Introduction

Agricultural Products in Belgium industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2006-10, and forecast to 2015. The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Belgium agricultural products market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

*The agricultural product market is considered here as having six segments: cereals (barley, wheat, maize, rice, etc); fruit, vegetables, roots and tubers (apples, cabbages, potatoes, etc); oilcrops & pulses (lentils, soybeans, linseed, etc); sugarcrops and sweeteners (represented here by raw and refined sugar expressed as raw sugar equivalent); spices and stimulants (coffee, ginger, etc); and nuts (walnuts, almonds, etc).

*The Belgian agricultural products market had total revenue of $5.2 billion in 2010, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.6% between 2006 and 2010.

*Market consumption volumes increased with a CAGR of 2% between 2006-2010, to reach a total of 15.5 million units in 2010.

*The performance of the market is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 4.1% for the five-year period 2010 - 2015, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $6.4 billion by the end of 2015.

Features

Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the agricultural products market in Belgium

Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the agricultural products market in Belgium

Leading company profiles reveal details of key agricultural products market players’ global operations and financial performance

Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Belgium agricultural products market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the Belgium economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the Belgium agricultural products market by value in 2010?

What will be the size of the Belgium agricultural products market in 2015?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Belgium agricultural products market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

Who are the top competitiors in Belgiums agricultural products market?

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET VOLUME 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 12
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 13
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 14
Summary 14
Buyer power 15
Supplier power 17
New entrants 18
Substitutes 19
Rivalry 20
LEADING COMPANIES 21
ALDI Group 21
Carrefour S.A. 22
Colruyt 26
Delhaize Group S.A. 30
MARKET FORECASTS 34
Market value forecast 34
Market volume forecast 35
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 36

APPENDIX 38
Methodology 38
Industry associations 39
Related Datamonitor research 39
Disclaimer 40
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 41
Premium Reports 41
Summary Reports 41
Datamonitor consulting 41

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Belgium agricultural products market value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Table 2: Belgium agricultural products market volume: million tons, 2006–10 11
Table 3: Belgium agricultural products market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 12
Table 4: Belgium agricultural products market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 13
Table 5: ALDI Group: key facts 21
Table 6: Carrefour S.A.: key facts 22
Table 7: Carrefour S.A.: key financials ($) 23
Table 8: Carrefour S.A.: key financials (€) 24
Table 9: Carrefour S.A.: key financial ratios 24
Table 10: Colruyt: key facts 26
Table 11: Colruyt: key financials ($) 28
Table 12: Colruyt: key financials (€) 28
Table 13: Colruyt: key financial ratios 28
Table 14: Delhaize Group S.A.: key facts 30
Table 15: Delhaize Group S.A.: key financials ($) 31
Table 16: Delhaize Group S.A.: key financials (€) 31
Table 17: Delhaize Group S.A.: key financial ratios 32
Table 18: Belgium agricultural products market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 34
Table 19: Belgium agricultural products market volume forecast: million tons, 2010–15 35
Table 20: Belgium size of population (million), 2006–10 36
Table 21: Belgium gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 36
Table 22: Belgium gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 36
Table 23: Belgium inflation, 2006–10 37
Table 24: Belgium consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 37
Table 25: Belgium exchange rate, 2006–10 37

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Belgium agricultural products market value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Figure 2: Belgium agricultural products market volume: million tons, 2006–10 11
Figure 3: Belgium agricultural products market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 12
Figure 4: Belgium agricultural products market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 13
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the agricultural products market in Belgium, 2010 14
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the agricultural products market in Belgium, 2010 15
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the agricultural products market in Belgium, 2010 17
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the agricultural products market in Belgium, 2010 18
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the agricultural products market in Belgium, 2010 19
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the agricultural products market in Belgium, 2010 20
Figure 11: Carrefour S.A.: revenues & profitability 25
Figure 12: Carrefour S.A.: assets & liabilities 25
Figure 13: Colruyt: revenues & profitability 29
Figure 14: Colruyt: assets & liabilities 29
Figure 15: Delhaize Group S.A.: revenues & profitability 32
Figure 16: Delhaize Group S.A.: assets & liabilities 33
Figure 17: Belgium agricultural products market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 34
Figure 18: Belgium agricultural products market volume forecast: million tons, 2010–15 35