The post-harvest treatment market is projected to grow from USD 1506.6 million in 2021 to USD 2325.7 million by 2027, recording a CAGR of 7.5% during the forecast period. This is attributed to the increasing trade of perishable products such as fruits and vegetables, which widens the application of post-harvest treatment to increase their shelf life during storage and transportation.
Opportunity: Technological Innovations in the post-harvest industry
New technologies in post-harvest storage, packaging, and fumigation have presented the market with the potential to grow substantially during the forecast period. These innovations in technology in developing regions have offered immense opportunities to fruit and vegetable growers to maintain the quality of their produce. According to industry experts, in China, the use of advanced technologies for cooling, such as temperature sensors and packaging technologies, has offered the country a considerable opportunity for the growth of the fruits and vegetables market.
In other developing countries, such as Israel, post-harvest treatment manufacturers have used innovative technologies such as chemical-free fumigation processes for potatoes and packaging solutions for fruits and vegetables. This emerging trend for the adoption of technologies for the post-harvest treatment of fruits and vegetables poses a considerable opportunity for the overall growth of the products/materials market.
Challenge: Physiological deterioration causing infections
The post-harvest value chain is a basic and monumental aspect of agricultural production. Among many other factors, it largely affects the quality of products for consumers, profit margins for farmers, and export conditions and consequences for a country. There can be an increased risk in the rate of loss because of normal physiological changes caused by conditions that increase the rate of natural deterioration, such as high temperature, low atmospheric humidity, and physical injury. Fresh produce, when subjected to extremes of temperature, atmospheric modification, or contamination, abnormal physiological deterioration is often observed. This may cause unpalatable flavors, failure to ripen, or other changes in the living processes of the produce, making it unfit for use.
The markets leading players in the post-harvest treatment market include JBT Corporation (US), Syngenta (Switzerland), Nufarm (Australia), Bayer (Germany), BASF (Germany), AgroFresh (US), Decco (US), Pace International (US), Xeda International (France), Fomesa Fruitech (Spain), Citrosol (Spain), Post Harvest Solution LTD (New Zealand), Janssen PMP (Belgium), Colin Campbell PTY LTD (Australia), Futureco Bioscience (Spain), Apeel Sciences (US), Polynatural (Chile), Sufresca (Australia), Ceradis (Netherland), Agricoat natureseal LTD. (UK).
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