50 MILLIONRICE SEED: ¤30 MILLIONOILSEED SEED: ¤20 MILLIONSUGAR BEETS SEED: ¤10 MILLIONOTHER SEED: ¤30 MILLION
ITALIAN IMPORTS:
TOTAL VALUE: ¤360 MILLION
VEGETABLE SEED: ¤145 MILLION
FORAGE SEED: ¤55 MILLION
SUGAR BEETS SEED: ¤15 MILLION
CORN SEED: ¤50 MILLION
POTATOES SEED: ¤30 MILLION
CEREAL SEED: ¤65 MILLION
ITALIAN EXPORTS:
TOTAL VALUE: ¤255 MILLION
VEGETABLE SEED: ¤100 MILLION
FORAGE SEED: ¤55 MILLION
SUGAR BEETS SEED: ¤30 MILLION
CORN SEED: ¤30 MILLION
SUNFLOWER SEED: ¤15 MILLION
CEREAL SEED: ¤25 MILLION
Data Source: Assosementi, Crea, Istat
