Sweet Corn Seeds Market Size, Growth and Analysis by Leading Key Vendors

Sweet corn is a type of maize with a high sugar content. Sweet corn is the result of a naturally occurring recessive mutation in the genes that control the conversion of sugar to starch within the enogen of the corn kernel. Sweet corn is harvested when it is immature. Furthermore, because sweet corn involves the conversion of sugar to starch, it must be consumed fresh before the corn kernel becomes starchy and tough.

The global sweet corn seeds market has witnessed significant growth in the recent past, owing to increasing usage of sweet corn in processed food industry. This factor is expected to fuel sweet corn seeds market growth over the forecast period.

Based on seed category, the yellow segment is expected to drive the growth of the sweet corn seeds market, owing to rising consumption of yellow corn seeds among consumers worldwide. Furthermore, due to rising cultivation of sugary varieties of sweet corn such as hybrid, sugary white sweet corn seeds, the hybrid certified seeds segment is expected to fuel growth in the global sweet corn seeds market. During the forecast period, this factor is expected to drive market growth in the global sweet corn seeds market.

Furthermore, the steady rise in urbanisation has resulted in an increase in demand for convenient foods such as noodles and soups. Responding to this trend, manufacturers of these products introduced fast food brands of noodles and soups to retail shelves. Furthermore, this has increased demand for a variety of food ingredients, including sweet corn seeds. Over the forecast period, this factor is expected to boost the global sweet corn seeds market. The high cost of sweet corn seeds, on the other hand, is expected to stifle growth in the sweet corn seeds market over the forecast period.

Among regions, North America and Europe are expected to account for a significant market share in the global sweet corn seeds market over the forecast period. This is attributed to the growing urbanization and government regulations in the region. For instance, in 2018, Syngenta AG received sweet corn seeds export approval from government of Europe and scientific inputs from European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).