This is great recognition of our positioning and offerings both on the KMC and KMR sides of our business, with many people contributing to our success. Well done, everyone! We’re now going to figure out how to leverage this to maximize our exposure in the industry.

]]> http://blogs.klinegroup.com/2011/11/04/kline-wins-agrow-award-for-best-supporting-role/feed/ 0 Kline Blogs agrow http://blogs.klinegroup.com/2011/09/23/webinar-specialty-pesticides-educational-series/ http://blogs.klinegroup.com/2011/09/23/webinar-specialty-pesticides-educational-series/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:50:26 +0000 Kline Blogs http://blogs.klinegroup.com/?p=1534 ]]> As we have recently completed some of our most popular reports, we felt it would be a good time for us to share a few of our findings with you.

Starting Wednesday October 12, 9:00 EDT we will be sharing valuable crop protection data and insights from our latest reports.

The 9:00 am  Fly Control Pesticides in Production Animal Health 2011: U.S. Market Analysis will cover key findings from analysis of the U.S. market for fly control pesticides in poultry, pork, beef, egg, and dairy processing. The analysis is looking at key trends, developments, changes, challenges, and business opportunities, and addressing such issues as sales and volumes of insecticides consumed by brand, active ingredient, and supplier, non-chemical control practices, and new products/technology.
(runs 20 minutes, includes Q&A)

The 9:20 am  Rangeland and Pastureland Insecticides 2011: U.S. Market Analysis seminar will be examining some key insights from the U.S. range and pasture insecticide management market, which addressed such issues as the size and segmentation of the market for insecticides by brand, region, and insect treated, acre treatments by brand, active ingredient usage, supplier summary totals by brand, or separate totals for insecticides by brand and insect treated.
(runs 20 minutes, includes Q&A)

The 9:40 am  Specialty Pesticides Russia 2011 seminar will present key findings from a comprehensive analysis of the specialty pesticide market in Russia, which focused on brand sales by market segment and product type. The seminar will also include highlights of key market trends and developments and examine the near-term outlook for these markets.
(runs 20 minutes, includes Q&A)

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Starting Tuesday October 11, 9:00 EDT we will be sharing valuable crop protection data and insights from our latest reports.

The 9:00 am  Crop Protection Manufacturers session will cover key insights from the marketing year for manufacturers in the U.S. crop protection industry. The seminar will cover some insights on major decisions, actions and results in 2010 and will review some of the major drivers creating change in the industry.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
11:00 AM EDT
03:00 PM GMT

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High-yield field crops remain the dominant market for this evolving technology, with sales in the corn business accounting for more than half the global market share. The U.S. remains the largest national market with 60% of the globalshare in 2009, and Brazil was next with almost 20%. Regionally, Europe and Asia check in at 15% and 4%, respectively.

With growers under increasing pressure to protect their investment and keep per-acre seeding rates under control, seed treatment has become an increasingly cost-effective solution. Read more…

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• Nematicide Forecast Promising as Suppliers Innovate to Meet Growers’ Needs

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Mancer will share insights from this study, including:

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• Nematicide Forecast Promising as Suppliers Innovate to Meet Growers’ Needs

Most IVM segments are experiencing declines in sales due to price competition rather than from actual decline in consumer demand, but the overall market decline is not significant. An exception is the forestry sector, where decline in demand has been significant due to the slow-down in the housing market. Sales in the forestry segment dropped a whopping 25% in 2009.

Sales in industrial vegetation management are dominated by herbicides, which make up 95% of the total U.S. market which is valued at about $500 million at the manufacturer level. Range and pasture is the largest market segment, followed by forestry and roadways.

Key drivers in the market differ by segment, as each segment is often affected by completely different sets of variables. Forestry is closely linked to housing demand, which has taken a hard hit during the economic slump. As less lumber is being cut and sold, the demand for herbicidal products in replanting areas has declined. The right of way segments (railroads, roadways, and utilities) are driven by mandates for safety and uninterupted operation. Liability factors also come into play in areas where vegetation might be obstructing roadway visibility or endangering power lines, for example.

Over the last six years, the IVM market has seen a negative compound average growth rate. On the bright side, things might be looking up over the next five years. It must, however, be noted that the turn around will not be in any way dramatic, as average compund growth rates for this time frame are predicted at a mere 1%. Even this modest growth might proove to be optimistic.

Under these circumstances, the leading brands depend on a time-honored approach to protecting their market share against generic competition. Focus is paid primarily to new formulations, unique premixes, and increased technical support, which is an arena where big brands may be able to differentiate themselves from their generic competition. At the end of the day, however, generics are making a major impact on the IVM market.

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Much of the growth has come as a result of price increases by market leaders. New customers who switched from relying on specialist service providers to do-it-yourself home applications have also given the market a boost, offsetting declines in the prior user category.

This is particularly important, as the economic slump has caused somewhat of a shift in the market away from paying for lawn control services and to some extent also for pest control services in favor of do-it-yourself applications. Customers are looking for convenient applicators and ready to use packaging, which avoid the need for mixing and dealing with the storage or disposal of left overs. As a result, the key market drivers for all segments of the consumer market for pesticides and fertilizers are convenience and simplicity. Also contributing to customer convenience is improved manufacturer labeling, which has become much clearer in response to consumer demand.

The largest market categories in 2009 were insecticides and fertilizers, commanding about 52% and 32% of the market respectively. The most important sub-categories within the insecticide product segment were pet, outdoor and household products. Lawn applications dominated the fertilizer segment.

Over the next five years, Kline projects a total market growth rate of about 3%. Household categories are expected to see most gain, with grow at rates above market average, as consumers are concerned about family safety, food safety, pet health, and strive to keep their home bug-free.