China Organic Fertilizer - Market Share Analysis, Industry Trends & Statistics, Growth Forecasts 2017 - 2029

The China Organic Fertilizer Market size is estimated at USD 3.22 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 5.19 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 10.02% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

Key Highlights

• Manure is the Largest Form : Manures are China's most consumed organic fertilizers. The dominance of manure is due to its easy availability and less expensive compared to other organic fertilizers.
• Manure is the Fastest-growing Form : Manures are applied to almost all crops, irrespective of crop type and they are applied in both conventional and organic farming. Row crops are largest consumers of manures.
• Row Crops is the Largest Crop Type : The dominance of row crops in the organic fertilizer market is mainly due to its large cultivation area, which accounts for about 82.3% of the total crop area in 2022.
• Cash Crops is the Fastest-growing Crop Type : Due to the higher export potential of cash crops like cotton, sugarcane and oilseeds , the overall organic cash crop area increased by about 62.8% between 2017 to 2022.

China Organic Fertilizer Market Trends

Manure is the largest Form

• Organic fertilizers held the maximum market share of 70.6% of the total Chinese agricultural biologicals market in 2022. The dominance of organic fertilizers is mainly due to their application in bulk quantities both in organic and conventional farming.
• The overall organic area in the country increased from 1.9 million hectares in 2017 to 2.5 million hectares in 2022. This increasing trend in the overall organic crop area may drive the market. The market value is anticipated to increase by about 75.6% and reach USD 5.19 billion by the end of the forecast period.
• Manures dominate the organic fertilizer market in the country, which was valued at USD 1.42 billion in 2022. Manure is conventionally used as a basic fertilizer both in organic and non-organic cultivation and is known to increase organic matter and carbon content in the soil, which would increase the nutrient uptake of the crop and, thus, the grain yield. This is followed by other organic fertilizers, which include fertilizers like Fish Guano, Bat Guano, fish emulsion, vermicompost, molasses, and other composted fertilizers. Other organic fertilizers were valued at about USD 832.2 million in 2022.
• The Chinese government introduced a variety of regulations and policies to the construction of ecological civilization, supply-side structural reform, rural revitalization strategy, etc. These regulations are very much in line with the fundamental ideas and concepts of organic farming.
• The development of local organic agriculture has also been planned by municipal governments at all levels. They have also introduced incentives to encourage producers to switch to organic farming. These factors may further drive the organic fertilizer market in the country during the forecast period.

China Organic Fertilizer Industry Overview

The China Organic Fertilizer Market is fragmented, with the top five companies occupying 0.20%. The major players in this market are Biolchim SPA, Genliduo Bio-tech Corporation Ltd, Hebei Woze Wufeng Biological Technology Co. Ltd, Shandong Nongda Fertilizer Sci. & Tech. Co. Ltd (NDFY) and Suståne Natural Fertilizer Inc. (sorted alphabetically).

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