农业包装市场增长、趋势、COVID-19 的影响和预测 (2023-2028)

农业包装市场预计在预测期内以 5.5% 的复合年增长率增长。

越来越需要通过减少食物浪费来改善供应链，从而推动了对农业包装的需求不断增长。 据伯明翰能源研究所称，发展中国家 90% 以上的食物浪费发生在储存和运输过程中。 因此，人们越来越意识到收穫和运输过程中的食物损失，这推动了对具有成本效益和可持续农业包装解决方案的需求。

主要亮点

• 在 COVID-19 大流行期间，许多国家/地区宣布了农业部门的盈余资金，以加强该部门的存储和供应链，包括包裹。 例如，印度政府已宣布为农业基础设施提供 1000 亿印度卢比（约合 135 亿美元）的特别一揽子盈余。 这些都是将在大流行后促进市场增长的因素。 此外，俄乌战争正在影响整个包装生态系统。
• 越来越多的害虫袭击推动了对农作物保护化学品的需求，例如有毒的杀虫剂和化肥。 因此，需要先进的包装来降低处理、储存和运输这些农药时的风险，从而增加了对农药农业包装解决方案的需求，以延长其保质期。
• 根据发表在《环境科学与技术》杂誌上的一篇文章，食物的平均运输距离为 4,200 英里。 这创造了对创新包装解决方案的需求，以满足农民的需求以及向全球和国内市场销售的加工商的分销。 此外，农业包装解决方案正在推动横向整合方式，使印刷能力、简化包装解决方案和包装增值解决方案更接近包装解决方案提供商。
• 此外，技术创新、可持续性问题和具有吸引力的经济效益正在推动对创新包装解决方案的需求。 如今，对带有监控设备的农产品包装的需求不断增长，这些监控设备可以跟踪任何产品的质量并调节温度。
• 此外，小袋和盒中袋等高级包装样式越来越多地结合使用软包装和硬包装格式。 据软包装协会称，软包装主要用于食品，占整个市场的60%以上。 此外，在全球范围内，由于电子商务领域的整合，预计软包装将成为预测期内增长最快的包装方法之一。

农业包装市场趋势

塑料包装占有很大的市场份额

• 塑料包装正在影响市场增长，因为消费者更喜欢这些解决方案，因此对软包装的需求不断增加。 例如，据软包装协会称，超过 60% 的北美消费者表示他们愿意为产品保护、供应链效率和运输便利性等功能性包装好处买单。我来了。
• 聚乙烯是最便宜的包装薄膜。 用于阻隔膜的聚乙烯材料包括HDPE、LDPE和LLDPE。 聚乙烯易于加工，可与聚□胺和 EVOH 等气体和气味阻隔层结合用于多种应用。 其中，主要产品为线性低密度聚乙烯（LLDPE）。 这是一种高度透明的薄膜，广泛用于食品包装。
• 此外，塑料以刚性或柔性形式用作化肥和农药的包装材料。 重量轻、耐用和製造经济是塑料在市场上获得认可的部分原因。
• 塑料也在推动包装设计的创新。 例如，置换包装通过将缺氧空气截留在塑料包装内，有助于保持食物的新鲜度。 该技术有利于在全球和国内市场销售的农民、加工商和分销商，通过减缓细菌生长来延长产品保质期。

亚太地区增长最快

• 亚太地区出现了许多投资和技术进步，例如基于人工智能的农业技术。 亚太地区的新兴经济体正在农业领域迅速采用智能技术。 该地区采用精准农业受到多种因素的推动，包括持续的技术进步、设备价格下降、社交媒体的使用以及有助于提高认识的在线出版物。
• 中国电子商务巨头阿里巴巴最近进军农业领域，成功地将人工智能引入农业，帮助农民在降低成本的同时提高产量。 通过在智能手机上访问阿里巴巴的数字记录信息，农民现在可以监控是否到了收穫水果的时间，或者树木上的作物是否受到害虫侵扰。
• 该地区还见证了种子、农药和化肥等众多终端用途行业的加速增长，预计在预测期内，农业产量的增加将推动亚太地区农业包装市场规模的扩大，这也为全球品牌在该地区投资创造机会，见证了农产品可持续包装解决方案的广泛采用。
• 市场参与者越来越多地投资于亚太地区以扩大其製造能力。 例如，2023 年 1 月，Amcor 宣布在中国惠州启动先进製造工厂。 这座占地 590,000 平方英尺的工厂是中国产能最大的软包装工厂，投资额约为 1 亿美元，进一步增强了 Amcor 满足亚太地区不断增长的客户需求的能力。

农用包装市场竞争者分析

农业包装市场适度分散，供应商包括 C Packaging International BV、Greif Inc.、Mondi Group、NNZ Group、Sonoco Products Company、BAG Corporation、Proampac LLC、Flexpack FIBC 和 Amcor plc。我们正在进入市场。 市场参与者正在设计、技术和应用方面进行创新，以获得可持续的竞争优势。 此外，它还采用合作、併购等竞争战略。

• 2022 年 11 月 - Upward Farms 是一家有机垂直农业公司，为其获得美国农业部认证的有机微型蔬菜开发了一种新的可重复密封包装设计。 与传统的翻盖式托盘相比，Upward Farms 的新型密封塑料托盘可堆迭且更易于打开和关闭，让您可以延长微型蔬菜的保质期。 与典型的绿色翻盖相比，可重复密封设计使用的塑料少 38%，并且由消费后塑料製成。 我们为客户提供更环保的选择。
• 2022 年 4 月 - Yara Brasil 与 Packem SA 签署了一份生产大型环保袋的合同。 大袋是用于储存和运输化肥等农业投入品的容器。 在寻找聚丙烯的替代品时，聚丙烯是一种袋子材料，但目前在回收和再加工方面受到限制，PET/PCR 这种消费后加工的塑料被发现是一种理想的替代品。第一个可回收和完全可回收的用于巴西农业的塑料包装诞生了。

其他好处

• Excel 格式的市场预测 (ME) 表
• 三个月的分析师支持

内容

第一章介绍

• 研究假设和市场定义
• 调查范围

第二章研究方法论

第 3 章执行摘要

第 4 章市场洞察

• 市场概览
• 产业吸引力 - 波特五力分析
  • 供应商的议价能力
  • 消费者的议价能力
  • 新进入者的威胁
  • 替代品的威胁
  • 竞争公司之间的敌对关係
• 评估 COVID-19 对农产品包装的影响
• 目前对农业和零售包装的需求
• 行业利益相关者分析（材料供应商、包装製造商、分销商、最终用户等）

第 5 章市场动态

• 市场驱动力
  • 农用化学品领域的需求不断扩大
  • 基于材料的创新可延长产品保质期并延续包装的可持续性主题
• 市场挑战
  • 监管和定价方面的挑战
  • 较低的利润率是小型製造商关注的问题
• 市场机会
  • 散装包装的材料创新：聚焦 PP 和散装袋的使用

第 6 章市场细分

• 按材料类型
  • 塑料
  • 金属
  • 纸和纸板
  • 复合材料
  • 其他材料
• 按申请类型
  • 杀虫剂
  • 肥料
  • 种子
  • 其他类型
• 按产品类型
  • 包袋（塑料、纸）
  • 散装容器（圆桶、IBC）
  • 手袋
  • 容器（金属/塑料）
  • 其他（盒子、盖子、盖子等）
• 按地区列出
  • 北美
    • 美国
    • 加拿大
  • 欧洲
    • 法国
    • 德国
    • 英国
    • 荷兰
    • 其他欧洲地区
  • 亚太地区
    • 中国
    • 印度
    • 印度尼西亚
    • 其他亚太地区
  • 世界其他地区

第 7 章衝突信息

• 公司简介
  • LC Packaging International BV
  • Greif Inc.
  • Mondi Group
  • NNZ Group
  • Sonoco Products Company
  • BAG Corporation
  • Proampac LLC
  • Flexpack FIBC
  • Amcor plc
  • Anderson Packaging Inc.
  • Pactiv LLC
  • Western Packaging

第8章 投资分析

第9章 市场未来性

The Agricultural Packaging Market is expected to grow with a CAGR of 5.5% during the forecast period. The demand for agricultural packaging increases due to the increasing demand for improving supply chains by reducing food wastage. According to the Birmingham Energy Institute, more than 90% of food waste in developing countries occurs during storage and transportation. Hence the growing awareness regarding the loss of food products during harvesting and shipping is driving the demand for cost-effective and sustainable agricultural packaging solutions.

Key Highlights

• During the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries announced a surplus for the agricultural sector to strengthen the sector's storage and supply chain, including packaging. For instance, the Indian Government announced INR 1 lakh crore (nearly USD 13.5 billion) exceptional package surplus for agricultural infrastructure. All these will boost the market growth post-pandemic. Further, the Russia-Ukraine war has an impact on the overall packaging ecosystem.
• The increasing pest attacks drive the demand for crop protection chemicals, such as pesticides and fertilizers, which are toxic. Hence, they need advanced packaging to reduce the risk while handling, storing, and transporting these agrochemicals, which escalates the demand for agricultural packaging solutions for agrochemicals to increase their shelf life.
• According to an article published in the Environmental Science and Technology journal, food travels an average of 4,200 miles. This creates demand for innovative packaging solutions to cater to farmers' requirements and processors distributors who sell in the global and national markets. Moreover, agricultural packaging solutions are experiencing horizontal integration approaches that bring printing capabilities, easy packaging solutions, and additional value-adding solutions to packaging closer to the packaging solution providers.
• Furthermore, technological innovation, sustainability trepidations, and attractive economics drive the demand for innovative packaging solutions. Nowadays, there is a growing demand for agricultural packages equipped with monitoring equipment, which can track the quality of any product and adjust the temperature.
• Also, the advanced packaging styles, such as pouches and bag-in-box, raise the usage of flexible packaging in combination with rigid packaging formats. According to the Flexible Packaging Association, flexible packaging is mainly used for food, contributing to more than 60% of the total market. Additionally, globally, the e-commerce sector's consolidation is anticipated to make flexible packaging one of the quickly growing packaging approaches over the forecast period.​

Agricultural Packaging Market Trends

Plastic Packaging to Hold a Significant Market Share

• Plastic packaging is influencing market growth due to the rising demand for flexible packaging, as consumers prefer these solutions. For instance, according to the Flexible Packaging Association, more than 60% of North American consumers are ready to pay for functional packaging benefits, such as product protection, supply chain efficacy, and shipping friendly.​
• Polyethylene is the cheapest packaging film. The polyethylene materials used for barrier film include HDPE, LDPE, and LLDPE. Polyethylene is easy to process and is combined with gas/aroma barriers, such as Polyamide and EVOH, for their use in various applications.​ Among these, the elementary-grade material is linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE). It is a high-clarity film that is widely used for food packaging.
• Moreover, plastics are used in either rigid or flexible forms as packaging material for fertilizers and pesticides. The factors such as lightweight, durable, and economical to manufacture are the reasons behind the growing adoption of plastic in the market.
• Plastics also drive innovation in packaging design. For instance, modified atmosphere packaging helps preserve food freshness by capturing a reduced-oxygen air mixture in a plastic package. This technique can benefit farmers, processors, and distributors that sell in global and national markets and extend the product's shelf life by slowing the growth of bacteria.

Asia-Pacific to Witness the Highest Growth

• Asia-Pacific is experiencing many investments and technological advancements, such as AI-based technologies in agriculture. The emerging countries of the Asia-Pacific region are rapidly adopting smart technologies across the agriculture space.​The adoption of precision farming in the region is fueled by various factors, like continuous advancements in technology, a reduced price of equipment, social media use, and online publications that help create awareness.​
• Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba recently got into the farming sector by deploying artificial intelligence in agriculture to assist farmers in increasing crop yield, simultaneously reducing costs. In their smartphones, Alibaba's digitally-recorded information was accessed by farmers, enabling them to monitor whether fruits are ready to be harvested or any pest attack on their standing crops.
• The region is also witnessing higher adoption of sustainable packaging solutions for agricultural products, creating opportunities for global brands to invest in the region further.The rise in the farm yield along with accelerated growth witnessed in a plethora of end-use industries such as seed and pesticides & fertilizers is expected to boost Asia Pacific agricultural packaging market size during the forecast period.
• Market players are increasingly investing in Asia-Pacific region for expanding their manufacturing capacities. For instance, in January 2023, Amcor made an announcement about the launch of its advanced manufacturing facility in Huizhou, China. The 590,000 square foot plant, the largest flexible packaging plant in China by production capacity, represents an investment of approximately USD 100 million, further enhancing Amcor's capacity to satisfy rising client demand throughout Asia Pacific.

Agricultural Packaging Market Competitor Analysis

The Agricultural Packaging Market is moderately fragmented, with vendors such as C Packaging International BV, Greif Inc., Mondi Group, NNZ Group, Sonoco Products Company, BAG Corporation, Proampac LLC, Flexpack FIBC, and Amcor plc, among others operating in the market. Players in the market are innovating their designs, technology, and applications to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. Moreover, they are adopting competitive strategies such as partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions.

• November 2022 - Upward Farms, an organic vertical farming company, developed a new resealable packaging design for its USDA-certified organic microgreens. Compared to conventional clamshells, Upward Farms' new sealed plastic trays are stackable and more straightforward to open and close, extending the shelf life of microgreens. The resealable design uses 38% less plastic than the typical greens clamshell form and is constructed from post-consumer recycled plastic. It provides customers with a more environmentally friendly option.
• April 2022 - An agreement for producing big eco-friendly bags was signed between Yara Brasil and Packem SA. The containers used to store and transport agricultural inputs, such as fertilizer, are big bags. When searching for a replacement for polypropylene, a material used to make bags but currently subject to restrictions in terms of recycling and reprocessing, they discovered PET/PCR, the plastic processed after consumption, as the ideal replacement, giving rise to the first recycled and entirely recyclable plastic packaging in Brazilian agriculture.

Additional Benefits:

• The market estimate (ME) sheet in Excel format
• 3 months of analyst support

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION

• 1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition
• 1.2 Scope of the Study

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4 MARKET INSIGHTS

• 4.1 Market Overview
• 4.2 Industry Attractiveness - Porter's Five Forces Analysis​
  • 4.2.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers​
  • 4.2.2 Bargaining Power of Consumers​
  • 4.2.3 Threat of New Entrants​
  • 4.2.4 Threat of Substitute Products ​
  • 4.2.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry​
• 4.3 Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on the Agricultural Packaging
• 4.4 Current Demand for Produce and Retail-based Packaging
• 4.5 Industry Stakeholder Analysis (Material Suppliers, Packaging Manufacturers, Distributors, End Users, etc.)

5 MARKET DYNAMICS

• 5.1 Market Drivers
  • 5.1.1 Growing Demand from the Agro-chemical Segment
  • 5.1.2 Material-based Innovations to Enhance Shelf Life of Products and Ongoing Theme of Sustainability in Packaging
• 5.2 Market Challenges
  • 5.2.1 Regulatory & Price-related Challenges
  • 5.2.2 Diminishing Profit Margins Remains a Concern for Smaller Manufacturers
• 5.3 Market Opportunities
  • 5.3.1 Material Innovations in Bulk Packaging Focused on the Use of PP and Bulk Bags

6 MARKET SEGMENTATION

• 6.1 By Material Type
  • 6.1.1 Plastic
  • 6.1.2 Metal
  • 6.1.3 Paper and Paperboard
  • 6.1.4 Composite Materials
  • 6.1.5 Other Materials
• 6.2 By Application Type
  • 6.2.1 Pesticides
  • 6.2.2 Fertilizers
  • 6.2.3 Seeds
  • 6.2.4 Other Types
• 6.3 By Product Type
  • 6.3.1 Bags & Sacks (Plastic & Paper)
  • 6.3.2 Bulk Containers (Drums & IBC)
  • 6.3.3 Pouches
  • 6.3.4 Containers (Metal & Plastic)
  • 6.3.5 Other Products (Boxes, Caps & Lids, etc.)
• 6.4 By Geography
  • 6.4.1 North America
    • 6.4.1.1 United States
    • 6.4.1.2 Canada
  • 6.4.2 Europe
    • 6.4.2.1 France
    • 6.4.2.2 Germany
    • 6.4.2.3 United Kingdom
    • 6.4.2.4 The Netherlands
    • 6.4.2.5 Rest of Europe
  • 6.4.3 Asia Pacific
    • 6.4.3.1 China
    • 6.4.3.2 India
    • 6.4.3.3 Indonesia
    • 6.4.3.4 Rest of Asia Pacific
  • 6.4.4 Rest of the World

7 COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE

• 7.1 Company Profiles*
  • 7.1.1 LC Packaging International BV
  • 7.1.2 Greif Inc.
  • 7.1.3 Mondi Group
  • 7.1.4 NNZ Group
  • 7.1.5 Sonoco Products Company
  • 7.1.6 BAG Corporation
  • 7.1.7 Proampac LLC
  • 7.1.8 Flexpack FIBC
  • 7.1.9 Amcor plc
  • 7.1.10 Anderson Packaging Inc.
  • 7.1.11 Pactiv LLC
  • 7.1.12 Western Packaging

8 INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

9 FUTURE OF THE MARKET