Tentative Report Contents*
Introduction
Executive Summary
- An Overview of Key Findings
Summary of 2014 U.S. Crop Protection Market:
- Highlights of major industry events 2014
- One page highlights of each profiled company
— Net 2014 sales vs. 2013
— Key events taking place in 2014
- Market actions
- Strategic initiatives
- New product launches
- Significant registrations
- Acquisitions and divestitures
- Distributor channel changes
- Total net 2014 sales–top 20 U.S. companies
— Chemicals: agricultural crop markets
— Seed: treatments and coatings
— Seed: products
- 2014 industry sales by product groups
— Herbicides
— Insecticides
— Fungicides
— Plant growth regulators
— Fumigants, others
— Seed treatment
— Seed traits
Strategic Change Drives
- Overview of principal change drivers 2014-2019
— Distribution channel restructuring
— Branded vs. private label vs. generic products
— New and emerging technologies
— Growing number of short manufacturers
- Potential scenarios by company
— Likely sales impacts from change drivers
— Company sales outlooks: 2014-2019
— Multiple scenario development of possible outcomes
Detailed profiles of 20 leading research-based and generic crop protection manufacturers, including the following information:
- Global business and sales
- Global crop protection sales
- U.S. crop protection business
- U.S. crop protection sales and product details by:
— Herbicides
— Insecticides
— Fungicides
— Plant growth regulators/other
— Seed treatment
- Sales 2013 vs. 2014
- Brands active ingredient, patent status, target markets
- Review of new marketing initiatives
- Company profitability by EBIT
- 2014 business activity
— Sales group activity
— Distribution direction
— Research and technology
— Manufacturing
- Five- and 10-year business outlook