China is the largest producer of corn seed in the world, accounting for 33% of global production. The US is the second largest producer at 32%. India is the seventh largest producer of corn and sixth largest consumer globally. While China dominates Asia's corn seed market, Southeast Asian countries like India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam also account for approximately 40% of Asia's corn seed production. The major corn producing states in India are Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.

1. Maize Seed Production & Market – World ,Asia and India at a glance Santosh Kumar Sahu Food & Agriculture SCM professional Ahmedabad [email_address] 9429898730

2. World Corn Seed Production Statistics as on 2006 Data Country Acerage in % China 33 USA 32 27 EU 11 Brazil 7 Argentina 4 Ukraine 4 India 2 Chili 2 Canada 1 South Africa 1 Rest of the world 3 Total 100

3. World Corn Seed Production Statistics as on 2006 Data

4. World Commercial Corn Production Statistics

7. Main Growing Areas of Maize in EU

8. Sweet Corn Seed Market in South East Asia As we know China is the largest producer of Corn seed in Asia. But south east Asia has also approx 40% of the share on Corn seed production in Asia.The important countries are - India - Indonesia - Nepal - Pakistan - Philipines - Thailand - Vietnam

9. India is the seventh largest producer of corn in the world, averaging 10,504 TMT of production. India, on average, consumes 10,473 TMT of corn, ranking them as the sixth largest consumer of corn in the world. Corn in India is grown in small, inland pockets throughout the country. The state of Uttar Pradesh produces 16 percent and Bihar 14 percent of India's total corn production. It is also produced in Rajasthan, M.P. and Karnataka in substantial quantities. Corn in India is usually planted from around mid-May through the end of July. Corn harvest can be expected to begin around the first of November and run through the end of January. Indian Corn Market

10. Karnataka, AP, Bihar, MP. UP and Rajasthan are the main maize producing areas. It is also produced in Assam, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, HP, Jammu Kashmir, and Orissa. Punjab, West Bengal etc. Expiry rate of maize is fixed according to Nizamabad mandi. Apart from Nizamabad, Karimnagar in AP is also a delivery centre. In Maharashtra, Jalna and Jalgaon are the delivery centres while in Karnataka, Davengere is a delivery centre. Nimbaheda in Rajasthan, Ratlam in MP and Bahraich in UP are the delivery centres which are approved by the NCDEX. Main Maize Producing states in India

11. Top Companies in India - Monsanto Seeds ( Approx 25% share) - Pioneer Seeds ( Approx 25% share) - Syngenta Seeds ( Approx 5% Share) - NSL ( Approx 3 % Share) - Seed Tech ( Approx 2% ) - All other companies and channels - 40%

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