Datamonitor's Agricultural Products: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the agricultural products industry.
It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies.
This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.Scope of the Report * Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation * Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies * Covers Global, European, Asia-Pacific & 11 individual country markets * Includes a five-year forecast of the industryHighlightsThe global agricultural products market generated total revenues of $861.6 billion in 2005, this representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.2% for the five-year period spanning 2001-2005.The cereals segment was the market's largest in 2005, generating total consumption of 1,320.8 million metric tonnes, equivalent to 32.6% of the market's overall consumption.Looking forward, the performance of the market is forecast to follow a similar pattern, with an anticipated CAGR of 2.6% for the five-year period 2005-2010 expected to drive the market to a value of $979.4 billion by the end of 2010.Why you should buy this report: * Spot future trends and developments * Inform your business decisions * Add weight to presentations and marketing materials * Save time carrying out entry-level researchDefinitionThe agricultural products market consists of cereals, roots and tubers, sugarcrops, sugars and sweetners, oilseeds, fruit, vegetables, vegetable oil, treenuts, beans and pulses, spices, coffee, tea and cocoa.
It does not include forage products.
In addition, products consumed at a subsistence level are not given a market value, although they are included in market volumes.
Also, any part of production that is wasted hasbeen disregarded.
Market values are calculated at retail selling price (RSP) for those products that are sold to consumers in their original form.
However, where products have been processed into other forms of foodstuff, values have been calculated at producers selling price.
Market volumes reflect domestic supply of agricultural products.
Any currency conversions included in this report have been calculated using constant 2005 annual average exchange rates.For the purpose of this report, Asia-Pacific comprises Australia, China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.Europe comprises France, Germany, the UK, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Russia, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Norway, Denmark, Poland, and Hungary.Americas comprises the US, Canada, Brazil and Mexico.
The global market is comprised of Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Americas.