Зерновое хозяйство России (May 2018)

The features of formation of grain crops seed market

  • S. A. Raeva

DOI
https://doi.org/10.31367/2079-8725-2018-55-1-44-47
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 0, no. 1
pp. 44 – 47

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The features of formation of grain crops seed market The article considers the peculiarities of the seed market. The special attention is focused on the fact that seeds, as a commodity, have a market value and a consumer demand, and the seed market is a link between sellers and buyers. The seed market is also considered as a market of varieties. It is noted that a varietal politics has greatly changed at present and the amount of varieties has increased. Seed market is formed due to geographical division of the market on different geographical segments. Segmentation due to geographical criteria means regional location of the farms and climatic conditions. Seed market is differentiated according to groups of consumers, which can require different kinds of seeds and their reproductions, and it is formed due to life cycle of seeds. The seeds of new varieties should be considered as innovative product, where innovative agricultural producers play the greatest part in the formation of market of new varieties seeds.

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