Global Specialty Crop Market, By Crop Type (Fruits, Vegetables, Tree Nuts, Herbs, Spices, and Others), Nature (Organic and Conventional), Application (Dairy Products, Bakery, Juices, Nectars & Fruit-Based Drinks, Confectionery, Soups, Sauces & Dressings and Others) Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029.
Specialty Crop Market Analysis and Size
Fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops are examples of specialty crops (including floriculture). They also contain exotic plants grown in a particular area due to topographical and climatic characteristics. A paradigm shift in consumer eating behaviors has been documented due to population growth and an increase in per capita disposable income, directly affecting the demand for wholesome food. Other factors boosting the market for specialized crops include increased urbanization, ethnic diversity, health concerns, and changes in demographic characteristics. The primary drivers of the specialty crops industry include the expanding application range of specialty crops, encouraging government initiatives, and free trade policies. However, expansion is constrained by trade and environmental constraints.
Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the global specialty crop market is expected to reach the value of USD 1,195,570.37 million by 2029 with a CAGR of 4.6% during the forecast period.
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Report Metric
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Details
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Forecast Period
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2022 to 2029
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Base Year
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2021
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Historic Year
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2020 (Customisable to 2019-2014)
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Quantitative Units
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Revenue in USD Million, Volumes in Million Units, Pricing in USD
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Segments Covered
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By Crop Type (Fruits, Vegetables, Tree Nuts, Herbs, Spices, and Others), Nature (Organic and Conventional), Application (Dairy Products, Bakery, Juices, Nectars & Fruit-Based Drinks, Confectionery, Soups, Sauces & Dressings and Others)
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Countries Covered
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U.S., Canada, Mexico, Germany, Italy, France, U.K., Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Turkey, and rest of Europe, China, Japan, India, Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, and rest of Asia-Pacific, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Egypt, U.A.E, Israel, Rest of Middle East & Africa, Brazil, Argentina, and Rest of South America
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Market Players Covered
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Banabay, Rice Fruit Company, Fisher Nut Company, Simped Foods Pty Ltd., SVZ Industrial Fruit & Vegetable Ingredients, Fruit + Veg., United Natural Foods, Inc., Lamex Food Group Limited, Herbs N Spices International, Harbor Spice Co., Inc., Olam Group, Oregon Spice Company, Speciality Crop Company., INC., NUTSCO, AGT Food and Ingredients, Natural Specialty Crops, ULC, Golden Peanut and Tree Nuts, FARMER DIRECT ORGANIC, and Barnes Williams among others
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Market Definition
Fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops are examples of specialty crops (including floriculture). They also contain exotic plants grown in a particular area due to topographical and climatic characteristics. A paradigm shift in consumer eating behaviors has been documented due to population growth and an increase in per capita disposable income, directly affecting the demand for wholesome food. Other factors boosting the market for specialized crops include increased urbanization, ethnic diversity, health concerns, and changes in demographic characteristics.
Global Specialty Crop Market Dynamics
This section deals with understanding the market drivers, advantages, opportunities, restraints, and challenges. All of this is discussed in detail below:
Drivers:
Rising inclination of the consumers towards vegan food, natural and healthy foods
As a conscious consumer, it is a particularly beneficial way of life because turning vegan would entirely isolate oneself from dangerous antibiotics, hormones, and adulteration, which is widespread culture to ensure prolonged shelf life for most animal goods. As exports grow and the world shrinks, more preservatives and chemical compositions are used to ensure your food survives the journey. Veganism is also a nonviolent lifestyle choice. People's increased health consciousness leads them to include more healthful items in their diets, such as medicinal herbs, spices, and nuts.
For instance,
- In February 2022, Himalayan Natives published a blog on "The Ultimate Reality on Benefits of Cashew Nuts." It mentioned that as a result of the vegan trend, 100% cashew nuts can be used to make vegan cheese. This nondairy cheese spread is prepared from softened cashews
- In January 2021, CBI, Ministry of Foreign Affairs published an article on "Spices and herbs essential to vegan meat alternatives." It mentioned that worldwide, a growing number of people are adopting plant-based diets. Approximately 10% of Europeans eat vegetarianism or veganism. Additionally, a wide variety of spices are employed in meat substitute goods
The rising inclination towards vegan and healthy food acts as a driver for specialty crop market expansion.
The increased focus of consumers on healthy living
The global market for specialty crop is being driven by a growing desire for a healthy lifestyle among people. The growing consumer preference for healthy lifestyles has become a driver for the creation of demand for specialty crops. Many pioneers, regardless of industry, have considered this driver and actively investing in specialty crop-based companies. An important aspect of leading a healthy lifestyle is eating healthy foods such as food made from specialized crops. A nutritious diet is critical for optimal health and nutrition. It protects against a wide range of chronic diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. A healthy diet includes eating a variety of foods and consuming less salt, sugar, saturated fat, and industrially generated Tran's fats. Also, increased knowledge of the advantages of a healthy lifestyle causes consumers to select the best healthy food products, which include foods manufactured with specialty crops such as nuts, spices, herbs, and so on.
For instance,
- In January 2022, CBI, Ministry of Foreign Affairs published an article on "What is the demand for spices and herbs on the European market?". This article mentioned that in the last five years, European imports of herbs and spices have fluctuated. Due to the COVID pandemic, sales of immune-boosting spices such as ginger, curcuma, and garlic increased significantly in 2020 and 2021. This increasing customer demand was also bolstered by social media promotion
Thus, increasing awareness of healthy lifestyles has eventually become a major driving force for specialty crop market expansion.
Restraints
Strict regulations for food products
For a number of reasons, specialty crops are particularly vulnerable to the prevalence of foodborne illnesses. It might be challenging to completely clean or sanitize specialized crops because they are frequently consumed raw or with little preparation, depending on the particular fruit or vegetable. As technology advances, issues such as responsibility and laws are becoming more crucial. To reduce the dangers of foodborne illnesses as much as possible, specialty crop producers must be aware of the rules that may have an impact on their business. Due to these reasons, food regulatory bodies such as the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") and the Food Safety and Inspection Service ("FSIS") kept strict rules and regulations for these crop production.
For instance,
- In June 2022, Foods that are regulated by the FDA, which includes specialty crops, are subject to extra regulatory requirements as a result of recently adopted food safety regulations (the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, or FSMA). Farmers, shippers, and processors of both domestically produced and imported foods that fall within the purview of the FDA are affected by the obligatory food safety standards and traceability requirements being developed by FDA under FSMA. These requirements will mostly have an impact on produce growers at the farm production level
These regulations will become a major restrain for market growth.
Opportunities
Advancements in agricultural technology
Innovative agricultural technological developments are reshaping farming practices and opening up new prospects. This has altered the way crops are raised and produced more effective ways to manage resources. Technology has an unquestionable impact on agriculture today. Researchers and engineers are always putting in a lot of effort to create new technologies that address issues with farming and crop production. There is a need for increased automation in specialty crop production, particularly in response to rising labor costs and the possibility of labor shortages. To solve these issues, technological advancements are being made, along with methods for collecting and sharing data in innovative formats. Technologies such as hi-tech farming, AI technology in agriculture, robotics, drones, sensors, and various other technologies will boost production and make farming more efficient, which will help in the growth of the global specialty crop market to expand.
For instance,
- In February 2022, Verdant Robotics expanded its robot-as-a-service (RaaS) model to ensure access for more specialty crop farmers. The first multi-action autonomous farm robot for specialty crops which will enable superhuman farming
Thus, increasing demand for more automated and hi-tech machinery is an important tool for modern agriculture, making agriculture more advance and resilient and may promote the global specialty crop market growth.
Challenges
Adverse climatic condition
Climate change is affecting food system sustainability by influencing farmer livelihoods, consumer choices, and food security through changes in the natural and human components of agroecosystems. Annual precipitation and heavy rainfall events are becoming more common, especially in the spring. An excessive amount of spring rain slows crop establishment, interrupts planting, increases the prevalence of several fungal and bacterial crop diseases, and might cause labor problems due to the delaying of field operations. Variations in temperature and precipitation have a direct impact on the quantity and quality of specialty crop production and an indirect impact on the scheduling of important farm operations and the economic effects of pests, weeds, and diseases. Adverse weather conditions also hamper the supply chain and transportation of fruits and vegetables.
Furthermore, temperature increases cause faster crop growth, resulting in shorter cropping seasons and lower yields. An increase in tropospheric (or ground-level) ozone leads to an increase in oxidative stress in plants, which inhibits photosynthesis and slows plant growth. Extreme events, especially floods and droughts, can harm crops and reduce yields which will ultimately effect the specialty crop market.
Thus, changing climatic condition challenge farmers and businesses, which may ultimately hamper the market's growth.
Post-COVID-19 Impact on Global Specialty Crop Market
Post the pandemic, the demand for specialty crop has increased as there won't be any restrictions on movement. Hence, the supply of products would be easy. The persistence of COVID-19 for a longer period has affected the supply chain as it got disrupted, and it became difficult to supply food products to consumers, initially increasing the demand for products. However, post-COVID, the demand for specialty crops has increased significantly owing to good nutrient content and other nutritional availability.
Recent Developments
- In June 2022, Olam launched Terrascope, a climate technology company, to help businesses realize their Net Zero goals
- In August 2022, to reduce some delivery times by more than a day and fully utilize UNFI data points to supply fresher fruit to its clients, UNFI Produce implements new technologies and processes and expands its private label options
Global Specialty Crop Market Scope
The global specialty crop market is segmented into four notable segments based on crop type, nature, and application. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze major growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.
Crop Type
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Tree Nuts
- Herbs
- Spices
- Others
On the basis of type, the global specialty crop market is segmented into fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, herbs, spices, and others.
Nature
- Organic
- Conventional
On the basis of media type, the global specialty crop market is segmented into organic and conventional.
Application
- Dairy Products
- Bakery
- Juices
- Nectars & Fruit-Based Drinks
- Confectionery
- Soups
- Sauces & Dressings
- Others
On the basis of application, the global specialty crop market is segmented into dairy products, bakery, juices, nectars & fruit-based drinks, confectionery, soups, sauces & dressings, and others.
Global Specialty Crop Market Regional Analysis/Insights
The global specialty crop market is analyzed, and market size insights and trends are provided by country, crop type, nature, and application.
The countries covered in the global specialty crop market report are the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Germany, Italy, France, U.K., Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Turkey, and rest of Europe, China, Japan, India, Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, and rest of Asia-Pacific, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Egypt, U.A.E, Israel, Rest of Middle East & Africa, Brazil, Argentina, and Rest of South America.
In 2022, Asia-Pacific is expected to dominate the global specialty crop market due to growing awareness about special crop health benefits, which is the major reason for the growth specialty crop market in Asia-Pacific.
The country section of the report also provides individual market-impacting factors and changes in market regulation that impact the current and future trends of the market. Data points like down-stream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends, porter's five forces analysis, and case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, the impact of domestic tariffs, and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.
Competitive Landscape and Specialty crop Market Share Analysis
The Specialty crop market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, and application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus on the Specialty crop market.
Some of the major players operating in the global specialty crop market are Banabay, Rice Fruit Company, Fisher Nut Company, Simped Foods Pty Ltd., SVZ Industrial Fruit & Vegetable Ingredients, Fruit + Veg., United Natural Foods, Inc., Lamex Food Group Limited, Herbs N Spices International, Harbor Spice Co., Inc., Olam Group, Oregon Spice Company, Speciality Crop Company., INC., NUTSCO, AGT Food and Ingredients, Natural Specialty Crops, ULC, Golden Peanut and Tree Nuts, FARMER DIRECT ORGANIC, and Barnes Williams among others.
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