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- Report code : CMI-2630
- Industry : Agrochemicals
- Published On : May 2019
- Pages : 117 Pages
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Press Release: Native Grass Seeds Market to Reach US$ 17,651.9 Million by 2027
Press Release: Native Grass Seeds Market to Reach US$ 17,651.9 Million by 2027
Global Native Grass Seeds Market – Insights
Native grass seeds play an important role in prevention of erosion apart from restoring and maintaining natural landscapes such as wetlands, streams, native prairies, woodlands, parks, and sensitive habitats. This in turn has led to high adoption of native grass seeds, thereby aiding in growth of the market.
Among applications, land conservation & rehabilitation segment accounted for the largest market share in 2018, in terms of revenue. Soil erosion is a major threat to sustaining long-term crop yields. Moreover, sediment deposition in streams is a major threat to aquatic habitats. Native grasses offer more advantages in maintaining soil quality over other crops. For instance, erosion losses associated with corn are over 70 times higher as compared to native grasses produced on the same land as per data published by Elsevier Science Ltd. Therefore, such factors are expected to drive growth of the native grass seeds market during the forecast period.
Native grass seeds are marketed through offline stores such as hypermarkets, supermarkets, and specialty seed stores. Majority of customers prefer to purchase native grass seeds that are stocked by specialty stores. Increasing number of hypermarket and supermarket chains, promotional and marketing activities in the form of offering lucrative discounts on native grass seeds, wide variety of products to choose from, and fair presence of private label products are some of the major factors boosting growth of native grass seeds market during the forecast period. According to India Brand Equity Foundation, retail market in India is expected to reach US$ 1,200 billion in 2021 from US$ 795 billion in 2017.
However, the prices paid for seeds of native grass vary from around US$ 5.00-6.00\kg for some grass species to in excess of US$ 1,000.00\kg for other species. Price depends on seed availability, demand, seed size, usage such as biofuel, grazing land forest cover, and labor that is required to harvest the native grass seed. These factors are expected to hinder growth of the market over the forecast period.
The global native grass seeds market was valued at US$ 8,493.2 million in 2018, and is expected to register a CAGR of 8.6% in terms of revenue over the forecast period (2019 – 2027), to reach US$ 17,651.9 million by 2027.
Figure 1. Global Native Grass Seeds Market Share (%), By Region, 2018
Source: Coherent Market Insights, 2018-19
Among product type, mixture segment accounted for the largest market share in the global native grass seeds market in 2018. Mixture of warm and cool native grass seeds is used to overcome the problems associated with warm and cool season grass seeds. Mixture offers benefits of both types of native seeds irrespective of the season. The variety of grass seed mixture is selectively bred to obtain properties such as low mowing requirement, low fertilizer use, drought & heat tolerance, and green color throughout the year. Therefore, such factors are expected to boost growth of this segment during the forecast period.
Furthermore, native grass also creates a deep and extensive root system, which helps to stabilize the soil column and create an environment that is favorable for development of fertile soil that is rich in organic matter while absorbing the excess nutrients from runoff and enhancing infiltration during periods of heavy rain as well as drought.
Organic materials such as crop residue and wood are extensively adopted in the manufacturing of biofuels globally. Native grasses are an excellent species for biofuel production, owing to their wide adaptation, low inputs, ability to grow on poor soils, limited problems with pests, and relatively high biomass yield. Therefore, native grass seeds are extensively used for growing native grasses to increase availability of biofuel feedstock.
Figure 2. Global Native Grass Seeds Market Share (%), by Application, 2018
Source: Coherent Market Insights, 2018-19
Major players operating in the native grass seeds market include, Millborn Seeds Inc., Outsidepride.com, Inc., Star Seed Inc., Wildflower Farm, Prairie Seed Farms, Bamert Seed Company, Everwilde Farms, Inc., American Meadows, Missouri Seeds Southern, Hedgerow Farms, Roundstone Native Seeds LLC, and others.
Furthermore, key players in the market are focused on adopting strategies such as technological development and collaborations in order to strengthen their footprint in the global native grass seeds market. For instance, on June 2013, Gladstone Investment Corporation announced that, it participated in the acquisition of Star Seed, Inc. investing US$ 9.0 million. Star Seed has become a recognized leader in the national seed market. Based in Osborne, Kansas, Star Seed provides its customers with a variety of specialty seeds and related products. Such activities are expected to have positive impact on growth of the market over the forecast period.
Native grasses, either individually or in combination with native forbs or wildflowers, can be planted to reduce soil erosion and sedimentation, improve water quality, and provide wildlife habitat. Native grasses offer advantages such as less maintenance, require less water, provide variation in color & texture, require less fertilizer use and less mowing. Such benefits are fueling demand for native grass seeds in landscaping.
The major benefits of native grass in hay-land are ease of maintenance, dependable production, and harvest during a normal lull in farming operations. Native grass seeds comes in blended varieties and have many applications such as protecting the soil as cover crops, grow better pasture for cattle, sheep, and horses, re-vegetation and restoration, etc. Therefore, significant increasing demand for native grass from animal grazing and hay sector is expected to drive growth of the native grass seeds market during the forecast period.
Market Dynamics
Among applications, the land conservation and rehabilitation segment is expected to witness significant market share in the global native grass seeds market. In 2018, the segment accounted for 52.0% share in the global native grass seeds market in terms of revenue. Native grasses & legumes, single or in combination reduce soil erosion & soil runoff when rotationally cultivated with main crops, which helps to improve crop yield. Therefore, such factors are projected to drive growth of the land conservation and rehabilitation segment over the forecast period.
Among regions, North America held dominant position in the global native grass seeds market, in terms of revenue share, in 2018. This is owing to increasing demand for fertilizers and significant growth of agriculture sector. According to United States Department of Agriculture, in 2017, Agriculture, food, and related industries contributed US$ 1.053 trillion to U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), a 5.4-percent share out of which America’s farms contributed about 1 percent of GDP i.e. nearly US$ 132.8 billion of this sum.
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