Market Trends of vegetable seed Industry
Asia-Pacific and Africa held the most significant areas under vegetable cultivation due to the favorable agroclimatic conditions
- The vegetable cultivation area accounted for about 7.9% of the total global cultivation area in 2022. There is an increasing demand for vegetables across regions, which is the major factor driving vegetable cultivation worldwide. Asia-Pacific held the largest acreage under vegetable cultivation, which accounted for about 45.4% of the global vegetable acreage in 2022. India and China are the leading producers not only in Asia-Pacific but also in the world. The high export potential of vegetables drives their cultivation area in the region.
- Africa held the second-largest area under vegetable cultivation, with about 51.3 million hectares in 2022. Roots and bulbs are major vegetable crops growing in the region, and they accounted for the major share of 84.9% of the African vegetable acreage in 2022. This is because the region's diverse agro-climatic zones provide favorable conditions for root & bulb cultivation.
- In 2022, vegetables were grown on almost 11.4 million ha in Europe. Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, France, Spain, and Germany cover the major area under vegetables in Europe, covering around 69.6% of the region's vegetable acreage in 2022. The growing consumption and demand from the processing industry are anticipated to drive the acreage during the forecast period.
- In 2022, vegetables were grown on almost 5.3 million ha in South America. Brazil is the major vegetable producer. It accounted for 27.8% of the South American vegetable cultivated area, with 2.4 million hectares in 2022. The growing demand for vegetables is projected to drive the acreage. The growing demand for vegetables across various industries and consumers is anticipated to drive the acreage during the forecast period.
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High demand for cabbage seeds with black rot resistance and good quality traits for pumpkin are boosting the seed market
- Cabbage is one of the most widely cultivated vegetables. Its varieties, with characteristics such as uniformity in head size, foliage color, adaptability to various conditions, early maturity, and disease tolerance, are mainly preferred by growers. In cabbage, black rot is the major disease caused by the Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (XCC), and it affects crop yield by about 50%. There is a high demand for varieties that can resist black rot. Therefore, most companies focus on developing block rot-resistant varieties of cabbages with higher yield potential. For instance, major players such as Bayer AG, BASF SE, Sakata Seeds Corporation, and Syngenta Group are providing seeds with traits that are resistant to diseases, such as black rot, powdery mildew, downy mildew, and other leaf diseases, along with higher productivity. These seed varieties are witnessing high demand as they can prevent crop losses.
- Globally, pumpkin and squash are the major cucurbits widely grown. The popular traits of pumpkin and squash are quality attributes such as good shape, size, and color, longer storage life, disease resistance, especially against the geminin virus, and wider adaptability to different climatic and soil types. It is expected that in the future, the diseases resistant and quality attribute traits will be more widely available as companies are developing new varieties with mildew tolerance and virus resistance, as well as uniformity, color, and flavor. For instance, in 2021, Enza Zaden launched new pumpkin seed varieties such as Orange Summer and Butternut.
- The prevalence of different diseases, changes in weather conditions, and high-quality attributes such as size and color are increasing the demand for new seed varieties during the forecast period.
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OTHER KEY INDUSTRY TRENDS COVERED IN THE REPORT
- The increasing demand for fungal and viral disease-resistant, high-yield potential tomato, and cucumber seeds is driving the vegetable seed market
- Hybrid breeding technique dominated the market as these seeds increase the yield and reduce the losses
