New Report Now Available: Agricultural Products in South Africa

PRLog (Press Release) - Feb 12, 2010 -
Datamonitor's Agricultural Products in South Africa industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Agricultural Products industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation
* Provides textual analysis of the industry's recent performance and future prospects
* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards
* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry
* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics
* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume
* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market's competitive landscape

Why you should buy this report

* Spot future trends and developments
* Inform your business decisions
* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials
* Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition

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 and pulses (lentils, soybeans, linseed, etc); sugarcrops and sweeteners (sugar, etc); spices and stimulants (coffee, ginger, etc); and nuts (walnuts, almonds, etc). It excludes livestock and poultry, fisheries, forestry, etc. The market volumes reflect supply (consumption) in each country, calculated on the basis of production plus imports minus exports. No allowance is made for changes in stock levels; also, forage crops and wastage are not included. Agricultural products are valued at producer prices, except for products sold directly to consumers, where retail prices are used. Any currency conversions included in this report have been calculated using constant 2008 annual average exchange rates.

The players shown in the leading companies section of this report are all food retailers, for which agricultural products are significant parts of their total sales.

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Report Table of Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Volume 10
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation 11
CHAPTER 5 Five Forces Analysis 12
5.1 Summary 12
5.2 Buyer Power 13
5.3 Supplier Power 14
5.4 New Entrants 15
5.5 Substitutes 16
5.6 Rivalry 17
CHAPTER 6 Leading Companies 18
6.1 Shoprite Holdings Ltd. 18
6.2 Pick 'n Pay Stores Limited 21
6.3 Massmart Holdings Ltd 23
6.4 SPAR Group Ltd 25
CHAPTER 7 Market Forecasts 27
7.1 Market Value Forecast 27
7.2 Market Volume Forecast 28
CHAPTER 8 Macroeconomic Indicators 29
CHAPTER 9 Appendix 31
9.1 Methodology 31
9.2 Industry Associations 32
9.3 Related Datamonitor Research 32

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: South Africa Agricultural Products Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 9
Table 2: South Africa Agricultural Products Market Volume: Tonnes million, 2004-2008 10
Table 3: South Africa Agricultural Products Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2008 11
Table 4: Key Facts: Shoprite Holdings Ltd. 18
Table 5: Key Financials: Shoprite Holdings Ltd. 20
Table 6: Key Facts: Pick 'n Pay Stores Limited 21
Table 7: Key Financials: Pick 'n Pay Stores Limited 22
Table 8: Key Facts: Massmart Holdings Ltd 23
Table 9: Key Financials: Massmart Holdings Ltd 24
Table 10: Key Facts: SPAR Group Ltd 25
Table 11: Key Financials: SPAR Group Ltd 26
Table 12: South Africa Agricultural Products Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 27
Table 13: South Africa Agricultural Products Market Volume Forecast: Tonnes million, 2008-2013 28
Table 14: South Africa Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 29
Table 15: South Africa GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 29
Table 16: South Africa Inflation, 2004-2008 29
Table 17: South Africa Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 30


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