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Crop Science Market Insights and Forecasting

Market consolidation, increasing regulation and sustainability are creating significant change for crop protection and seed companies. Shape your commercial strategy using our proprietary data, in-depth market analysis and long-term forecasts.

Key facts about the global crop science market

The global crop protection and non-crop market grew 6% in 2018 to $65.1 billion but our current growth forecast is at <1% for 2019.
The commercial seed market increased by 1.3% in 2018 to $41.7 bn. Within this, the GM seed market remained flat at $22 billion.
Increasingly stringent regulation is impacting growth for established products and increasing the cost of innovation.
Leading Chinese companies drive over $12 billion agrochemical sales. Under increased regulatory pressure, the Chinese market is now grappling with the emergence of coronavirus in 2020 and further impacts to production.
Generic product sales have grown consistently over the past 10 years and now account for 41% of the agrochemical market. The market leading generic herbicide, glyphosate is the subject of ongoing legal actions which emerged shortly after Bayer had acquired Monsanto in 2018. Bayer shares fell by 40% following the initial court cases, but they have since regained about half of those losses in a rebounding stock market.

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Pesticides

The crop protection sector is one of the key agricultural inputs required by growers to produce crops for food, animal feed and non-food use. It includes fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and more.

Seed and GM Crops

The seed sector is one of the key agricultural inputs required by growers to produce crops for food, animal feed and non-food use. The total seed market is comprised of the conventional seed segment and the genetically modified (GM) seed segment.

Technology

Precision agriculture is one of the main active areas in the crop protection and seed market, with applications at all stages of the farming cycle from general farm management through to the specific aspects of precision farming which relate to operations.

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Market Intelligence

It can be difficult to predict the impact of market developments and gain a definitive view of the industry. Our robust global market data and long-term forecasts provide this, allowing you to make informed data-driven decisions, mitigate risk and implement effective strategy changes.

Product Development

Pressure to innovate, identify licensing opportunities and develop new compounds can be mitigated by tracking competitor R&D activities, analysing patent information, and aligning development to emerging areas with the greatest impact to your business.

Regulatory

Tracking the latest legal and policy developments across multiple sources can be time-consuming. Stay abreast of regulatory changes and react with confidence utilizing our news and market insight, special reports and consultancy services.

Solutions

At IHS Markit we offer market-leading crop science information solutions via our globally recognized Crop Science Market Reporting and Phillips McDougall services across 700+ active ingredients and 14 major crop groups. Our specialist team of over 25 crop protection and seed experts offer comprehensive news, data and independent analysis across the global industry, with current news, data and market forecasting solutions to support all operational needs in your organisation.

Insights

Crop Protection News
Our Crop Science Market Reporting service is the market leader in updates and news on the crop protection market, covering information from mergers and acquisitions to new products, and from regulatory changes to technological developments. Covering pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, biological pest control and genetically modified crops, a Crop Science Market Reporting subscription also includes access to a range of tracking tools on M&A, active ingredient approvals, patents, and research and development pipeline.

Databases

Active Ingredient Database
Phillips McDougall’s market-leading AgrAspire service offers market value and sizing by crop, production country, brand, manufacturer, leading active ingredient, sales figures and more across the global herbicide, insecticide and fungicide markets. Supported by over 10 years of proprietary crop protection data and information available through the wider Agribusiness expert team.

Patent Database
Phillips McDougall’s market-leading Agrochemical Patent Database is solely focused on innovation and offers detail on agrochemical research projects and their progress through the research and development pipeline, research targeted to specific crops or pests, and allows users to spot potential partnering or licensing opportunities.

Analysis & Forecasting

Crop Protection Analysis
Phillips McDougall’s market-leading AgriService includes daily analyst briefings, monthly analysis of hot topics driving developments in the crop protection market, as well as annual analysis and forecasting of crops, companies, country markets, products, and research and development. It also includes a searchable product directory of every important agrochemical and biological pesticide, including those in the research pipeline.

Seed and Genetically Modified Crop Analysis
Phillips McDougall’s market-leading Seed Service provides a year 10-year view of the seed industry, with five years of historical data and analysis and market expectations for the next five years. Covers seed companies, countries, products and crop markets, including commercialised GM and non-GM seed products and those in research and development.

Special Reports

Crop Science Special Reports
Published throughout the year these reports dive deeper than information available in Crop Science Market Reporting or Phillips McDougall services alone, taking special reports on key topics driving the crop protection and seeds markets compliments subscription services. These provide critical updates on regulations, products, technology and other emerging trends.

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API and Data Feeds
Current market data and forecasts delivered directly to your organisation to support centralised models and trading systems used by team members across your business.

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Consulting
Consulting services spanning all your needs in the crop science markets, from long-term forecasting to market studies for financial investments reviewing everything from market sizing to competitor intelligence.