Asia Pacific is Projected to Dominate the Market for Fruit & Vegetable Post-Harvest Treatments Through 2022

The post-harvest treatment market for fruits & vegetables was valued at USD 1.10 Billion in 2016, and is projected to reach 1.67 Billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 7.30% during the forecast period.

(EMAILWIRE.COM, March 22, 2019 ) Post-harvest treatment for fruits & vegetables are products that are used for the treatment of harvested fruits & vegetables in order to protect them against pests, diseases, internal physiological conditions, and adverse storage conditions. Coatings, fungicides, sprout inhibitors, ethylene blockers, sanitizers, and cleaners are the major products that are used for post-harvest treatment. Post-harvest loss of fruits & vegetables, demand for exotic fruits & vegetables, and the global growth of the fresh fruits & vegetables market are key factors leading to increased demand for post-harvest treatment products for fruits & vegetables.

The global post-harvest treatment market for fruits & vegetables was valued at USD 1.17 billion in 2017 and it is projected to reach USD 1.67 billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 7.30% during the forecast period. Based on type, the post-harvest treatment market for fruits & vegetables is segmented into coatings, ethylene blockers, cleaners, fungicides, sprout inhibitors, and sanitizers.

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The cleaners segment is projected to witness the fastest growth during the forecast period. Cleaners help eliminate unwanted particles such as soil mixtures and pre-harvest chemical traces such as pesticides, inorganic deposits and excess natural wax.

The post-harvest treatment market for fruits & vegetables is further segmented according to crop type, into fruits and vegetables. The fruit segment is sub-segmented into apple, citrus fruits, banana, grapes, pears, stone fruits, kiwi, mango, pineapple, and papaya. The apple segment dominated the market in 2017, and the mango segment is projected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The vegetable segment is sub-categorized into tomato and potato. The tomato sub-category dominated the market in 2017 and it is projected to grow at a higher CAGR during the forecast period. Tomato contains carotenoids which have antioxidant properties that are helpful in preventing diseases such as cancer and heart diseases. Therefore, the demand and consumption of tomatoes is high for foods such as salads, sandwiches, pastas, ketchups, and others.

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Asia Pacific accounted for the largest share of the global post-harvest treatment market for fruits & vegetables in 2017 and it is projected to grow at the highest CAGR, in terms of value and volume, from 2017 to 2022. China formed the largest country-wise market share in the Asia Pacific region in 2017, followed by the Rest of Asia Pacific.

The global market for post-harvest treatment market for fruits and vegetables is dominated by large-scale players such as Decco (US), Pace International (US), Xeda International (France), John Bean Technologies (JBT) (US), and Agrofresh (US). Syngenta (Switzerland), Bayer (Germany), DuPont (US), Nufarm (Australia), and FMC (US) are a few other key market players that also have a significant share in the market.