Special report on china’s seed industry

Seeds of agricultural products are the most important agricultural production material at the upper reaches of the production chain of agricultural products. Quality seeds play an important role in increasing the agricultural output and improving product quality. Seed industry commands the leadership of agricultural competition. Nowadays, all countries are stepping up their efforts in seed science and technology research, promoting the development of the seed industry, and making it an important measure for agricultural development through government intervention. China is an important agricultural country. The annual seed usage amounts to over 12 billion kg. Market capacity for seeds in 2006 should exceed 30 billion RMB yuan. The huge market potential has made China’s seed industry an ever-important focus of attention of capital investors.
High gross profit rate, sparse competition, numerous small-scale enterprises – these are the important features of China’s seed industry. Key factors impacting on the agricultural product seed market are technology and policy, which also have profound influence on the seed industry as a high-tech industry. Great returns, enormous market, technological and policy barriers – these have made the seed industry an eye-catching sub-industry in the agriculture sector. With the penetration of foreign capitals, the enormous merger opportunities in this industry will gradually materialize. So, what is the status quo of the products of the seed market, enterprises and the policies? What has led to the current industrial pattern and what will the seed industry head for in the future?
BOBAC has invited experts of the seed market, technological experts and financial experts to an in-depth analysis of the entire industrial market, enterprises, policies, and other sectors of the industrial chain in an accurate, objective, overall and systematic manner. The analysis has given a comprehensive and detailed portrayal of the current status of China’s seed market and has given out professional viewpoints as to the future trends of the seed market in China for the reference of clients. This report falls basically into four parts. Part one introduces mainly the overall status of China’s seed market. Part two centers on the analysis of the market distribution of key seed varieties in China. Part three provides professional research conclusions and recommendations. Part four provides plenty of important enterprise studies and financial analysis, which are also found in part two. The abundant exclusive, authoritative data sets and pictures in the report also serve as great basic materials for studying China’s seed market.
This report is a precious special research report for domestic and overseas industrial investors, strategic investors, financial investors who pay great attention to China’s seed industry. It also provides great reference for the seed and related industrial magnates, research institutions, investment banks, foundations, stock agencies to get insights into the dynamic status of China’s seed industry, and serves as an important tool for decision-making for them to capture the future trends and investment opportunities therein.

Contents
Background of the Research I
Contents III
Figures and Tables 1 VII
Figures and Tables 2 X
I. An overview of the development of China's seed industry 1
1.1 An overview of the development of world seed industry 1
1.2 The course of development of China's seed industry 3
1.3 Main features of China's seed industry 3
1.4 Main segment markets of China's seed industry 4
II. Current status of China's seed industry 5
2.1 Current status of development of China's seed industry 5
2.1.1 MARKET SCALE OF CHINA'S SEED INDUSTRY 5
2.1.2 IMPACT FROM THE "SEED LAW" ON THE SEED INDUSTRY 6
2.1.3 MAIN INDUSTRIAL POLICIES FOR THE SEED INDUSTRY 7
2.2 Factors obstructing the development of China's seed industry 8
2.3 Analysis of the degree of concentration of China's seed industry 9
III. Main segment markets of China's seed industry 11
3.1 China's seed market for rice 11
3.1.1 MAIN FEATURES OF CHINA'S RICE SEED MARKET 12
a. Acreage of early rice, middle-season rice and late rice in China and their corresponding features 13
b. The growing of Japonic rice and Indica rice in China and their characteristics 14
c. Market features for the seeds of common rice and hybrid rice in China (2002-2006) 15
3.1.2 ANALYSIS OF MAIN MARKETS FOR RICE SEEDS IN CHINA 16
a. Rice growing area in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River 18
b. Rice growing area in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River 20
c. Rice growing area in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River 22
d. Hybrid rice growing area in South China 24
e. Early rice growing area in Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang 25
f. Middle-season and late rice growing area in Central China 27
g. Middle-season rice growing area in Jilin and Liaoning 28
3.1.3 ANALYSIS OF THE PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY OF CHINA'S HYBRID RICE SEEDS 30
3.1.4 ANALYSIS OF THE IMPORT AND EXPORT OF CHINA'S RICE SEEDS (2002-2006) 31
3.1.5 ANALYSIS OF THE SUPPLY-DEMAND EQUILIBRIUM FOR RICE SEEDS IN CHINA 33
3.1.6 ANALYSIS OF MAIN RICE SEED PRODUCING ENTERPRISES IN CHINA 34
a. Yuan Long Ping High-Tech Agriculture CO., LTD. 34
1 History and shareholding structure 34
2. Main business structure of the corporation 36
3. Status of subsidiary bodies 37
4. Analysis of profit making capacity 38
5. Analysis of the liability repayment capacity 42
6. Asset management capacity 44
7. Growth analysis 44
8. Analysis of cash handling capacity 44
9 Conclusions 45
b、Hefei Fengle Seed Co., Ltd. 45
1. History and shareholding structure 45
2. Main business structure of the corporation 47
3. Analysis of profit making capacity 50
4. Analysis of the liability repayment capacity 51
5. Asset management capacity 51
6. Growth analysis 52
7. Analysis of cash handling capacity 52
8. Conclusions 53
9. Business status of subsidiary bodies 53
c、Hunan Yahua Holding Group Co., Ltd. 54
1 History and shareholding structure 54
2. Core business structure of the corporation 56
3. Analysis of profit making capacity 59
4. Analysis of the liability repayment capacity 60
5. Asset management capacity 60
6. Growth analysis 60
7. Analysis of cash handling capacity 61
8、Conclusions 61
3.1.7 FORECASTING THE FUTURE TREND OF CHINA'S RICE SEED MARKET 61
3.2 China's corn seed market 62
3.2.1 MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF CHINA'S CORN SEED INDUSTRY 62
a. Hybrid corn growing area in China and its characteristics (2000-2006) 62
b. Appraisal of new varieties of corn and characteristics in promotion 64
c. Main categories of demands for corn seeds 64
d. Distribution of main varieties of corn promoted 65
3.2.2 ANALYSIS OF MARKET DEMANDS FOR MAIN CORN SEEDS IN CHINA 66
a. Corn growing and seed consumption in major regions in China 66
b. Analysis of summer corn region in the Yellow River, Huaihe River and Haihe River plain 67
c. Analysis of spring corn area in the north 68
d. Analysis of mountainous corn growing areas in the southwest 71
e. Analysis of the hilly corn area in the south 72
f. Analysis of irrigated corn growing area in the northwest 74
3.2.3 ANALYSIS OF MAIN CORN SEED PRODUCING AREAS IN CHINA 76
a. Total supply from corn seed production 76
b. Analysis of seed bases in Northwest China, inc. Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi and Xinjiang 77
c. Analysis of seed bases in Northeast China, inc. Liaoning, Jilini and Heilongjiang 79
d. Analysis of seed bases in North China, inc. Hebei, Shanxi and Inner Mongolia 80
3.2.4 ANALYSIS OF CORN SEEDS BY CHINA (2002-2006) 81
3.2.5 ANALYSIS OF THE SUPPLY-DEMAND EQUILIBRIUM OF CORN SEEDS IN CHINA 82
3.2.6 ANALYSIS OF KEY CORN SEED PRODUCING ENTERPRISES IN CHINA 82
a. Beijing Origin Seed Industry Co., Ltd. 82
1 History and shareholding structure 82
2. Core business structure of the corporation 84
b. Shandong Dengfeng Pioneer Seed Co., Ltd. 89
1. History and shareholding structure 89
2. Core business structure of the corporation 92
3. Analysis of profit making capacity 95
4. Capital management capacity 97
5. Analysis of the liability repayment capacity 98
6. Asset management capacity 99
7. Growth analysis 99
8. Analysis of cash handling capacity 100
9. Conclusions 100
c. Gansu Dunhuang Seed Co., Ltd. 100
1. History and shareholding structure 100
2. Analysis of core business of the corporation 102
3. Analysis of profit making capacity 105
4. Analysis of the liability repayment capacity 106
5. Asset management capacity 106
6. Growth analysis 107
7. Analysis of cash handling capacity 107
8. Conclusions 108
d、Shanxi Tunyu Seed Industry Co., Ltd. 108
3.2.7 FORECASTING THE FUTURE TRENDS OF CORN SEED MARKET OF CHINA 109
3.3 China's vegetable seed market 110
3.3.1 ANALYSIS OF CHINA'S VEGETABLE SEED MARKET 111
a. Main features of vegetable growing in China (2000-2006) 111
b. Segregated vegetable growing areas in China and their characteristics (2000-2006) 111
c. Analysis of China's vegetable seed market 112
d. Import and export of vegetable seeds by China (2002-2006) and main characteristics of trade 113
3.3.2 SEGREGATED VEGETABLE SEED MARKET ANALYSIS 115
3.3.3 MAIN FUTURE TREND OF THE VEGETABLE SEED MARKET IN CHINA 116
3.4 Analysis of other seed markets in China 117
3.4.1 ANALYSIS OF CHINA'S COTTONSEED MARKET 117
3.4.2 ANALYSIS OF CHINA'S RAPESEED SEED MARKET 117
3.4.3 ANALYSIS OF THE MELON AND FRUIT SEED MARKET AND OTHER SEED MARKETS IN CHINA 118
3.4.4 FUTURE TRENDS 119
IV. Seed market analysis of China 120
4.1 Cost analysis of China's seed production 120
4.1.1 ANALYSIS OF NEW VARIETY DEVELOPMENT BY CHINA'S SEED INDUSTRY 120
4.1.2 ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTION COST OF RICE SEEDS, CORN SEEDS, ETC. IN CHINA 121
4.1.3 ANALYSIS OF MAIN FACTORS IMPACTING ON SEED PRODUCTION IN CHINA 122
4.2 Analysis of factors impacting on market demands for the seed industry of China 122
4.2.1 IMPACT FROM MAIN BENEFIT FACTORS 123
4.2.2 IMPACT FROM THE PRICE LEVEL OF SEED COST 123
4.2.3 IMPACT FROM NATURAL FACTORS 123
4.2.4 IMPACT FROM OTHER TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS 124
4.3 Analysis of the circulation systems of China's seed market 124
4.3.1 IMPACT ON THE SEED CIRCULATION SECTORS BY NATIONAL POLICIES AND LEGISLATIONS 124
4.3.2 KEY FACTORS IN THE CIRCULATION OF THE SEED MARKET OF CHINA 125
4.3.3 FUTURE DIRECTION OF THE CIRCULATION OF CHINA'S SEED MARKET 126
4.4 WTO's impact on China's seed industry 126
V. Future trends of China's seed industry 128
5.1 Impact on demands for seeds from rice, corn, etc. growing areas 128
5.2 The impact from genetic modification technology on seed industry 129
5.3 Main future trends of China's seed industry 130
Appendix 132