Market Trends of tomato seed Industry
The increase in demand for tomatoes from various industries and the growing consumption are driving the tomato cultivation area
- Tomato is one of the major vegetable crops cultivated and consumed globally. The overall area under cultivation of tomatoes increased by 8.0% between 2017 and 2022. This increase is mainly attributed to the growing demand from the various food processing industries and increasing consumption worldwide.
- Asia-Pacific holds the largest area under tomato cultivation with 2.6 million ha, accounting for about 47.1% of the global tomato acreage in 2022. China and India were the top countries with major tomato-cultivated areas in the region, with 1.1 million and 0.8 million ha, respectively, in 2022. China and India are the world’s top countries in tomato production, and they have huge domestic and export demand. Africa is the second-largest region, accounting for 28.7% area of the world’s tomato acreage in 2022. In Africa, the cultivated area increased by 14.5% between 2017 and 2022. Nigeria accounted for 54.8% of the total tomato acreage in the region in 2022 due to higher demand in the country.
- In 2022, Europe held 10.6% of the global tomato acreage. Turkey is the largest country, with 28.2% of the total European tomato acreage in the same year. Turkey is one of the largest producers of tomatoes in the world. Moreover, North America accounted for 4.1% of the world’s tomato acreage in 2022. The United States is the major country, which held about 49.4% of the region's tomato area in the same year. South America accounted for 2.2% of the world’s tomato acreage in 2022. Brazil alone held more than 42% of the total tomato acreage in the region during the same year. The increase in demand for tomatoes from various industries is anticipated to drive tomato acreage globally during the forecast period.
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The expanding tomato seed market is driven by the increasing demand for disease-resistant and widely adaptable seed varieties
- Tomato is one of the largest segments of vegetables because of the high-value crop and high demand by processing industries for tomato puree, ketchup, and others. Major companies, such as Syngenta, Rijk Zwaan, and Enza Zaden, have more than 40% tomato seed varieties available globally that are resistant to viral diseases such as the leaf curl virus.
- Traits with resistance to viral diseases such as tomato mosaic virus, tomato yellow leaf curl virus, blossom end rot, powdery mildew, wilt diseases, and nematodes are popularly used for cultivation. Asia-Pacific is one of the largest tomato-producing regions, and major companies such as Rijk Zwaan, East-West Seed, and Namdhari Seeds have tomato seed varieties in the region that are resistant to viral diseases such as leaf curl virus. For instance, in 2022, Rijk Zwaan launched new tomato seed varieties resistant to the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV). Moreover, in 2022, HM. Clause, a business unit of Limagrain, introduced a tomato variety that is resistant to the highly transmissible ToBRFV.
- Tomato varieties with extended shelf life, uniformity, cracking tolerance, and wider adaptability to different soils and climatic conditions are in high demand. Companies such as Bayer, Syngenta, and Rijk Zwaan offer seed varieties such as Kierano, Aurea, Angelle, Tontolle, and Cheramy RZ F1 to produce high-quality tomatoes in different agro conditions.
- The introduction of new hybrid seed varieties by companies with higher resistance to viruses, adaptability to different weather conditions, and high demand by processing industries are the factors expected to help in the growth of the tomato seed market during the forecast period.
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OTHER KEY INDUSTRY TRENDS COVERED IN THE REPORT
- Hybrid breeding dominated the tomato seed market with the increased demand for varieties that have higher disease resistance and tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses
