Global Commercial Greenhouse Market Outlook, 2027

Global Commercial Greenhouse Market Outlook, 2027

The commercial greenhouse is one of the methods for farming in protected areas. The crops are covered by semi-transparent or fully transparent materials. The soil is used as a base in greenhouse farming. The greenhouse structure is covered by various sustainable materials like glass, plastic, wood & aluminium greenhouses. The commercial greenhouse market is mostly driven by glass and plastic type greenhouses. The reasons behind that are so obvious and interesting. The original greenhouses were always made from glassy material because it looks classic and have the majestic radiance of glass greenhouses. On the other hand, the plastic greenhouses are sustainable as well as offer a budget-friendly option in several sizes and forms. Plastic greenhouses insulate more than 38% better compared to glass ones with a low risk of panel breaking. More insulation will provide a steady temperature and hence it will be beneficial for electricity costs. No matter which type of greenhouse cover is whether it is plastic or glass, both will transmit around 90% of the light from single-layer glazing and 80% from double-layer glazing. The glass greenhouses are a more durable material compared to plastic so their life expectancy will be more. However, the beautiful glass greenhouses are more expensive rather than plastic ones.

According to the report title “Global Commercial Greenhouse Market Outlook, 2027”, published by Bonafide Research, The global commercial greenhouse market size is estimated at $36.8 Billion in 2022. The prime focus of greenhouses is to provide maximum growth conditions for crops while also protecting them from adverse weather and pests. Furthermore, some types of greenhouse farming (greenhouses with controlled heating) allow farmers to extend the growing season or even grow crops outside of the typical growing season. Light, ventilation, humidity, and temperature may all be managed in greenhouses. This enables the farmer to develop and maintain optimal micro-ecosystems for their plants, boosting strong, attractive, nutritious, and tasty plants. Greenhouses with extra features allow you to have complete control over your crop production, resulting in faster growth and larger yields. Commercial greenhouse farmers today have access to a variety of technologies to ensure maximum productivity with the least amount of work.

The global commercial greenhouse market is mainly categorized into two types i.e. glass greenhouses and plastic greenhouses. The glass greenhouses are sub-classified as horticulture glass greenhouses and other glass greenhouses. Plastic greenhouses are also made from polyethylene, polycarbonate, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), ethylene vinyl acetate and PVC. The plastic greenhouses capture the major market share as they are highly durable and cost effective. The plastic greenhouses are also growing with the fastest CAGR in the forecast period. Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is environment friendly and BPA free. The greenhouses are equipped with cooling and heating systems in order to get maximum and nutritious crop production. The meaning of a controlled environment is the control of factors like temperature, humidity, light, air composition and nature of the root medium. The developed cooling systems are to reduce the problem of excess heat in the greenhouse. There are numerous cooling systems such as fan-pad cooling, fog cooling, convection tube cooling, natural and forced ventilation etc. Vice-versa the heating systems are as important in (winter) cold weather duration. The most common and least expensive heating system is the unit heater system. The other heating systems are solar heating, radiation heating and central heating systems.

By component type, the commercial greenhouse has 3 segments. The greenhouse is containing low-tech, medium-tech and high-tech components. Among these, the high-tech greenhouses are dominating the market in 2021 and also in the forecast duration. The high-tech greenhouses are almost automated in controlling the environment. With the less use of pesticides, they provide generally splendid sight & globally are increasingly being involved in the agribusiness opportunities. On the other hand, low-tech greenhouses lack automated equipment and control environmental conditions. The medium-tech greenhouses are having semi-auto technologies and hence are required to be observed from certain time to time. The greenhouse crops produced are fruits, vegetables, flowers, bulb crops, nursery crops and ornamentals etc. The daily consumption of fruits and vegetables together held a market share of around 59% among all.

The commercial greenhouse market is dominated by Europe in 2021. Netherlands, Spain and Italy are the main countries that are pushing the market. Spain is rapidly catching up in terms of quality and market focus and the Netherlands has an advantage in terms of supply-chain performance and efficiency. The developing countries like China and India are adopting the greenhouse on large scale in order to fulfil the demand for food as they are having huge populations number in the Asia-Pacific region. The agriculture-related major players are present in the US pushes the North American greenhouse market. Food security is one of the crucial factors for all the governments including Middle East countries like the UAE. The UAE-based start-ups are already on the way and operating in Qatar and Oman. Their clients include private investors, real estate companies and hotel owners. Besides, 16% of food and agriculture export from South America in the world having the higher success potential in agribusiness is found in Argentina and Brazil.

Covid-19 Impact
The covid-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the commercial greenhouse market as the pandemic wreaked havoc globally the lack of enough supply chain with lockdown restrictions and less availability for transportation disrupted the year on year growth. Food is essential for survival and nutrition, and demand for nutritious and organic food products spiked during pandemics. The market for greenhouse farming is being driven by increasing urbanization and increased awareness of hygiene and quality food, among other factors.

Major Companies present in the market:
Apex Greenhouses, Saveer Biotech Limited, DeCloet Greenhouse Mfg. Limited, Hort Americas, RICHEL Group, Argus Control Systems Limited, Heliospectra AB, Lumigrow, Inc., Gibraltar Industries, Logiqs B.V., Stuppy Greenhouse, Sotrafa SA, Agra Tech, Inc., Greenhouse Megastore, Certhon, Top Greenhouse, Omni Structures International, EUROPROGRESS SRL, Keder Greenhouse, Nobutec B.V., ammerlaan construction, Luiten Greenhouses, Ludy Greenhouse Manufacturing Corporation, Rivulis Irrigation, Ltd, Prins Group, Priva, Netafim

Considered in this report
• Geography: Global
• Historic Year: 2016
• Base year: 2021
• Estimated year: 2022
• Forecast year: 2027

Aspects covered in this report
• Global Commercial Greenhouse Market with its value and forecast along with its segments
• Region & country wise Commercial Greenhouse market analysis
• Application wise Commercial Greenhouse distribution
• Various drivers and challenges
• On-going trends and developments
• Top profiled companies
• Strategic recommendation

Regions covered in the report
• North America (US, Canada, Mexico)
• Europe (Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands)
• Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, India, Australia, South Korea)
• Latin America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia)
• Middle-East & Africa (UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa)

Based on type of commercial greenhouse in the report:
• Glass Greenhouses (horticulture and others)
• Plastic Greenhouse (polyethylene, polycarbonate and others)

Based on component type of commercial greenhouse in the report:
• High-tech
• Low-tech
• Medium-tech

Based on technology of commercial greenhouse in the report:
• Cooling Systems
• Heating Systems
• Others

Based on crop type of commercial greenhouse in the report:
• Fruits
• Vegetables
• Flowers and ornamentals
• Nursery crops
• Others

The approach of the report:
This report consists of a combined approach of primary as well as secondary research. Initially, secondary research was used to get an understanding of the market and listing out the companies that are present in the market. The secondary research consists of third-party sources such as press releases, annual report of companies, analyzing the government generated reports and databases. After gathering the data from secondary sources primary research was conducted by making telephonic interviews with the leading players about how the market is functioning and then conducted trade calls with dealers and distributors of the market. Post this we have started doing primary calls to consumers by equally segmenting consumers in regional aspects, tier aspects, age group, and gender. Once we have primary data with us we have started verifying the details obtained from secondary sources.

Intended audience
This report can be useful to industry consultants, manufacturers, suppliers, associations & organizations related to agriculture industry, food & beverage industry, nutrition industry, government bodies and other stakeholders to align their market-centric strategies. In addition to marketing & presentations, it will also increase competitive knowledge about the industry.