Facts & Figures

Commercial world seed market 2006: appr. $ 34 billion

Estimated global market vegetable seeds 2007: 2.5 billion Euro
Estimated global market field crop seeds 2007: 20 billion Euro

Seed Exports 2006 ($million), top 10 total:

Top 5 Field Crops:

- France
- USA
- Germany
- Denmark
- The Netherlands

Top 5 Vegetables:

- The Netherlands
- USA
- France
- Canada
- Japan

Total Seed Export: $ 5377 million (Field Crops $ 3551, Vegetables $ 1826)

source: International Seed Federation