Slow growing: Vegetable growers are struggling to compete with foreign producers
IBISWorld’s Vegetable, Melon, Root, Tuber Growing market research report offers insightful industry analysis and research into the market at the national level. IBISWorld’s in-depth industry market research is presented in a logical and consistent format. The industry report contains key industry statistics, market size, industry trends, and growth and profit forecasts for a 5-year outlook period.
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Industry Statistics & Market Size
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Revenue
£2bn
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Annual Growth 07-12
0.5%
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Annual Growth 12-17
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Profit
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Employment
166,444
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Businesses
27,206
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Industry Analysis & Industry Trends
It's been slow growing for the UK vegetable growing industry over the past five years, with farmers losing market share and bargaining power as a result of increasing global imports and rapid consolidation in downstream retail markets. The overwhelming dominance of major supermarkets over the UK food chain has completely transformed the dynamics of the fresh produce market. Small, family run farms across the United Kingdom simply cannot produce enough to meet the volume of high-quality fresh produce demanded by supermarkets to cater for mass consumption. This has prompted the rise of successful marketing intermediary agents that facilitate trade between growers and buyers by aggregating produce and enabling farmers to sell as a collective... purchase to read moree
Industry Report - Industry SWOT Analysis Chapter
The UK Vegetable Growing industry is in the decline phase of its life cycle. This is indicated by the declining value of the industry's contribution to GDP along with the decreasing numbers of both enterprises and establishments. Over the ten years through 2016-17, industry gross product is expected to decline at an annualised rate of 0.9% compared to an expected annualised increase of 0.9% for total UK GDP over the same period. The decline in industry gross product is largely in response to the recent spike in farming input prices coupled with the weak prices growers receive for production. This is further reinforced by the industry's clear product segmentation and the slow introduction of new products... purchase to read more
What is the Vegetable, Melon, Root, Tuber Growing Industry?
The industry consists of farmers growing vegetables and melons in fields and greenhouses. The industry supplies produce for both the fresh and processing markets.
Industry Products
CarrotsLettucesMushroomsTomatoesPotatoesSugar beet
Industry Activities
Growing leafy or stem vegetables: artichokes, asparagus, cabbages, cauliflower, broccoli, lettuce and spinachGrowing fruit bearing vegetables: cucumbers, gherkins, aubergines, tomatoes, watermelons, cantaloupesGrowing root, bulb or tuberous vegetables: potatoes, yams, cassava, carrots, turnips, garlic, onions and leeksGrowing mushrooms, truffles, sugar beet and other vegetablesGrowing vegetable seeds
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