Market Trends of north america grain seed Industry
Corn-dominated grains and cereals area in the North America as there is an increased demand from the processing industries
- In North America, the area under cultivation of grains and cereals segment in 2022 accounted for 82.7 million ha, which increased by 1.3% from the previous year due to solid demand for cereals as a staple food. Corn was cultivated under 45.6 million ha in 2022 among all the grains and cereals. It is mainly attributed to high yields compared with other crops in the region and has suitable soil and agroclimatic conditions for the cultivation of corn. Except in Canada, the region's major countries have the majority of land under corn production because corn has many applications, such as animal feed, ethanol production, staple consumption, and biofuel production, which is driving the demand for the crop in the country.
- Wheat was the second-largest crop grown in the region, cultivated under 25.0 million ha in 2022. North Dakota was ranked the first leading wheat production state, with about 299.9 million bushels produced in 2022. Furthermore, Being the largest country in the region, the United States had around 55.5 million ha under the production of grains and cereals in 2022. The major grains-producing states are Kansas, North Dakota, Montana, Washington, Oklahoma, Idaho, Texas, Oregon, Minnesota, and South Dakota.
- In Canada, the area under grains and cereals increased by 11.2% between 2022 and 2017, with the increase under wheat and barley. Wheat accounted for 60.8% of the grains and cereals production area in 2022. The acreage increased due to the rise in demand and the shift in farmers' preference from corn and other cereals to wheat, as wheat is the primary staple consumed in the country. Thus, increased demand for grains and cereal crops in the region from processing industries drives market growth.
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Increasing usage of disease resistant and wider adaptability traits are driving the growth of grain seed market in the region
- Rice and corn are the most hybridized crops in North America, registering significant demand for different traits that reduce the cost of inputs and have a high yield in severe climatic conditions such as drought.
- Disease-resistant traits are the most demanded corn traits by the growers in the region. These traits are being used by them to protect the crop from turcicum, white spot diseases, gray leaf spot, common rust, goss wilt, and Anthracnose stalk rot diseases. Other traits such as insect resistance and wider adaptability also have a high demand to protect from major insects infecting maize crops are moths, such as cutworms, armyworms, and borers, followed by beetles such as grubs and weevils, which grow in the off-season and different soil conditions. For instance, product brands such as Winfield and Dekalb contain these corn traits.
- Rice is one of the largest produced and exported crops from North America, particularly the United States. To earn high profit by increasing the yield of the crop by 30%-40% and higher production, the growers are demanding rice seed varieties with traits such as disease resistance, abiotic stress tolerance, wider adaptability, and drought tolerance. The traits offered by seed companies such as Bayer AG's Arize provide resistance to bacterial diseases, early maturity, and produce high quantities during abiotic stress.
- Factors such as the increased consumption of corn and rice, an increase in the availability of hybrids, and high demand for resistance to diseases and increasing yield are expected to drive the market's growth in the region.
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OTHER KEY INDUSTRY TRENDS COVERED IN THE REPORT
- Transgenic breeding is the major breeding technique adopted in grain crops due to its advantage in crop production
