The year 2020 was not to be very promising for the quinoa market due to COVID-19, and is projected to register a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 5.1% during the forecast period from 2021-2026.
The three main ways the pandemic affected this market was by international logistics being disrupted affecting the supply chain and exports/imports. Restrictions on movement prevented many agriculture workers from accessing the fields, which therefore affected the volume of production.
Price fluctuations and pesticide residue levels are holding back the growth of quinoa seeds, and the limited production of quinoa is subsequently limiting the growth of this market.
However, even during these times, quinoa continues to capture the attention of consumers around the world due to its nutritional value. The nutritional characteristics of quinoa seeds are especially attractive, due to its high protein content, gluten-free property, and high fiber content. Currently, the seed is used as a health food and a tasty alternative to rice.
South America Dominates the Market
South America is the leading producer of quinoa seeds where; Peru and Bolivia account for 90% of the global production of the so-called “grain of the Incas”, being one of the products that can contribute to combating the current COVID-19 pandemic. Quinoa is consumed as a staple food in South America, where recent technological developments and research into seed varieties have led to the development of varieties that can be cultivated in temperate climates.
For many years, the local-level of consumption and cultivation rates have been changing. Most of the quinoa production occurs in Southern Peru and Northern Bolivia. The consumption of quinoa is expected to increase in Brazil as the number of vegan consumers opting for non-animal product-based foods has increased by 40.0% over last year. This could drive the demand for healthier cereals comprised of brown rice, quinoa, amaranth etc
In Peru there are more than 68,000 small producers from the high-end areas that are particularly dedicated as associated with quinoa cultivation. Peru remains the world’s leading exporter and producer of quinoa. Accumulated quinoa exports in 2020 were US $ 125.7 million (51.6 thousand tons) versus US $ 135.9 million (49.4 thousand tons) the previous year;
Bolivia is one of the poorest nations in Latin America, Although the country is rich in resources, with large reserves of oil, natural gas, tin and silver, among other commodities, and has strong hydroelectric energy potential, it remains very developed.
For generations, indigenous Bolivian farmers have grown and lived on quinoa. However in more than four decades, production yields have not improved and remain the same, in large and small producers, there has been a stagnation in production. This is due to technological lag and lack of productive innovation, lack of solidarity and competitiveness in the productive sector, no financial and non-financial instruments for assistance to Community productive development, reduced levels of investment and industrial articulation, as well as the absence of a productive and support structure at national level with impact at regional and local level.
In Argentina quinoa production is concentrated in the northwest, especially in Catamarca, Jujuy and Salta. Over the years the researchers obtained a variety with the conditions to be registered, with high levels of performance and resistance to different diseases present in the region.
The United States is one of the largest exporters and consumers of quinoa seeds in North America. Exports were valued at USD 15,634.4 thousand in 2019 and are projected to reach USD 17,385.8 thousand by 2025. Canada and Hong Kong were the major export destinations for the US quinoa seed exports and volumes are expected to increase, as the imports and domestic production of quinoa in the country is on the rise.
Tradelink continues to provide the finest organically cultivated and processed quinoa to supply your companies demand for sustainable, ethical, and traceable ingredients.
Growers ‘devastated’ as apples rot in Hawke’s Bay orchards
The apple industry is pleading for help as thousands of tonnes of fruit go to waste, devastating growers.
Due to a severe labour shortage, huge volumes of apples have been left on trees this season and the industry is predicting losses of more than $600 million to provincial economies.
Small orchardist and exporter Bruce Mitchell’s family has been in the industry for more than 50 years.
This season he left six blocks of royal gala apples on the trees due to a lack of pickers.
Commissioners give One Plan change thumbs up, but only as an interim fix
Hundreds of farmers and vegetable growers who have operated without resource consents for years may finally have a way to go legal, with a proposed fix to broken environmental rules given the tick by commissioners.
But councils wanting clarity on the impact the changes may have on multimillion-dollar wastewater projects will likely be disappointed.
Horizons Regional Council will meet on Tuesday to either accept or reject recommendations on changing the One Plan, its rulebook for environmental management.
The plan governs how Horizons manages natural resources in Manawatū, Horowhenua, Tararua, Ruapehu, Whanganui and Rangitīkei, and has mostly worked since it came into force in 2014.
Mandarin harvest off to early start after good growing conditions
The country’s largest citrus grower T&G Fresh is expecting to sell between 12 and 14 million mandarins in New Zealand this season.
Tom Chamberlain, the company’s Northland regional manager, says long, sunny days over the past few months combined with some rainfall in early January has led to a bumper crop.
“We’re pretty happy with how the fruit developed,” he told Magic Talk’s Rural Today on Monday.
“It’s been a really good growing season.”
He said this season kicked off around 10 to 12 days earlier than in previous years.
Japan’s rejection of NZ honey sparks calls for Govt to rethink position on Glyphosate weed killer
Apiculture New Zealand has asked the Agriculture Minister to support a national discussion on Glyphosate use, saying international consumers are becoming more concerned about chemical residues in their food.
Figures from the Japan’s Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare show this year five New Zealand honey shipments, including one as recently as March, have been rejected by Japan for exceeding the country’s accepted trace levels for Glyphosate weed killer.
Marlborough winemakers ‘constantly labour-short and scrambling’ as winter pruning season looms
After a smaller-than-anticipated harvest this season, the Marlborough wine industry says it’s absolutely crucial to set up for a solid crop next year.
But with the sector still battling a worker shortage due to the country’s closed borders there are concerns over just how likely that is.
It’s been a tough year for winemakers. Although deemed an essential service during last year’s level 4 lockdown, vineyards around the country had to scramble to complete the harvest while keeping workers safe.
Marcus Pickens, general manager of Wine Marlborough, says although all in all the sector was “very fortunate” to get through the season successfully…
Cattle slaughter rates tipped to be lowest for more than 20 years
Australia is heading for its lowest cattle slaughter rates for more than two decades.
The National Livestock Reporting Service says the 1,206,404 head processed in the eastern states in the March quarter was the lowest tally for more than 20 years.
This trend is expected to continue for 2021.
La Nina rains have produced an abundance of feed in many cattle producing regions which has ensured tightening domestic supply of finished cattle.
Supply is expected to remain tight for the time being as a result.
SEEDING is slowly gearing up in Western Australia’s grainbelt on the back of a big summer spraying program for many – and the results are pleasing with many growers achieving good weed control from the knockdown opportunity.
While some farmers did miss out, for many summer rainfall was the best it’s been in many years, resulting in a significant amount of winter weeds – ryegrass, wild radish, capeweed, barley grass and brome grass – to germinate and subsequently be killed.
Usually growers would be spraying summer weeds for moisture and nitrogen conservation and while that is definitely still useful, they’ve also been able to get a kill on the major problem weeds that are a winter issue.
Advanta Seeds cleared in long running shattercane case
FARMERS have lost a bid for compensation in a long running court case over the alleged contamination of sorghum with seed from the noxious weed shattercane.
The class action – Mallonland and ME and JL Nitschke versus Advanta Seeds – related to Advanta’s MR43 sorghum seed planted in Queensland and Northern NSW between 2010 and 2014.
Shattercane is an invasive weed that can be extremely difficult to eradicate once it becomes established.
Queensland’s Supreme Court today ruled in favour of Advanta Seeds.
Kingaroy Research Facility expansion ramps up pigeon pea research
An agriculture research station at Kingaroy is set to become a major hub for pigeon pea research following the addition of 53 hectares of adjoining land.
Agriculture Minister Mark Furner said the expansion of the Kingaroy Research Facility would allow work with pigeon pea to ramp up while also expanding existing trials.
“As one of the most widely-consumed pulses in the world, it has great potential as a summer cash crop,” he said.
“There is strong international demand for pigeon pea and it could also help meet growing demand for plant protein here in Australia.
RECORD-LARGE BRAZILIAN CORN CROP EXPECTATIONS FACE YIELD-CUTTING DRYNESS
After experiencing a lack of moisture for the soybean growing season and a delayed second-crop corn planting season, Brazil’s farmers are still trying to get a handle on crop conditions.
The country’s soybean harvest is all but completed, but the second-crop corn (known as safrhina) is off to a choppy growing season.
In the near term, there may be relief on the way.
Numerous forecast models are indicating continued scattered showers for Brazil’s second-crop corn.
Paraguay grosses US $ 474 million in March for soybean exports
According to a report from Paraguay’s National Customs Directorate (DNA) released Friday, exports of soybean and its derivatives bounced back in March up to 1.1 million tons, worth US $ 474.4 million.
These new figures show a significant progress compared to the first two months of 2021. In January, shipments of oilseed and by-products reached 125,967 tons (US $ 44.8 million), while 779,554 tons were exported in February (US $ 322.1 million).
Compared to January’s numbers, the new report reflected a 779% increase in volume and a 958% rise in revenues, while against Frebruary’s values it meant a 42% variation in volume and 47% in revenues.
On April 9, a cargo ship from Chile pulled into the Port of Hong Kong, signifying not only the first arrival of Purple Honey plums on the Chinese market but also the global debut of this new plum variety. The three containers of Purple Honey plums onboard were exported by the Chilean company Exportadora Neofresh and imported by the Chinese company Yidu Group. After completion of the requisite inspection and quarantine measures, the plums were scheduled to reach Shanghai’s Huizhan Fruit and Vegetable Market on April 12 and soon thereafter become available on various online and offline retail channels throughout China.
Purple Honey is a type of Asian plum developed by the University of Chile through a decade-long breeding program. Neofresh has gained exclusive rights to grow and export the fruit.
Brazilian Meat Processors to Start Importing Corn Next Month as Domestic Prices Soar
Sao Paulo, BR — Meat lobbying group ABPA projects that Brazil’s chicken and pork processors will need to import corn starting in May as domestic prices of the cereal are historically high, according a report by Reuters.
Corn prices in the physical market surpassed 60 reais ($11.49) per 60-kg bag last week, the highest nominal value in history, reflecting low stockpiles after record exports in 2019.
Corn imports may come from Argentina and Paraguay, which are traditional providers during times of short supply in Brazil.
Scientists discover new natural blue food colouring from red cabbage
Researchers searched millions of enzymes to find the right one to produce the natural colouring, which originates from red cabbage.
A natural brilliant blue colouring has been discovered by an international team of researchers including chemists at the University of California, Davis. The new cyan blue, obtained from red cabbage, could be an alternative to synthetic blue food colourings says the research team, whose findings have been published in Science Advances.
“Blue colours are really quite rare in nature – a lot of them are really reds and purples,” said Pamela Denish, a graduate student working with Professor Justin Siegel at the UC Davis Department of Chemistry and Innovation Institute for Food and Health.
Japanese consumers more concerned by GE livestock than vegetables
The study also found that the way in which the topic of gene editing is presented to consumers can have an impact on their response.
Molson Coors Beverage Company has announced it has entered into three new partnerships that grant the beverage company exclusive distribution rights for Jimmy’s Iced Coffee, Lixir Drinks and Tarquin’s Gin and Twin Fin Rum from Southwestern Distillery across its established on- and off-premise trade networks in Western Europe.
The three partnerships were revealed as part of the launch of Molson Coors’ Beverage Hub, a division within its European business unit which the beverage giant says is dedicated to growing markets such as ready-to-drink beverages, adult soft drinks and premium spirits.
Could leftover grain from brewing become an alternative protein source?
Scientists in the US think they may have found a use for the leftover grain produced as a result of brewing beer, which involves both shrimp farms and a newly discovered bacteria from Yellowstone.
Home brewing enthusiasts and major manufacturers alike experience the same result of the beer-making process: mounds of leftover grain. Once all the flavour has been extracted from barley and other grains, what’s left is a protein- and fibre-rich powder that is typically used in cattle feed or put in landfills. A group of scientists however has reported a new way to extract the protein and fibre from brewer’s spent grain and use it to create new types of protein sources, biofuels and more.
Branded product: manufacturers respond to ongoing shifts in consumer attitudes
KANSAS CITY – The past 12 months have offered time for reflection as restrictions found consumers shifting online for communication, shopping and awareness initiatives. With this focus comes heightened awareness of food-related issues ranging from brand reputation and sustainability and transparency to ingredient functionality and wellness, forever changing how consumers think about and purchase food.
Today, manufacturers looking to compete must consider the bigger picture as food purchases become more complicated, considered and inclusive.
“Food has never played a greater role in how we feel, because it’s become such a huge part of our every day, in the absence of so much else,” said Paul Baker, founder of St. Pierre Groupe, Manchester, UK.
Ithaca Hummus adds sharing sizes to product lineup
ROCHESTER, NY – Ithaca Hummus has added its first-ever sharing-size hummus that features Ithaca’s two most popular flavors, Lemon Garlic and Lemon Dill, in a 17-ounce container.Since its inception in 2013, Ithaca’s most requested new item from fans has been a bigger size. With a consumer-first approach to innovation, the brand further validated the need for a larger option by conducting a consumer survey. This showed the average Ithaca consumer eats more than double the amount of hummus on a monthly basis compared to the general population, consuming an average of one-third of a traditional 10-ounce hummus container in one sitting.
From sustainable production and trade to loss and waste management, Fruit and Vegetable crops play an important role in human nutrition, as well as providing promising economic opportunities and growth all over the globe.
The Objectives of the IYFV are detailed below:
Raising awareness of and directing policy attention to the nutrition and health benefits of fruits and vegetables consumption;
Promoting diversified, balanced, and healthy diets and lifestyles through fruits and vegetables consumption;
Reducing losses and waste in fruits and vegetables food systems;
4. Sharing best practices on:
Promotion of consumption and sustainable production of fruits and vegetables that contributes to sustainable food systems;
Improved sustainability of storage, transport, trade, processing, transformation, retail, waste reduction and recycling,
as well as interactions among these processes;
Integration of smallholders including family farmers into local, regional, and global production, value/supply chains for sustainable production and consumption of fruits and vegetables, recognizing the contributions of fruits and vegetables, including farmers’ varieties/landraces, to their food security, nutrition, livelihoods and incomes;
Strengthening the capacity of all countries, specially developing countries, to adopt innovative approaches and technology in combating loss
Nutrition and health benefits of fruits and vegetables consumption
Fruit and vegetables should be an important part of your daily diet. They are naturally good and contain vitamins and minerals that can help to keep you healthy. Vegetables and fruit contain phytochemicals, or plant chemicals. These biologically active substances can help to protect you from some diseases. Scientific research shows that if you regularly eat lots of fruit and vegetables, you have a lower risk of:
Reducing losses and waste in fruits and vegetables food systems
Many countries are acting to reduce food loss and waste as part of their efforts to promote food and nutrition security and sustainable development. Small agricultural producers (farmers, fishers and meat and dairy producers) operating in traditional food supply chains are the principle suppliers of food in most developing countries. Strategic measures and interventions to manage food waste should include:
Support labour migration toward ensuring the uninterrupted harvesting of crops.
Promote appropriate measures for increasing shelf-life and improving packaging and storage to reduce food loss.
Relocate and establish temporary markets in rural, urban and peri-urban areas to facilitate consumer access to fresh food supplies and to reduce market waste.
Establish proper and adequate storage facilities for imported bulk quantities of staple food crops to maintain quality and reduce food loss.
At the downstream end of the supply chain, surplus food that would be wasted is frequently donated to food banks and charities to be distributed to those who need it, contributing to resilience building in needy communities..
Sustainable production of fruits and vegetables
The fruit and vegetables sector faces a number of sustainability issues along the supply chains. The issues at farm level include access to finance for inputs, limited knowledge on good social and environmental practices, low yield, poor quality, food safety, limited exposure to commercial farming and lack of knowledge of international market requirements.
Consumer awareness about how their purchases affect social conditions of millions of factory and farm workers around the world have also increased the interest in knowing where products comes from and under what condition they are produced.
Respect food from farm to table
The high perishability of fruits and vegetables needs special attention to maintain their quality and safety through appropriate treatment and handling across the supply chain from production to consumption in order to minimize loss and waste.
When we started providing high-quality farm produce for fellow New Zealand residents in the late ’70s, it was all about passion. Our commitment from the early days was always to provide sustainable products direct from our own greenhouses. It’s been over 30 years of our existence so far, and we are still the company providing clean solutions to food problems, just that now, we do it on a global scale. Our focus has grown beyond the New Zealand geographical area, and we’ve succeeded in spreading our tentacles all over this world, which has led to us gaining new experiences in growing, processing and shipping agricultural products globally.
Covid-19: What has the NZ farming industry learned from coronavirus?
OPINION: New Zealand is unique. That’s the simple answer, but by asking more questions we can do better in future.
Covid-19 was a liminal experience.
Anthropologists use the term to describe a rite of passage – a coming of age that transitions a person into the next stage of life. It provides a potential launching pad that can be significant like circumcision, first communion and graduation.
There are three core characteristics of a liminal experience: enforced separation from normal ways of being and doing, a retention of some aspects of life that are familiar, a transformation in those that survive.
For sheep, a big dinner may be better for the climate than a big brekkie
The soil bugs that create the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide from animal urine work harder in the warmth. Kiwi scientists want to use that knowledge to reduce the gas produced, by encouraging sheep to empty their bladders at night.
Farms have two major sources of greenhouse gas – methane (which cows and sheep burp) and nitrous oxide. The latter is a very potent greenhouse gas, nearly 300 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.
Nitrous oxide is created when large amounts of nitrogen enter the soil. One of the biggest sources of nitrogen is animal urine, which concentrates the nutrient in a specific patch.
Opinion: Regulation for the organic industry is great – but we need to get it right
OPINION: The Organic Products Bill will almost certainly have slipped under the radar of most people.
It is a Government Bill that enjoys cross party support for its objectives and on its first reading in Parliament was passed almost unanimously (one vote against).
With the global market for organic products increasing at annual growth rates of anywhere between 9 and 15 percent for at least the last 15 years, and expected to reach around $221 billion this year, the organic sector has huge potential for our primary producers.
The company reported a net loss of $7.1 million in the seven months to January, compared with a $20.8m net profit in the six months ended in December 2019.
The numbers were not strictly comparable as the company changed its balance date last year from 30 June in order to include the peak summer fish performance period at the start of each new financial year.
Multimillion-dollar R&D project aims to help budding plant protein sector grow
A new research and development programme is aiming to help the agriculture sector respond to increasing demand from consumers for “greener” food.
The five-year programme, by Canterbury-based start up Leaft Foods, will develop technology that extracts edible proteins from New Zealand-grown green leafy crops.
Its technology will be used to produce high-quality protein in the form of gels or powders that can be used in a range of foods. The company will also produce an animal feed optimised for ruminant nutrition with the potential to lower nitrogen losses and emissions on-farm.
FABA bean production has been one of the quiet success stories over the past decade and there could be further gains to come.
Jason Brand, Agriculture Victoria pulse breeder, said in the southern state, which together with South Australia is the home of the Australian faba bean industry, production had risen from 35,000 tonnes in 2009-10 to over 220,000 tonnes in 2016-17, a figure which may be surpassed when final totals are tallied from the 20-21 harvest.
He said broader uptake, particular in the Western District’s higher rainfall zones, was partially responsible for increasing production, along with a solid kick in yields.
Citrus Australia pushes for hotel quarantine increase for Pacific workers
STATE governments should divert funds from failed worker incentive programs to increasing hotel quarantine caps for seasonal workers, according to a major industry group.
Citrus Australia has called on the various citrus-growing states to up their hotel quarantine caps to allow more Pacific workers in, rather than trying to lure city-based Australians.
According to Citrus Australia, only 2600 workers from the Pacific Islands have entered Australia so far with many placed in meat processing facilities.
Australia doing well on pesticides, but MDB a concern
AN INTERNATIONAL study that looked at the risk of pesticide pollution has found that while overall contamination levels in Oceania are the lowest in the world there is cause for concern in the Murray-Darling Basin.
Authors of the study, published in Nature Geoscience, said the MDB was considered a high-concern region due to both its water scarcity issues and its high levels of biodiversity.
Together with key catchments in major agricultural regions in South Africa, Ecuador, China, India and Argentina the MDB has been nominated as a particular concern.
With a population matching humans, feral pigs are one of Queensland’s most widespread and damaging pest animals.
Spreading dangerous weeds, degrading precious soil and water, destroying crops and property, the disease carrying animals are a constant threat to the agricultural industry.
Cane farmer Robert Boccolatte is fed up with the damage caused by feral pigs on his property at Saltwater Creek.
The Australian wool market entered this week’s Easter auction sale recess in a happy state.
Exporters have mostly weathered the recent shipping storm – for now.
Hopefully the recess will allow the dumping facilities and shipping lines to clear some of the backlog and re-establish some of their typical efficiency.
The wool market appears to have almost reset to where it was earlier in the year.
Superfine types have gained the most attention, medium Merino categories have been going along in an upward direction and a few crossbred orders have been keeping that sector moving.
Argentine wine sales boosted by pandemic, but vineyards remain wary
Normally, during the Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia (“Grape Harvest National Festival”) in the province of Mendoza, which produces 70 percent of the country’s wines, the region is bustling with tourists, mostly from Brazil.
But this Autumn, with the country’s borders closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the only visitors are Argentine. Denied the possibility of heading away for their holidays in neighbouring Brazil or Uruguay, locals have been filling the void at vineyards.
“We’re happy because the pandemic has increased consumption and local tourism,” said Eduardo Pulenta, the owner of Pulenta Estate, a 135-hectare area of vineyards framed by the majestic backdrop of the Andes mountains.
Coming Dry Spell in Argentina, After March Rains, Seen Helping Soy/Corn Harvest
Buenos Aires, AR — Rains that have pelted Argentina’s farm belt since mid-March halted the deterioration of corn and soy yields, and a coming dry spell will help kick off harvesting of the country’s two main cash crops, climatologists said March 31.
The South American grains powerhouse is the world’s No. 3 corn exporter and top supplier of soymeal livestock feed, used to fatten hogs and poultry from Europe to Southeast Asia.
“Most of Argentina’s agricultural area will see little to no rainfall in the April 1-8 period,” the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said in a report.
BRAZIL’S SECOND CORN SOWING NEARLY COMPLETE; SOY HARVESTING AT 71% OF AREA – AGRURAL
SAO PAULO, March 29 (Reuters) – The sowing of Brazil’s second corn crop reached 98% of the estimated area for the Center-South of the country through last Thursday, according to a report by AgRural on Monday.
Despite a delay in plantings that caused many farmers to sow the cereal outside the ideal climate window, Brazil’s second corn crop is developing well across the region, the consultancy said.
Corn planting delays were caused by the slowest soybean harvest in 10 years, as the cereal is planted in the same areas as the oilseeds in key grain states.
Farmers had harvested 71% of Brazil’s soy area through last Thursday, below the 76% harvested at the same time last year, AgRural said.
UK eats junk food most often in Europe says new survey
Belgium came in at second place on the list of countries surveyed, while Austria and the Netherlands were found to eat the least junk food per month on average.
The UK eats the most junk food in Europe, a new study by meal box delivery company HelloFresh has found.
The company surveyed over 15,000 adults across nine European countries to establish their attitudes towards junk food. While many of the UK’s European neighbours eat junk food three times per month, they survey claims Brits eat double that, indulging six times a month on average.
Research reveals gender discrimination can affect crop yields
The research team behind the report believe that with the right advice and resources, yields can be boosted for entire communities – though these changes can only be implemented if women have the power to make decisions. A study examining bean productivity among smallholder farmers in Tanzania, has found that on average, yields are six percent lower among female farmers than their male counterparts. Women are often ‘invisible’ in agriculture, researchers say, due to social structural barriers and national agricultural policies, which do not address discriminatory land rights; education and agricultural information and decision making, which must be tackled to reverse this trend.
Nuts about chips? Taking a new approach to Texas’ favourite snack
New Food’s Joshua Minchin interviewed J.C. Taylor III from Texas Star Food and Nut to find out more about its almond-based chips ‘Nutchos’ and sustainability policies.
New research from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has found that food businesses’ handling of allergens has significantly improved since new regulations came into force in 2014. The regulations make it mandatory to provide information to consumers about the presence of 14 allergenic ingredients in food.
The findings reveal a dramatic improvement in provision of allergen information and better food safety for consumers.
Packaging: delivering on convenience, performance, cost and sustainability
KANSAS CITY – The packaged food industry is on a new trajectory, and food packaging manufacturers have had a front row seat to the many dramatic changes and challenges over the past year. With continued assimilation to the rapid changes and demand for packaged food at an all-time high, consumers are settling into new routines with higher expectations regarding what packaging can and should do.
“The pandemic has reprioritized food safety as the No. 1 concern for consumers,” said Paul Frantz, president of Novolex Food & Delivery segment, Hartsville, S.C. “They want to protect their own health and the health of those around them and we see that reflected in the products that are flying off the shelves.”
Report projects alternative proteins to make up 11% of protein market by 2035
ZURICH — The market for alternative meat, eggs, dairy and seafood products could reach at least $290 billion by 2035 and make up 11% of the overall protein market in a base-case scenario, according to a report released March 24 by Boston Consulting Group and Blue Horizon Corp.
The report titled “Food for thought: the protein transformation” forecast the market for alternative proteins will grow to 97 million tonnes by 2035 from 13 million tonnes in 2020. Assuming average revenues of $3 per kg (2.2 lbs), that volume amounts to a market of about $290 billion.
Besides a base-case scenario, the report also listed upside scenarios. With faster technological innovation and full regulatory support, alternative proteins in one upside scenario potentially could account for 22% of the overall protein market by 2035.
Boots on the Ground – Our team visited the Organic Rice Fields in Entre Rios, Argentina.
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