Seed Service
In Detail
The analysis of the Global Seed Industry was first published by Phillips McDougall in 2007.
The report is intended to provide subscribers with an information source detailing the leading companies in the global seed industry, accompanied by a review of the overall seed market.
Subscription to the Global Seed Industry report is available on either a single user or company-wide licence basis.
The product itself is delivered either as a hard copy, CD or can be downloaded from our website, depending on your subscription.
Industry and Market Overview
This Industry and Market Overview provides a detailed market analysis of the commercial seed industry, together with an insight into the key events that have impacted the sector at the company, product and market level. Industry breakdown is presented in terms of company sales, market division by crop and region, GM seed and a review of R&D.
Company Section
Profiles of the leading companies in the seed sector, which currently comprise:
| Monsanto | DuPont (Pioneer) | |
| Syngenta | Vilmorin (Limagrain) | |
| KWS | Bayer | |
| Dow | DLF - Trifolium | |
| Sakata | Takii | |
| AgReliant Genetics | Saaten Union |
Each profile describes the history of the company in the seed sector, company organisation, financial analysis, infrastructure and facilities, regional and crop spread, R&D projects and company outlook. Profiles of the leading seed companies are updated annually.
GM Traits
This section focuses on the currently available crop traits together with those in the developmental pipeline. Traits are categorised according to their mode of action and their crop coverage.
The section also includes details of individual company involvement in research & development, production and commercialisation including input, output and agronomic traits.
Crop Markets
This section details the seed industry at a regional and country level for the major crops, including:
- Maize
- Soybean
- Cotton
- Rapeseed
- Sugarbeet
Within each profile information is presented on market value by region and major country, uptake of GM varieties, crop planting and production, key market factors, historical development and seed company shares.