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Wheat Seed Market Report by Breeding Technology (Open Pollinated Varieties and Hybrid Derivatives, Hybrids), Type (Winter Wheat Seed, Spring Wheat Seed), Application (Farm Planting, Personal Planting), and Region 2025-2033
Market Report I 2025-01-10 I 129 Pages I IMARC Group
The global wheat seed market size reached USD 5.5 Billion in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach USD 7.7 Billion by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 3.7% during 2025-2033. The global market is primarily driven by continual technological advancements in seed technology, increasing global population and food security concerns, and the imperative to adapt to climate change, significant research, and investment into the development of high-yielding, sustainable seed solutions.
Wheat Seed Market Trends:
Climate change and environmental concerns
The global market is significantly influenced by ongoing climate change and related environmental issues. These challenges necessitate the development of more resilient wheat varieties. Breeders and agricultural scientists are increasingly focusing on creating seeds that can withstand extreme weather conditions, such as droughts, floods, and temperature fluctuations. This drive is leading to a rise in research and development activities, particularly in the realm of genetically modified (GM) and hybrid seeds. The market is also seeing a growing demand for seeds that can produce crops with lower water and fertilizer requirements, in response to increasing environmental awareness and the need for sustainable farming practices.
Technological advancements in seed technology
Emerging innovations in genetic engineering, seed treatment techniques, and biotechnology are playing a pivotal role. These technologies aim to enhance yield, improve resistance to pests and diseases, and increase the nutritional value of wheat. The development of hybrid seeds, which combine desirable traits from different plant varieties, is leading to higher productivity and quality. Additionally, advancements in seed treatment methods, such as coating with fungicides and insecticides, are ensuring better seed germination and protection against early-stage diseases and pests. This technological progression provides a boost to crop yields and ports sustainable agricultural practices by reducing the need for chemical inputs. As a result, these technological advancements are crucial in driving the growth of the global market.
Global population growth and food security concerns
Wheat is a staple food for a significant portion of the world's population, making its production critical in meeting the increasing food demand. As the population continues to rise, particularly in developing countries, the pressure to enhance wheat production also escalates. This scenario necessitates the development and distribution of high-yield, disease-resistant seed variants to maximize productivity per hectare. Moreover, the need to achieve food security is pushing governments and international organizations to invest in agricultural research, including the development of superior seed varieties. These initiatives are vital in addressing the dual challenge of feeding a growing population and doing so in a sustainable manner, thereby propelling the market forward.
Wheat Seed Industry Segmentation:
IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each segment of the market, along with forecasts at the global, regional, and country levels for 2025-2033. Our report has categorized the market based on breeding technology, type, and application.
Breakup by Breeding Technology:
Open Pollinated Varieties and Hybrid Derivatives
Hybrids
Open pollinated varieties and hybrid derivatives accounts for the majority of the market share
The report has provided a detailed breakup and analysis of the market based on the breeding technology. This includes open pollinated varieties and hybrid derivatives and hybrids. According to the report, open pollinated varieties and hybrid derivatives represented the largest segment.
Breakup by Type:
Winter Wheat Seed
Spring Wheat Seed
Winter wheat seed holds the largest share in the industry
A detailed breakup and analysis of the market based on the type have also been provided in the report. This includes winter and spring wheat seed. According to the report, winter wheat seed accounted for the largest market share.
Breakup by Application:
Farm Planting
Personal Planting
Farm planting represents the leading market segment
The report has provided a detailed breakup and analysis of the market based on the application. This includes farm planting and personal planting. According to the report, farm planting represented the largest segment.
Breakup by Region:
North America
United States
Canada
Asia Pacific
China
Japan
India
South Korea
Australia
Indonesia
Others
Europe
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Italy
Spain
Russia
Others
Latin America
Brazil
Mexico
Others
Middle East and Africa
Asia Pacific leads the market, accounting for the largest wheat seed market share
The market research report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of all the major regional markets, which include North America (the United States and Canada); Asia Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, and others); Europe (Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Russia, and others); Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, and others); and the Middle East and Africa. According to the report, Asia Pacific accounted for the largest market share.
The market research report has provided a comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape. Detailed profiles of all major companies have also been provided. Some of the key players in the market include:
Advanta Seeds (United Phosphorus Ltd.)
Australian Grain Technologies (AGT)
Corteva Agriscience
Groupe Limagrain
Kaveri Seed Co. Ltd.
KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
ProHarvest Seeds Inc.
R.A.G.T. Semences
Seed Co Limited
Syngenta AG (China National Chemical Corporation)
Key Questions Answered in This Report
1. How big is the global wheat seed market?
2. What is the expected growth rate of the global wheat seed market during 2025-2033?
3. What are the key factors driving the global wheat seed market?
4. What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global wheat seed market?
5. What is the breakup of the global wheat seed market based on the breeding technology?
6. What is the breakup of the global wheat seed market based on the type?
7. What is the breakup of the global wheat seed market based on the application?
8. What are the key regions in the global wheat seed market?
9. Who are the key players/companies in the global wheat seed market?
?1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
2.1 Objectives of the Study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
2.3.1 Primary Sources
2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Industry Trends
5 Global Wheat Seed Market
5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.3 Impact of COVID-19
5.4 Market Forecast
6 Market Breakup by Breeding Technology
6.1 Open Pollinated Varieties and Hybrid Derivatives
6.1.1 Market Trends
6.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2 Hybrids
6.2.1 Market Trends
6.2.2 Key Segments
6.2.2.1 Non-Transgenic Hybrids
6.2.3 Market Forecast
7 Market Breakup by Type
7.1 Winter Wheat Seed
7.1.1 Market Trends
7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 Spring Wheat Seed
7.2.1 Market Trends
7.2.2 Market Forecast
8 Market Breakup by Application
8.1 Farm Planting
8.1.1 Market Trends
8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Personal Planting
8.2.1 Market Trends
8.2.2 Market Forecast
9 Market Breakup by Region
9.1 North America
9.1.1 United States
9.1.1.1 Market Trends
9.1.1.2 Market Forecast
9.1.2 Canada
9.1.2.1 Market Trends
9.1.2.2 Market Forecast
9.2 Asia-Pacific
9.2.1 China
9.2.1.1 Market Trends
9.2.1.2 Market Forecast
9.2.2 Japan
9.2.2.1 Market Trends
9.2.2.2 Market Forecast
9.2.3 India
9.2.3.1 Market Trends
9.2.3.2 Market Forecast
9.2.4 South Korea
9.2.4.1 Market Trends
9.2.4.2 Market Forecast
9.2.5 Australia
9.2.5.1 Market Trends
9.2.5.2 Market Forecast
9.2.6 Indonesia
9.2.6.1 Market Trends
9.2.6.2 Market Forecast
9.2.7 Others
9.2.7.1 Market Trends
9.2.7.2 Market Forecast
9.3 Europe
9.3.1 Germany
9.3.1.1 Market Trends
9.3.1.2 Market Forecast
9.3.2 France
9.3.2.1 Market Trends
9.3.2.2 Market Forecast
9.3.3 United Kingdom
9.3.3.1 Market Trends
9.3.3.2 Market Forecast
9.3.4 Italy
9.3.4.1 Market Trends
9.3.4.2 Market Forecast
9.3.5 Spain
9.3.5.1 Market Trends
9.3.5.2 Market Forecast
9.3.6 Russia
9.3.6.1 Market Trends
9.3.6.2 Market Forecast
9.3.7 Others
9.3.7.1 Market Trends
9.3.7.2 Market Forecast
9.4 Latin America
9.4.1 Brazil
9.4.1.1 Market Trends
9.4.1.2 Market Forecast
9.4.2 Mexico
9.4.2.1 Market Trends
9.4.2.2 Market Forecast
9.4.3 Others
9.4.3.1 Market Trends
9.4.3.2 Market Forecast
9.5 Middle East and Africa
9.5.1 Market Trends
9.5.2 Market Breakup by Country
9.5.3 Market Forecast
10 Drivers, Restraints, and Opportunities
10.1 Overview
10.2 Drivers
10.3 Restraints
10.4 Opportunities
11 Value Chain Analysis
12 Porters Five Forces Analysis
12.1 Overview
12.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
12.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
12.4 Degree of Competition
12.5 Threat of New Entrants
12.6 Threat of Substitutes
13 Price Analysis
14 Competitive Landscape
14.1 Market Structure
14.2 Key Players
14.3 Profiles of Key Players
14.3.1 Advanta Seeds (United Phosphorus Ltd.)
14.3.1.1 Company Overview
14.3.1.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.2 Australian Grain Technologies (AGT)
14.3.2.1 Company Overview
14.3.2.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.3 Corteva Agriscience
14.3.3.1 Company Overview
14.3.3.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.3.3 Financials
14.3.4 Groupe Limagrain
14.3.4.1 Company Overview
14.3.4.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.5 Kaveri Seed Co. Ltd.
14.3.5.1 Company Overview
14.3.5.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.5.3 Financials
14.3.6 KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
14.3.6.1 Company Overview
14.3.6.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.6.3 Financials
14.3.7 ProHarvest Seeds Inc.
14.3.7.1 Company Overview
14.3.7.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.8 R.A.G.T. Semences
14.3.8.1 Company Overview
14.3.8.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.9 Seed Co Limited
14.3.9.1 Company Overview
14.3.9.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.9.3 Financials
14.3.10 Syngenta AG (China National Chemical Corporation)
14.3.10.1 Company Overview
14.3.10.2 Product Portfolio
14.3.10.3 SWOT Analysis
Figure 1: Global: Wheat Seed Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: Global: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Billion USD), 2019-2024
Figure 3: Global: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion USD), 2025-2033
Figure 4: Global: Wheat Seed Market: Breakup by Breeding Technology (in %), 2024
Figure 5: Global: Wheat Seed Market: Breakup by Type (in %), 2024
Figure 6: Global: Wheat Seed Market: Breakup by Application (in %), 2024
Figure 7: Global: Wheat Seed Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2024
Figure 8: Global: Wheat Seed (Open Pollinated Varieties and Hybrid Derivatives) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 9: Global: Wheat Seed (Open Pollinated Varieties and Hybrid Derivatives) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 10: Global: Wheat Seed (Hybrids) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 11: Global: Wheat Seed (Hybrids) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 12: Global: Wheat Seed (Winter Wheat Seed) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 13: Global: Wheat Seed (Winter Wheat Seed) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 14: Global: Wheat Seed (Spring Wheat Seed) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 15: Global: Wheat Seed (Spring Wheat Seed) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 16: Global: Wheat Seed (Farm Planting) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 17: Global: Wheat Seed (Farm Planting) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 18: Global: Wheat Seed (Personal Planting) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 19: Global: Wheat Seed (Personal Planting) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 20: North America: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 21: North America: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 22: United States: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 23: United States: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 24: Canada: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 25: Canada: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 26: Asia-Pacific: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 27: Asia-Pacific: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 28: China: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 29: China: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 30: Japan: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 31: Japan: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 32: India: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 33: India: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 34: South Korea: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 35: South Korea: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 36: Australia: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 37: Australia: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 38: Indonesia: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 39: Indonesia: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 40: Others: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 41: Others: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 42: Europe: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 43: Europe: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 44: Germany: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 45: Germany: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 46: France: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 47: France: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 48: United Kingdom: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 49: United Kingdom: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 50: Italy: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 51: Italy: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 52: Spain: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 53: Spain: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 54: Russia: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 55: Russia: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 56: Others: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 57: Others: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 58: Latin America: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 59: Latin America: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 60: Brazil: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 61: Brazil: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 62: Mexico: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 63: Mexico: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 64: Others: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 65: Others: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 66: Middle East and Africa: Wheat Seed Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
Figure 67: Middle East and Africa: Wheat Seed Market: Breakup by Country (in %), 2024
Figure 68: Middle East and Africa: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Figure 69: Global: Wheat Seed Industry: Drivers, Restraints, and Opportunities
Figure 70: Global: Wheat Seed Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 71: Global: Wheat Seed Industry: Porter's Five Forces Analysis
Table 1: Global: Wheat Seed Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2024 & 2033
Table 2: Global: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Breakup by Breeding Technology (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Table 3: Global: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Breakup by Type (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Table 4: Global: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Breakup by Application (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Table 5: Global: Wheat Seed Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million USD), 2025-2033
Table 6: Global: Wheat Seed Market: Competitive Structure
Table 7: Global: Wheat Seed Market: Key Players
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