Russia Forage Seed - Market Share Analysis, Industry Trends & Statistics, Growth Forecasts 2016 - 2030

The Russia Forage Seed Market size is estimated at USD 42.49 million in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 52.53 million by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 3.60% during the forecast period (2024-2030).

Key Highlights

• Alfalfa is the Largest Crop: Alfalfa is one of the major forages having high demand in the region by dairy farmers for animal feed due to its high nutritional value, short duration, and high palatability.
• Hybrids is the Largest Breeding Technology: The large share of hybrids is associated with the increasing area under hybrids, high palatability, comparatively higher seed replacement rate, and disease resistance.
• Forage Corn is the Fastest-growing Crop: The increasing demand for forage corn is due to the development of dual-purpose varieties, preference for corn silage, and availability of high nutritious varieties.
• Hybrids is the Fastest-growing Breeding Technology: Increasing demand for hybrids due to the characteristics such as multi-cut trait, high vigor, resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses, high yielding, and quality silage.

Russia Forage Seed Market Trends

Hybrids is the largest Breeding Technology

• In 2021, non-transgenic hybrids accounted for 82% of the total forage seed market in Russia. The value of non-transgenic seeds increased by 30.4% during 2016-2021, due to the increasing area under forage and rising demand for feed from the livestock industry.
• Hybrid forage seeds held a share of 82% of the Russian forage seed market in 2021. The hybrids are largely developed in forage corn (95.1%), alfalfa (84.1%), and forage sorghum (45.2%). Hence, hybrid seed sales for forage crops may increase during the forecast period.
• The favorable government initiatives to increase the production of forage are expected to fuel the growth of the non-transgenic hybrid seed market. In 2019, the Russian Research Institute of Feed undertook a project to increase the volume and quality of feed by expanding feed production to the vast territory of Russia. Hence, such government policies may increase the sales of forage seeds during the forecast period.
• The area under forages cultivated with open-pollinated varieties was 282,251 ha in 2021, which decreased by 3% from 2016 to 2021. The reduction in the area was primarily due to the commercialization of hybrid seeds in the country and the export demand for forages from other countries, thus resulting in the adoption of hybrids for cultivating forage crops.
• However, commercial cultivation is done by hybrid varieties that require lesser inputs and more productivity through improved varieties, which may boost the growth of forage seeds in Russia at a CAGR of 4.9% during the forecast period.

Russia Forage Seed Industry Overview

The Russia Forage Seed Market is moderately consolidated, with the top five companies occupying 48.88%. The major players in this market are DLF, Groupe Limagrain, InVivo, KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA and Royal Barenbrug Group (sorted alphabetically).

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