Italian Wheat

Since I've researched the past Roman wheat process, I then researched the current Italian wheat process:

Modern Wheat Uses

• Pasta
• Bread
• Porridge
• Baked Goods
• Cereals
• Sweets
• Breaded Food
• Flour
  

Production, Consumption, and Trade

• Produce 7,478 TMT (thousand metric tons) of wheat
• Produce both durum and soft wheat
• Consume 11,256 TMT
• Export 2,718 TMT
• Import 6,371 TMT
• 9th largest exporter
• 13th largest consumer
• Soft wheat from France and other central-eastern European countries

Production

• Test to see if soil is viable for planting
• Break top soil to add seeds (commercial tiller)
• Add fertilizing agents
• Seeds planted in furrows using a wheat drill attached to tractor
• Water 
• Insecticides and Pesticides
• Combine machine harvests wheat
  

*Cited from

Wheat- World Supply and Demand Summary. Online Article: http://www.spectrumcommodities.com/education/commodity/statistics/wheat.html

How is Wheat Grown and Harvested? Online Article: http://www.wisegeek.org/how-is-wheat-grown-and-harvested.htm