The essential oil industry is under threat from numerous issues at present. Rising agricultural input costs, particularly petrochemical based fertilizers and fuels are squeezing farmers’ profit margins. Rising food prices and the increasing value of housing and industrial land prices is creating competition for land, particularly around populated areas. Adverse weather conditions and changing climate are creating both short and long term problems. Poor crop yields are occurring much more regularly than before because of unusually heavy rain, hail, floods, heat-waves and cold snaps
