Study #: 1698

Published: 09/2003

Pages: 342

Full Study Price: US$ 3,800

Per Page Price: US$ 30.00

Seeds - Market Research, Market Share, Market Size, Sales, Demand Forecast, Market Leaders, Company Profiles, Industry Trends

Demand for planting seeds in the US will reach $8.8 billion in 2007, driven by seeds that offer better disease resistance, higher productivity and enhanced end-use product value. Genetically modified (GM) seeds will see rapid gains in grass and flowers and growing interest in biomaterials (e.g., corn, soybeans, tobacco, wheat, alfalfa) for industrial uses.

This study analyzes the 16.2 billion pound US seeds industry. It presents historical data (1992, 1997 and 2002) and forecasts to 2007 and 2012 by product (e.g., field corn, wheat, rice, sorghum, soybeans, peanuts, sunflowers, ryegrass, fescue, alfalfa, kentucky bluegrass, vegetables, flowers); by market (e.g., crop farms, livestock farms, commercial growers, consumers); and by region.

The study also examines the market environment, details industry structure and market share, and profiles 48 leading competitors including DuPont, Monsanto, Advanta, Delta and Pine Land, Dow Chemical, Golden Harvest, Syngenta, Goldsmith Seeds, Groupe Limagrain, Pennington, Sakata, Scotts, and Seminis.

     TABLE OF CONTENTS
         INTRODUCTION
   I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT
         General
         Economic Outlook
           Macroeconomic Outlook
           Demographic Trends
           Consumer Income & Spending Patterns
           Housing Outlook
           Nonresidential Building Trends
         Trends in Agriculture
           Farm Income & Expenditures
           Crop Production Trends
           Crop Price Trends
         Regulatory, Environmental & Political Considerations
           Transgenic Seeds
           Conventional Seeds
           Environmental & Political Issues
         Pricing Issues
         Foreign Trade
         International Activity
 III.    PRODUCT OVERVIEW
         General
         GMO Crops
           By Crop
           By Trait
         Value-Enhanced Crop Seeds
         Organic Seeds
         Seed Sources
  IV.    FIELD CROP SEEDS
         General
         Cereals & Grains
           Field Corn
              Demand By Type
              Demand By Trait
              Regional Outlook
              Market Share
           Wheat
           Other
              Rice
              Sorghum
              All Other
         Oilseeds
           Soybeans
              Demand By Type
              Demand by Trait
              Demand by Source
              Regional Outlook
              Market Share
           Other
              Peanuts
              Sunflowers
              Canola
              All Other Oilseeds
         Other Field Crops
           Cotton
           All Other
   V.    NON-FIELD CROP SEEDS
         General
         Grass & Forage Seeds
           Demand by Type
              Ryegrass
              Fescue
              Alfalfa
              Kentucky Bluegrass
              Other Grass & Forage Seeds
           Regional Outlook
           Market Share
         Vegetable Seeds
           Demand by Type
           Regional Outlook
           Market Share
         Flower Seeds
           Demand by Type
           Regional Outlook
           Market Share
         All Other Seeds
  VI.    MARKETS
         General
         Farms
           Crop Farms
              Crop Planting Trends
              Seeds Demand
           Livestock Farms
              Livestock & Pasture Trends
              Seeds Demand
         Commercial Growers
           Commercial Growers Industry Outlook
           Seeds Demand
         Consumers
           Home Gardening Outlook
           Seeds Demand
         Other Markets
           Other Market Indicators
           Seeds Demand
  VII.   REGIONAL TRENDS
         General
         Midwest
           West North Central
           East North Central
         South
         West
         Northeast
 VIII.   INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
         General
         Industry Composition
         Market Share
           Field Crop Seeds
           Non-Field Crop Seeds
         Acquisitions & Divestitures
         Cooperative Agreements
         Competitive Strategies
           Brand Name Recognition
           Product Line Focus
           Research & Development
         Manufacturing Requirements
         Marketing & Distribution
         Company Profiles
           ABI Alfalfa Incorporated
           Advanta BV
           Applewood Seed Company
           Bamert Seed Company
           Barenbrug BV
           BASF AG
           Bayer AG
           Bejo Zaden BV
           Burpee (W. Atlee) Company Incorporated
           California Asparagus Seed and Transplants Incorporated
           Cargill Incorporated
           Central Garden & Pet Company
           Channel Bio Corporation
           ConAgra Foods Incorporated
           Curry Seed Company
           Delta and Pine Land Company
           DLF-Trifolium A/S
           Dow Chemical Company
           DuPont (EI) de Nemours
           Emergent Genetics Incorporated
           Ernst Conservation Seeds
           Exelixis Incorporated
           Golden Harvest Seeds Incorporated
           Goldsmith Seeds Incorporated
           Groupe Limagrain Holding
           Hefty Seed Company
           Heinz (HJ) Company
           Hollar Seeds
           KWS SAAT AG
           Land O Lakes Incorporated
           Lebanon Seaboard Corporation
           LESCO Incorporated
           Monsanto Company
           NovaFlora Incorporated
           Pickseed West Incorporated
           Richardson Seeds Incorporated
           Sakata Seed Corporation
           Savia SA de CV
           Scotts Company
           Seeds 2000 Incorporated
           Seeds of Change Incorporated
           Simplot (JR) Company
           Syngenta AG
           Takii & Company Limited
           Turf-Seed Incorporated
           Victory Seed Company
           Washington Bulb Company Incorporated
           Wildseed Farms
           Other Companies Mentioned in the Study