Attractive Opportunities in the Seed Treatment Insecticides Market in Coming Years

Rise in need for food security for the growing population and increase in crop loss due to frequent pest attack, along with change in farming practices (from traditional to conventional), have been of importance to the growth of the global insecticide seed treatment market in agriculture. Insecticide seed treatment are used to achieve high-quality crop yield to cater to the increasing population and the consequently growing food demand. Hence, insecticide seed treatment will be viewed as a business opportunity in the next five years. As a result, many multinational players have entered this market to produce various insecticide seed treatment that can be used for crops.

The insecticide seed treatment market was valued at USD 2.73 billion in 2016. It is projected to grow at a CAGR of 11.3% from 2017, to reach a projected value of USD 5.04 billion by 2022.


Based on type, the chemical segment dominated the market with the largest share in the global insecticide seed treatment market in 2016. The biological segment is projected to grow at a relatively higher CAGR from 2017 to 2022. The growth of the organic food market has led to the development of effective technologies for biological control, which in turn has led to the growth of the bioinsecticide seed treatment market.

The dressing segment dominated in terms of application technique in 2016. The seed dressing application technique is mostly used for insecticide seed treatment since it is a low-cost technique as compared to the others. It is hence, economical to use on low-cost cereals and grains, such as wheat and corn, which are the key crop types dominating the use of insecticides as seed treatment.

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Based on form, the liquid formulations dominated the market in 2016. The powder seed treatment process involves dust, which leads to problems related to operator safety and poor plant hygiene. Thus, the use of dry powder formulations is expected to reduce gradually.

Based on crop type, in the insecticide seed treatment market, cereals & oilseeds accounted for the largest market share in 2016. The increase in demand from downstream markets in the food & beverage and feed industries has boosted the overall demand for insecticide seed treatment across the globe.

The market for seed treatment consists of key players in the agricultural industry, such as BASF SE (Germany), Syngenta AG (Switzerland), Nufarm Limited (Australia), Bayer CropScience AG (Germany) and Platform Specialty Products Company (US). Bayer CropScience AG offers a variety of insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, plant growth regulators, and seeds.

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