Research Background

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Seeds of agricultural products are the most important agricultural production material at the upper reaches of the production chain of agricultural products.  Quality seeds play an important role in increasing the agricultural output and improving product quality.  Market capacity for seeds in 2007 will reach 30 billion RMB Yuan, in which vegetable seeds amount to 10 billion RMB Yuan with a comparative high added value.  The huge market potential has made China's seed industry an ever-important focus of attention of capital investors.

In recent years, acreage of vegetables in China remained over 17 million hectares.  There is no in-depth segment market research on segment vegetable seeds; therefore this special report focuses on main vegetable seeds, such as tomato, cucumber, Chinese cabbage, capsicum, turnip, aubergine, watermelon, melon, scallion, broccoli, etc.  It analyses varieties of vegetable seeds promoted so as to obtain market scope by market usage and price.

High gross profit rate, sparse competition, numerous small-scale enterprises - these are the important features of China's vegetable seed industry.  Great returns, enormous market, technological and policy barriers - these have made the vegetable seed industry an eye-catching sub-industry in the agriculture sector.  With the penetration of foreign capitals, the enormous merger opportunities in this industry will gradually materialize.  So, what is the status quo of the vegetable seed market, main segment markets and the policies?  What will the seed industry head for in the future?

We have invited experts of the vegetable seed market, technological experts and financial experts to an in-depth analysis of the entire industrial market, enterprises, policies, and other sectors of the industrial chain in an accurate, objective, overall and systematic manner.  The analysis has given a comprehensive and detailed portrayal of the current status of China's vegetable seed market and has given out professional viewpoints as to the future trends of the seed market in China for the reference of clients.

Table of Contents

Section 1    Current Status of China's Vegetable Seed Industry

1.1    An overview of the development of China's seed industry
    1.1.1  An overview of the development of world seed industry
    1.1.2  The course of development of China's seed industry
    1.1.3  Main characteristics of China's seed industry
    1.1.4  Market size of China's seed industry
1.2    Main segment markets of China's seed industry
1.3    Market size of China's vegetable seed industry
1.4    Main segment varieties of China's vegetable seed industry
1.5    Forecasting the future trends of vegetable seed industry of China

Section 2    Analysis of China's Vegetable Seed Market

2.1    Acreage and yield of vegetable in China (2002-2006)
2.2    Analysis of main vegetable growing areas in China (2001-2006)
2.3    Acreage and yield of vegetable by varieties in China (2006)
2.4    Analysis of vegetable seed prices in China (2002-2006)
2.5    Returns of planting vegetables and seed demand market in China
2.6    Forecasting the future trends of vegetable seed market of China

Section 3    Main Segment Markets of China's Vegetable Seed Industry

3.1    Main segment varieties of vegetable in China
3.2    China's seed market for tomato
    3.2.1  Acreage of tomato by regions in China and their corresponding characteristics (2002-2006)
    3.2.2  Analysis of commercial ratio of tomato seed in China (2002-2006)
    3.2.3  Market scope of tomato seed in China (2002-2006)
    3.2.4  Main tomato seeds promoted and distribution characteristics (87-5, L402, MAOFEN 802, etc)
3.3    China's seed market for cucumber
    3.3.1  Acreage of cucumber by regions in China and their corresponding characteristics (2002-2006)
    3.3.2  Analysis of commercial ratio of cucumber seed in China (2002-2006)
    3.3.3  Market scope of cucumber seed in China (2002-2006)
    3.3.4  Main cucumber seeds promoted and distribution characteristics (JINCHUN 4, JINYOU 4, ZHONGNONG 8, etc)
3.4    China's seed market for Chinese cabbage
    3.4.1  Acreage of Chinese cabbage by regions in China and their corresponding characteristics (2002-2006)
    3.4.2  Analysis of commercial ratio of Chinese cabbage seed in China (2002-2006)
    3.4.3  Market scope of Chinese cabbage seed in China (2002-2006)
    3.4.4  Main Chinese cabbage seeds promoted and distribution characteristics (BEIJING NEW 3, FENGKANG 80, 87-114, etc)
3.5    China's seed market for capsicum
    3.5.1  Acreage of capsicum by regions in China and their corresponding characteristics (2002-2006)
    3.5.2  Analysis of commercial ratio of capsicum seed in China (2002-2006)
    3.5.3  Market scope of capsicum seed in China (2002-2006)
    3.5.4  Main Chinese capsicum seeds promoted and distribution characteristics (YIDUHONG, SUJIAO 5, CHAOYAN 17, etc)
3.6    China's seed market for turnip
    3.6.1  Acreage of turnip by regions in China and their corresponding characteristics (2002-2006)
    3.6.2  Analysis of commercial ratio of turnip seed in China (2002-2006)
    3.6.3  Market scope of turnip seed in China (2002-2006)
    3.6.4  Main Chinese turnip seeds promoted and distribution characteristics (QIAOTOUQING, WEIXIANQING, DUANYE13, etc)
3.7    China's seed market for aubergine
    3.7.1  Acreage of aubergine by regions in China and their corresponding characteristics (2002-2006)
    3.7.2  Analysis of commercial ratio of aubergine seed in China (2002-2006)
    3.7.3  Market scope of aubergine seed in China (2002-2006)
    3.7.4  Main Chinese aubergine seeds promoted and distribution characteristics (EFENG MAUVE AUBERGINE, JINAN LONG-AUBERGINE, ZIRONG 2, etc)
3.8    China's seed market for scallion
    3.8.1  Acreage of scallion by regions in China and their corresponding characteristics (2002-2006)
    3.8.2  Analysis of commercial ratio of scallion seed in China (2002-2006)
    3.8.3  Market scope of scallion seed in China (2002-2006)
    3.8.4  Main Chinese scallion seeds promoted and distribution characteristics (ZHANGQIU SCALLION, JAPAN YUANZANG, JAPAN TIEGAN, etc)
3.9    China's seed market for broccoli
    3.9.1  Acreage of broccoli by regions in China and their corresponding characteristics (2002-2006)
    3.9.2  Analysis of commercial ratio of broccoli seed in China (2002-2006)
    3.9.3  Market scope of broccoli seed in China (2002-2006)
    3.9.4  Main Chinese scallion seeds promoted and distribution characteristics (GAN 11, 8398, BEIJING 1, etc)
3.10    Analysis of melon and fruit seed market in China
    3.10.1  China's seed market for watermelon
        a. Acreage of watermelon by regions in China and their corresponding characteristics (2002-2006)
        b. Analysis of commercial ratio of watermelon seed in China (2002-2006)
        c. Market scope of watermelon seed in China (2002-2006)
        d. Main Chinese watermelon seeds promoted (XINONG 8, JIANGXIN 1, ZHENGZA 5, ETC)
    3.10.2  China's seed market for melon
        a. Acreage of melon by regions in China and their corresponding characteristics (2002-2006)
        b. Analysis of commercial ratio of melon seed in China (2002-2006)
        c. Market scope of melon seed in China (2002-2006)
        d. Main Chinese melon seeds promoted

Section 4    Import & Export of Vegetable Seed in China

4.1    Import & export markets of vegetable seed in China
    4.1.1  Analysis of total import & export amount of vegetable seed in China (2000-2006)
    4.1.2  Analysis of import & export price of vegetable seed in China (2000-2006)
4.2    Analysis of Import & export of vegetable seed by countries in China
    4.2.1  Import & export amount of vegetable seed by countries in China (2006)
    4.2.2  Import & export sum of vegetable seed by countries in China (2006)
    4.2.3  Import & export price of vegetable seed by countries in China (2006)
4.3    Forecasting the future trends of imp & exp market of vegetable seed by countries in China

Section 5    Analysis of the Circulation Systems of China's Vegetable Seed Market

5.1    Impact from national policies and legislations on the seed circulation systems
    5.1.1 Impact from "Seed Law" on the seed industry
    5.1.2 Impact from national policies on the circulation of vegetable seed
5.2    Key factors in the circulation of the vegetable seed market of China
5.3    Future direction of the circulation of China's vegetable seed market

Section 6    Future Trends of China's Vegetable Seed Industry

6.1    Impact on demands for seeds from vegetable growing areas
6.2    WTO's impact on China's vegetable seed industry
6.3    Main future trends of China's vegetable seed industry

Figures

Figure 1  Growth of main segment seed markets in China (2002-2006)
Figure 2  Market shares of main seed markets in China (2006)
Figure 3  Growth of vegetable seed market in China (2002-2006)
Figure 4  Growth of segment vegetable seed markets in China (2002-2006)
Figure 5  Market shares of main vegetable seed markets in China (2006)
Figure 6  Changes of acreage and yield of vegetables in China (2002-2006)
Figure 7  Changes of yield in main vegetable producing areas in China (2001-2006)
Figure 8  Layout of main vegetable producing provinces in China (2006)
Figure 9  Changes of acreage of main vegetable varieties by year in China (2001-2006)
Figure 10  Changes of yield of main vegetable varieties by year in China (2001-2006)
Figure 11  Average prices of main vegetable seeds in major cities in China (2002-2006)
Figure 12  Changes of average producing cost and returns of vegetable in China (1998-2006)
Figure 13  Demand changes of vegetable seed by year in China (2001-2006)
Figure 14  Changes of acreage of tomato by year in China (2002-2006)
Figure 15  Changes of acreage of tomato by region in China (2000-2006)
Figure 16  Commercial ratio and expense of tomato seed in China (2002-2006)
Figure 17  Market scope of tomato seed in China (2002-2006)
Figure 18  Distribution of main tomato varieties in Shandong (2004-2006)
Figure 19  Distribution of main tomato varieties in Xinjiang (2004-2006)
Figure 20  Changes of acreage of cucumber by year in China (2002-2006)
Figure 21  Changes of acreage of cucumber by region in China (2000-2006)
Figure 22  Commercial ratio and expense of cucumber seed in China (2002-2006)
Figure 23  Market scope of cucumber seed in China (2002-2006)
Figure 24  Distribution of main cucumber varieties in Shandong (2004-2006)
Figure 25  Distribution of main cucumber varieties in Liaoning(2006)
Figure 26  Changes of acreage of Chinese cabbage by year in China (2002-2006)
Figure 27  Changes of acreage of Chinese cabbage by region in China (2000-2006)
Figure 28  Commercial ratio and expense of Chinese cabbage seed in China (2002-2006)
Figure 29  Market scope of Chinese cabbage seed in China (2002-2006)
Figure 30  Distribution of main Chinese cabbage varieties in Shandong (2004-2006)
Figure 31  Distribution of main Chinese cabbage varieties in Liaoning(2006)
Figure 32  Changes of acreage of capsicum by year in China (2002-2006)
Figure 33  Changes of acreage of capsicum by region in China (2000-2006)
Figure 34  Commercial ratio and expense of capsicum seed in China (2002-2006)
Figure 35  Market scope of capsicum seed in China (2002-2006)
Figure 36  Distribution of main capsicum varieties in Shandong (2004-2006)
Figure 37  Distribution of main capsicum varieties in Liaoning(2006)
Figure 38  Distribution of main capsicum varieties in Guangdong(2006)
Figure 39  Changes of acreage of turnip by year in China (2002-2006)
Figure 40  Changes of acreage of turnip by region in China (2000-2006)
Figure 41  Commercial ratio and expense of turnip seed in China (2002-2006)
Figure 42  Market scope of turnip seed in China (2002-2006)
Figure 43  Distribution of main turnip varieties in Shandong (2004-2006)
Figure 44  Distribution of main turnip varieties in Liaoning(2006)
Figure 45  Distribution of main turnip varieties in Guangdong(2006)
Figure 46  Changes of acreage of aubergine by year in China (2002-2006)
Figure 47  Changes of acreage of aubergine by region in China (2000-2006)
Figure 48  Commercial ratio and expense of aubergine seed in China (2002-2006)
Figure 49  Market scope of aubergine seed in China (2002-2006)
Figure 50  Distribution of main aubergine varieties in Shandong (2004-2006)
Figure 51  Distribution of main aubergine varieties in Guangdong (2006)
Figure 52  Changes of acreage of scallion by year in China (2002-2006)
Figure 53  Changes of acreage of scallion by region in China (2000-2006)
Figure 54  Commercial ratio and expense of scallion seed in China (2002-2006)
Figure 55  Market scope of scallion seed in China (2002-2006)
Figure 56  Distribution of main scallion varieties in Shandong (2004-2006)
Figure 57  Changes of acreage of broccoli by year in China (2002-2006)
Figure 58  Changes of acreage of broccoli by region in China (2000-2006)
Figure 59  Commercial ratio and expense of broccoli seed in China (2002-2006)
Figure 60  Market scope of broccoli seed in China (2002-2006)
Figure 61  Distribution of main broccoli varieties in Shandong (2004-2006)
Figure 62  Changes of acreage of watermelon by year in China (2002-2006)
Figure 63  Changes of acreage of watermelon by region in China (2000-2006)
Figure 64  Commercial ratio and expense of watermelon seed in China (2002-2006)
Figure 65  Market scope of watermelon seed in China (2002-2006)
Figure 66  Distribution of main watermelon varieties in Shandong (2004-2006)
Figure 67  Distribution of main watermelon varieties in Henan (2004-2006)
Figure 68  Distribution of main watermelon varieties in Hubei (2004-2006)
Figure 69  Changes of acreage of melon by year in China (2002-2006)
Figure 70  Changes of acreage of melon by region in China (2000-2006)
Figure 71  Commercial ratio and expense of melon seed in China (2002-2006)
Figure 72  Market scope of melon seed in China (2002-2006)
Figure 73  Distribution of main melon varieties in Inner Mongolia (2004-2006)
Figure 74  Distribution of main melon varieties in Xinjiang (2004-2006)
Figure 75  Analysis of Imp & exp of vegetable seed in China (2002-2006)
Figure 76  Prices of Imp & exp of vegetable seed in China (2002-2006)
Figure 77  Export amount of vegetable seed by destination countries in China (2006)
Figure 78  Import amount of vegetable seed by original countries in China (2006)
Figure 79  Import & export sum of vegetable seed of main countries in China (2006)
Figure 80  Import & export price of vegetable seed of main countries in China (2006)

Appendixes

Appendix 1  Total Sale of Main Seed Segment Market in China (2002-2006)
Appendix 2  Total Sale of Main Vegetable Seed Segment Market in China (2002-2006)
Appendix 3  Total Sale of Watermelon and Melon Seed Segment Market in China (2002-2006)
Appendix 4  Seed expense per acreage of main vegetable varieties in major cities in China (2002-2006)
Appendix 5  Commercial ratio of main vegetable varieties in China (2006)
Appendix 6  Statistics of vegetable planting areas by region in China (2001-2006)
Appendix 7  Statistics of vegetable yield by region in China (2001-2006)
Appendix 8  Statistics of segment vegetable varieties by region in China (2006)
Appendix 9  Statistics of yield of segment vegetable varieties by region in China (2006)
Appendix 10  Statistics of planting areas and yield of watermelon and melon by region in China (2006)
Appendix 11  Changes of planting areas of segment vegetable varieties in China (2001-2006)
Appendix 12  Changes of yield of segment vegetable varieties in China (2001-2006)
Appendix 13  Imp & exp of vegetable seed in China (2002-2006)
Appendix 14  The first 20 export countries vegetable seed in China (2006)
Appendix 15  The first 20 import countries vegetable seed in China (2006)
Appendix 16  Distribution of Chinese cabbage in partial areas in China (2005)
Appendix 17  Distribution of Chinese cabbage in partial areas in China (2006)
Appendix 18  Distribution of scallion in partial areas in China (2005)
Appendix 19  Distribution of scallion in partial areas in China (2006)
Appendix 20  Distribution of broccoli in partial areas in China (2005)
Appendix 21  Distribution of broccoli in partial areas in China (2006)
Appendix 22  Distribution of cucumber in partial areas in China (2005)
Appendix 23  Distribution of cucumber in partial areas in China (2006)
Appendix 24  Distribution of capsicum in partial areas in China (2005)
Appendix 25  Distribution of capsicum in partial areas in China (2006)
Appendix 26  Distribution of turnip in partial areas in China (2005)
Appendix 27  Distribution of turnip in partial areas in China (2006)
Appendix 28  Distribution of aubergine in partial areas in China (2005)
Appendix 29  Distribution of aubergine in partial areas in China (2006)
Appendix 30  Distribution of tomato in partial areas in China (2005)
Appendix 31  Distribution of tomato in partial areas in China (2006)
Appendix 32  Distribution of watermelon and melon in partial areas in China (2005)
Appendix 33  Distribution of watermelon and melon in partial areas in China (2006)