Global Seed Treatment: Market Analysis and Opportunities

• As commodity prices remain high for growers around the world, it makes even more sense for growers to invest in protecting their crops.
• As biotechnology advancements have increased the value of some field crop seed by introducing new traits, growers have demanded better protection of that seed to maximize their return on investment.
• At the same time, new active ingredients have been introduced that present new opportunities for seed protection.

• Corn/maize
• Cotton
• Potatoes
• Rice
• Soybeans
• Sugar beets
• Wheat
• Sunflowers
• Canola/oilseed rape
• Sorghum

The report will serve as an excellent reference for developing and executing marketing plans. It will provide:

• Estimates of market sizes and outlook for key seed treatment crops in 19 countries
• A highly reliable and independent assessment of the competitive positions of the major seed treatment suppliers in terms of product sales and market share
• Management-level insights into the reasons for treatment, the key insects and diseases being treated, and the leading products in each segment
• For marketers interested in increasing their penetration into seed treatment, we will provide an assessment of strengths and weaknesses for current products and a tabulation of unmet needs provided by our respondents
• For product developers, we will provide an overview of the cultural practices used by growers to produce their crops, the role of seed treatment, and opportunities to establish or increase market penetration 

• Description of diseases, insects, nematodes, and other reasons seeds are treated; control options; current active ingredients and select products under development 
• Product formulations, rates, and application issues and opportunities 
• Combination products 
• Seed treatment methods 
• Interface between seed treatment and biotechnology

• Crop background 
• Planted acres 
• Crop end use by acres or volume; regional differences within countries where appropriate 
• Production and crop protection methods 
• Key seed suppliers and their product compatibility with treatment 
• Role of seed treatment as crop protection method 
• Key diseases, insects, nematodes, and other reasons seeds are treated; regional differences within countries when appropriate 
• Non-chemical alternatives

• Chemical treatment methods for target diseases and insects

• Product sales and market share for seed treatment products 
• Active ingredient use for seed treatment products 
• Sales by company for seed treatment products 
• Seed treatment outlook and assumptions by crop