Introduction

Agricultural Products in the United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 UK agricultural products market had total revenue of $17.9 billion in 2010, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.6% between 2006 and 2010.

*Market consumption volumes increased with a CAGR of 1.7% between 2006-2010, to reach a total of 46 million units in 2010.

*The performance of the market is forecast to decelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 4.7% for the five-year period 2010 - 2015, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $22.6 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 the United Kingdom

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

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 United Kingdom agricultural products market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the United Kingdom economy

Key Questions Answered

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

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

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

How has the market performed over the last five years?

Who are the top competitiors in the United Kingdoms 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 20
Rivalry 21
LEADING COMPANIES 22
Asda Stores Limited 22
J. Sainsbury plc 25
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc 29
Tesco PLC 33
MARKET FORECASTS 37
Market value forecast 37
Market volume forecast 38
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 39

APPENDIX 41
Methodology 41
Industry associations 42
Related Datamonitor research 42
Disclaimer 43
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 44
Premium Reports 44
Summary Reports 44
Datamonitor consulting 44

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United Kingdom agricultural products market value: $ billion, 2006–10 10
Table 2: United Kingdom agricultural products market volume: million tons, 2006–10 11
Table 3: United Kingdom agricultural products market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 12
Table 4: United Kingdom agricultural products market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 13
Table 5: Asda Stores Limited: key facts 22
Table 6: Asda Stores Limited: key financials ($) 23
Table 7: Asda Stores Limited: key financial ratios 23
Table 8: J. Sainsbury plc: key facts 25
Table 9: J. Sainsbury plc: key financials ($) 26
Table 10: J. Sainsbury plc: key financials (£) 26
Table 11: J. Sainsbury plc: key financial ratios 27
Table 12: Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc: key facts 29
Table 13: Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc: key financials ($) 30
Table 14: Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc: key financials (£) 30
Table 15: Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc: key financial ratios 31
Table 16: Tesco PLC: key facts 33
Table 17: Tesco PLC: key financials ($) 34
Table 18: Tesco PLC: key financials (£) 34
Table 19: Tesco PLC: key financial ratios 35
Table 20: United Kingdom agricultural products market value forecast: $ billion, 2010–15 37
Table 21: United Kingdom agricultural products market volume forecast: million tons, 2010–15 38
Table 22: United Kingdom size of population (million), 2006–10 39
Table 23: United Kingdom gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 39
Table 24: United Kingdom gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 39
Table 25: United Kingdom inflation, 2006–10 40
Table 26: United Kingdom consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 40
Table 27: United Kingdom exchange rate, 2006–10 40

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: United Kingdom agricultural products market value: $ billion, 2006–10 10
Figure 2: United Kingdom agricultural products market volume: million tons, 2006–10 11
Figure 3: United Kingdom agricultural products market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 12
Figure 4: United Kingdom agricultural products market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 13
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the agricultural products market in the United Kingdom, 2010 14
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the agricultural products market in the United Kingdom, 2010 15
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the agricultural products market in the United Kingdom, 2010 17
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the agricultural products market in the United Kingdom, 2010 18
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the agricultural products market in the United Kingdom, 2010 20
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the agricultural products market in the United Kingdom, 2010 21
Figure 11: Asda Stores Limited: revenues & profitability 24
Figure 12: Asda Stores Limited: assets & liabilities 24
Figure 13: J. Sainsbury plc: revenues & profitability 27
Figure 14: J. Sainsbury plc: assets & liabilities 28
Figure 15: Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc: revenues & profitability 31
Figure 16: Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc: assets & liabilities 32
Figure 17: Tesco PLC: revenues & profitability 35
Figure 18: Tesco PLC: assets & liabilities 36
Figure 19: United Kingdom agricultural products market value forecast: $ billion, 2010–15 37
Figure 20: United Kingdom agricultural products market volume forecast: million tons, 2010–15 38