St. Louis, Missouri, USA
October 19, 2009

dmrkynetec recently released their annual TraitTrak® 2009 Corn and TraitTrak® 2009 Soybean study results. The projects, which are the longest running yearly research on the corn and soybean seed markets in the private sector, continue to show the growers’ rapid acceptance of the newest innovations in traits. Corn seed trait combination adoption continues the shift to the newer complex trait stacks. Soybean traits also continue the strong dominance in acreage.

“The acres planted using the quad stack varieties of corn have surpassed the double stack options. This shift has occurred in just three years. Farmers' adoption of the newer seed options continues at a very rapid pace,” says Kerry Hubbard, Vice President dmrkynetec.

dmrkynetec has documented the U.S. seed corn industry’s evolution for over twenty consecutive years, quantifiably illustrating such market events as the impact of genetically modified seed traits, acquisitions and mergers, and changes within the seed distribution channel. The dynamics of this rapidly evolving market are captured from the perspective of the end users themselves. Over 5,000 corn growers and 3,500 soybean growers from across the U.S. tell their farmgate level view of doing business in the $9.5+ billion dollar industry.

At the U.S. level, as well as smaller geographic levels, the TraitTrak® studies are specifically designed to address those U.S. market questions most often asked by seed and related industries’ senior executives, marketing and product managers.
 

dmrkynetec is the leading global provider of innovative market research and consulting services specializing in crop protection, biotechnology and animal health. The company has fifteen offices across North America, Europe and Asia. A full-service, full-spectrum market research company, dmrkynetec boasts extensive industry experience and an impressive client list that includes most major global companies in the agricultural input supply industry. dmrkynetec is majority owned by GfK, the world’s fourth largest market research firm. This release and other information can be found at www.dmrkynetec.com.

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Published: October 21, 2009