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Field Crop Seeds:

United States

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Highlights

Demand Forecasts
Market Environment | Product Forecasts

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Resources

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Industry Structure and Leaders

Industry Composition | Additional Companies Cited

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Industry Overview
Market Size and Trends | Product Segmentation | Genetically Modified Organisms
Product Development | Environmental and Regulatory Factors

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ABOUT THIS REPORT

Scope & Method

This report forecasts total field crop seeds planted in the US in metric tons and US
dollars to 2017. The total in metric tons is segmented in terms of seed type by:

wheat
corn
rice
other grain seeds
soybeans
cotton
other oilseeds.

Excluded from the scope of this report are non-field crop seeds, including vegetable,
grass and forage, and flower seeds.
Seed and crop prices for a given year refer to the average marketing year (ie, 12-month
period over which a crop is marketed) price.
To illustrate historical trends, the total volume of field crop seeds planted is provided in
an annual series from 2002 to 2012; total volume, total value, and the various segments
are reported at five-year intervals for 2007 and 2012. The total value of field crop seeds
planted is also provided in an annual series from 2002 to 2012. Forecasts emanate from
the identification and analysis of pertinent statistical relationships and other historical
trends/events as well as their expected progression/impact over the forecast period.
Changes in quantities between reported years of a given total or segment are typically
provided in terms of five-year compound annual growth rates (CAGRs). For the sake of
brevity, forecasts are generally stated in smoothed CAGR-based descriptions to the
forecast year, such as demand is projected to rise 3.2% annually through 2017. The
result of any particular year over that period, however, may exhibit volatility and depart
from a smoothed, long-term trend, as historical data typically illustrate.
Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided at five-year intervals with CAGRs for
the years corresponding to other reported figures. Other various topics, including
profiles of pertinent leading suppliers, are covered in this report. A full outline of report
items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Sources
Field Crop Seeds: United States represents the synthesis and analysis of data from
various primary, secondary, macroeconomic, and demographic sources including:

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firms participating in the industry, and their suppliers and customers

government/public agencies
national, regional, and international non-governmental organizations
trade associations and their publications
the business and trade press
The Freedonia Group Consensus Forecasts dated August 2013
the findings of other industry studies by The Freedonia Group.

Specific sources and additional resources are listed in the Resources section of this
publication for reference and to facilitate further research.

Industry Codes
The topic of this report is related to the following industry codes:
NAICS/SCIAN 2007
North American Industry Classification System

SIC
Standard Industry Codes

111110
111120
111140
111150
111160
111191

0111
0112
0115
0116
0119
0131
0139

111199
111920

Soybean Farming
Oilseed (except Soybean) Farming
Wheat Farming
Corn Farming
Rice Farming
Oilseed and Grain Combination
Farming
All Other Grain Farming
Cotton Farming

Wheat
Rice
Corn
Soybeans
Cash Grains, NEC
Cotton
Field Crops (Except Cash Grains), NEC

Copyright & Licensing

The full report is protected by copyright laws of the United States of America and
international treaties. The entire contents of the publication are copyrighted by The
Freedonia Group, Inc.

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Table of Contents
Section

Page

About This Report ......................................................................................................................................... i

Highlights....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Industry Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 2
Market Size & Trends .............................................................................................................................. 2
Chart 1 | United States: Field Crop Seeds Planted Volume Trends, 2002-2012 ............................... 2
Chart 2 | United States: Field Crop Seeds Planted Value Trends, 2002-2012 .................................. 3
Product Segmentation ............................................................................................................................. 4
Chart 3 | United States: Field Crop Seeds Planted by Type, 2012 .................................................... 4
Chart 4 | United States: Field Crop Planted Acreage, 2002-2012...................................................... 5
Table 1 | United States: Seeding Rates, Acreage, & Seeds Planted for Major Field Crops, 2012 .... 6
Grain Seeds. ....................................................................................................................................... 7
Wheat. ........................................................................................................................................... 7
Corn. .............................................................................................................................................. 8
Rice................................................................................................................................................ 8
Other Grain Seeds......................................................................................................................... 9
Oilseeds. ............................................................................................................................................. 9
Soybean. ....................................................................................................................................... 9
Cotton. ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Other Oilseeds. ............................................................................................................................ 10
Genetically Modified Organisms ............................................................................................................ 12
Chart 5 | United States: GMO Shares of Total Soybean and Corn Crops Planted, 2002-2012 ....... 12
Product Development ............................................................................................................................ 14
Environmental & Regulatory Factors ..................................................................................................... 15
Demand Forecasts ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Market Environment ............................................................................................................................... 17
Table 2 | United States: Key Indicators for Field Crop Seed Demand ............................................. 17
Product Forecasts .................................................................................................................................. 18
Table 3 | United States: Field Crop Seeds Planted (thousand metric tons) ..................................... 18
Grain Seeds. ..................................................................................................................................... 18
Wheat. ......................................................................................................................................... 19
Corn. ............................................................................................................................................ 19
Rice.............................................................................................................................................. 19
Other Grain Seeds....................................................................................................................... 20
Oilseeds. ........................................................................................................................................... 20
Soybeans. .................................................................................................................................... 20
Cotton. ......................................................................................................................................... 21
Other Oilseeds. ............................................................................................................................ 21
Industry Structure & Leaders ...................................................................................................................... 23
Industry Composition ............................................................................................................................. 23
Company Profile 1 | Monsanto Company ......................................................................................... 24
Company Profile 2 | Syngenta AG .................................................................................................... 25
Company Profile 3 | DuPont (EI) de Nemours & Company .............................................................. 26
Additional Companies Cited................................................................................................................... 27
Resources ................................................................................................................................................... 28
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