US Micro Irrigation Market, Micro Irrigation Industry

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US Micro Irrigation Market Report 2020 Ken
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• How is the US Micro Irrigation Market Positioned?
• Threats related to availability of water in the
  US as a result of drought conditions in several
  states have raised concerns about agricultural
  water use and efficiencies of traditional
  irrigation techniques across the country. The
  need for improved irrigation technologies has
  catalyzed the adoption of micro irrigation
  systems including sprinkler and drip irrigation
  techniques. Moreover, energy usage with micro
  irrigation systems has been found to be lesser by
  200-450 KWh/hectare depending upon the crop along
  with 20-25 reduction in fertilizer and
  pesticides costs. The US is one of largest market
  for micro irrigation systems across the world.
  Sprinkler irrigation systems have been proven to
  be about 70-75 more efficient than gravity
  irrigation techniques in delivery and
  conservation of water. Drip irrigation systems on
  the other hand have been proven to over 95 more
  efficient than traditional flood or gravity
  irrigation techniques.

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• labor input for construction of furrows,
  operation and maintenance as compared to
  sprinkler or drip irrigation techniques. The
  implementation of micro irrigation system has
  increased irrigation efficiency and reduced the
  cost of production. Farmers have achieved 40-60
  incline in crop yields with the installation of
  micro irrigation systems in the same hectares of
  land. The micro irrigation industry registered
  revenues of USD million in 2010 and witnessed
  healthy growth in the next three years to USD
  million in 2013. US net farm income declined
  drastically by 56 during 2014-2015, majorly
  owing to reduced market prices of crops including
  corn and soybeans. As a result, farmer sentiments
  towards investing in micro irrigation equipments
  declined and the market witnessed a slowdown in
  growth during 2014-2015. The industry recorded
  revenues of USD million in 2015.
• How the US Micro Irrigation Market has Performed?
• The overall micro irrigation market in the US
  generated revenues of USD million in 2015 and
  represented a CAGR of during the period,
  2010-2015. Sprinkler irrigation systems accounted
  for generating of the market revenues as
  compared to by drip irrigation systems in
  2015. Utilization of micro irrigation systems in
  field crops generated of the overall revenues
  in 2015. Employment of the systems in orchard
  plantations resulted in generating of the
  market revenues. Plantation and others crops
  including turf grasses, ornamental plants and
  many more accounted for generating and of
  the revenues in 2015 respectively.

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• California had by far the largest area of land
  irrigated by drip irrigation systems in the
  country. The state accounted for generating of
  the micro irrigation market revenues in 2015.
  Nebraska had the largest irrigated area in the
  country and a vast majority of which employed
  sprinkler irrigation systems. It accounted for
  generating of the market revenues in 2015.
  Sales of micro irrigation systems in Texas, Idaho
  and Kansas comprised for , and of the
  market revenues in 2015 respectively. All other
  states together accounted for generating
  remaining of the revenues in 2015. Center
  pivot sprinkler systems generated bulk of the
  revenues and accounted for generating of the
  market revenues in 2015. Lateral movable
  irrigation systems generated about of the
  revenues in 2015. Traditional sprinkler systems
  and all other sprinkler systems including hand
  move, hose reel and many more comprised and
  market share in terms of revenues. Of the total
  land area irrigated by drip irrigation systems
  currently, only of the land had installed
  subsurface drip irrigation systems as compared to
  for surface drip irrigation systems. Lower
  adoption of subsurface drip systems were
  primarily due to their higher installation costs.
  
• Utilization of Micro Irrigation Systems in the US
• Sprinkler irrigation technology has been widely
  adopted to cultivate field crops in large
  plantation as they have greatly reduced water
  usage per acre of land and lowered labor and
  fertigation costs. It is best suited for most
  field crops that are grown closely together such
  as cereals, pulses and grains. Field crops
  accounted for the largest market share in terms
  of application of micro irrigation systems in
  various crop types in the US.

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• Drip irrigation systems have witnessed limited
  adoption in large fields and field crops due to
  its higher installation cost and inability to
  efficiently water field crops which are grown in
  very less spacing between individual plants.
  However, the system has been adopted by the
  farmers to irrigate small fields especially in
  farms growing oilseeds such as sunflower, oil
  palm and others. Sprinkler and drip irrigation
  systems have found tremendous traction for high
  value cash crops such as fruits and vegetables
  due to high return on investment per hectare of
  irrigation of such crops. Drip irrigation systems
  were preferred over sprinkler in orchard crops as
  high pressure sprinklers when used on perennial
  tree crops can saturate the trees and lead to
  fruit decay. Sprinkler based irrigation
  considered as a type of medium-high pressure
  irrigation usually operates with pressures
  between 5-60 psi and has water application rates
  of to gallons per hour. They typically create
  a larger wetted area than drip irrigation making
  it more suited for irrigating ground covers,
  large flowerbed and sandy soil. They are far
  easier to see and monitor, eliminating the most
  commonly voiced complaint about drip irrigation
  by the farmers. Sprinkler systems are more suited
  to irrigate large farmlands and have been largely
  adopted for cultivating field and orchard crops.
  Lower installation cost per acre of land of
  lateral movable and central pivot sprinklers
  coupled with lower maintenance have catalyzed the
  growth of sprinklers in the last five years.

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• Drip irrigation is a type of low pressure
  irrigation and is more efficient method of
  irrigation crops as it eliminates over usage of
  water by delivering the right amount of water at
  the roots of individual plants. Drip systems have
  a higher installation cost per acre of land and
  higher maintenance cost as well. They have very
  high efficiency of greater than 95 over
  traditional flood or gravity irrigation
  techniques as compared to 70-75 for sprinkler
  systems. This aided the adoption of drip
  irrigation system in small farmlands especially
  for cultivating orchard crops.
• Which Types of Products Performed in the US Micro
  Irrigation market
• Center pivot sprinkler systems are widely used
  across the United States and held a share of
  around in 2015. A typical center pivot in the
  US is approximately feet long and is designed
  to circle within a quarter-section of land, which
  comprises acres, wherein it irrigates
  approximately to acres. A center pivot or
  lateral move system can also be custom designed
  and can irrigate from 25 to 600 acres. Center
  Pivot sprinklers were installed in over farms
  in the US. Linear move sprinklers are similar to
  center pivot sprinklers but require more labor as
  compared to center pivot sprinklers and are also
  more expensive. In lateral move sprinklers the
  moving towers and pipes are interconnected to the
  towers. The main difference is that all the
  towers move at the same speed and in the same
  direction and irrigate rectangular lands as
  opposed to circular by center pivot.

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• Traditional sprinkler irrigation comprising of
  fixed solid set and permanent sprinklers are
  convenient irrigation method with fairly high
  water efficiency. However, these type of
  sprinklers account for a small share in the US
  accounting for in 2015 due to due to the
  ongoing trend of automated mobile mechanized
  irrigation systems in the country. Surface drip
  irrigation system delivers water right at the
  roots of the plants through a network of pipes
  above the ground surface. Since water is
  delivered from above the surface, it is subjected
  to evaporation losses. The process is suitable
  for all kinds of orchard and plantations crops,
  irrespective of growing pattern of their roots.
  Moreover, the cost of installation of a surface
  drip irrigation system is cheaper than subsurface
  systems. However, surface drip irrigation systems
  are quite prone to damage from insects and
  rodent. Subsurface drip irrigation delivers water
  and nutrients at low flow rates through a network
  of pipes below the ground surface. As water is
  delivered right at the roots of the plant below
  the soil surface, water is subjected to minimum
  evaporation losses. The system requires extensive
  designing and complex network of tubing and other
  components and is more expensive than surface
  drip irrigation system. The process has been
  proven to have higher efficiency than that of
  surface drip with reduced energy usage. However,
  it is not suitable for cultivating crops with
  aggressive root systems such as asparagus, sweet
  potato and celery. Since most of the pipe
  framework of the system is buried 12-24 inches
  below the surface, the system is less prone to
  damage from rodents and insects as compared to
  surface drip systems.

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• What Are the Major Issues and Challenges of this
  Industry?
• Installation of micro irrigation systems requires
  high initial capital cost as compared to
  traditional irrigation methods. High-efficiency
  systems like sprinklers and drip irrigation
  equipments are far more costly than gravity based
  furrow irrigation techniques. Due to high capital
  expenditure, growers of low-value crops restrain
  from investing in rather expensive irrigation
  systems. Another cost consideration for
  agricultural producers when selecting an
  irrigation system is the cost of developing a
  water supply. High-efficiency pressure systems
  are commonly installed in areas where there is a
  heavy reliance on groundwater. Alternatively,
  areas with adequate surface water supplies are
  less likely to adopt efficient irrigation systems
  because low water development costs make gravity
  irrigation economically feasible. In micro
  irrigation systems, clogging of emitters or
  sprinklers have been found to be a major
  challenge. Due to salinity and other impurities
  found in ground water in many regions, the
  conventional dripper and sprinklers gets choked
  due to deposition of salt and impurities over a
  period of time. Clogging increases the cost of
  maintenance as it requires the farmers to replace
  the clogged emitter. Maintenance of micro
  irrigation systems, especially surface and
  subsurface drip irrigation systems is more
  intensive that that of conventional irrigation
  systems. Individual components of the systems
  such as sprinklers, emitters, drippers and other
  equipments are prone to wear and tear due to
  their regular usage. As a result, replacement
  cost is also high, especially in case of drip
  irrigation systems in which drippers/emitters or
  driplines usually have a lower life span.

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• How is the Competition Structured in the US Micro
  Irrigation Market?
• The micro irrigation system in the US is an
  emerging market and is at its growing stages at
  the moment. High efficiency and yielding capacity
  of these systems have allowed micro irrigation
  equipments to gain a lot of traction in the
  country. The industry is quite concentrated with
  a bunch of players comprising for a major bulk of
  the overall market. Lindsay and Valmont together
  accounted for over of the total market in
  terms of revenue, as of 2015. Lindsay emerged as
  the market leader by registering market share of
  in 2015 whereas Valmont accounted for of
  the market share during the same time. Both these
  companies specialize in developing and marketing
  center pivot and lateral moveable sprinkler
  irrigation systems for irrigation medium-large
  areas of farmlands. Netafim, The Toro Company and
  Jain Irrigation registered a market share of ,
  and in 2015. Several other companies
  including T-L Irrigation, Rain Bird Corporation,
  Reinke, EPC Industries, Nelson Irrigation and
  many more together comprised for the remaining
  market share of in 2015.

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• What Has Been the Major Growth Drivers for the US
  Micro Irrigation Market?
• Agriculture has been a major user of ground and
  surface water in the US, such that it accounted
  for over of the countrys consumptive water
  use and over in many agriculturally rich
  western states. Between 2008 and 2013, irrigation
  was discontinued on over 470,000 acres of farm
  land due to surface and ground water shortages.
  Growing demand for agricultural water coupled
  with prolonged drought has led to the demand for
  improved and technologically superior micro
  irrigation systems in the US. Micro irrigation
  systems have been proven to be about 70-95 more
  efficient than gravity irrigation techniques in
  delivery and conservation of water. Water
  utilization of States implementing micro
  irrigation systems have been found to be
  considerably lower as compared to those utilizing
  gravity or flood irrigation techniques. Flood or
  gravity irrigation requires a lot of labor input
  for construction of furrows, operation and
  maintenance as compared to sprinkler or drip
  irrigation techniques. Labor is rather expensive
  with average labor rate per hour per farm being
  about USD 11-12 in the US. Micro irrigation
  requires technical expertise and considerably
  lesser labor intensive since irrigation,
  fertigation and chemigation are all done by using
  mechanized equipments and require much lesser
  maintenance. Due to non availability of cheap
  labor in the US, micro irrigation systems have
  gained traction in the recent times.The
  implementation of micro irrigation system has
  increased the irrigation efficiency by enabling
  greater precision for water application. This has
  reduced the cost of production and ensured that
  all areas of a field are more evenly watered.
  Farmers have achieved 40-60 incline

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• in crop yields with the installation of micro
  irrigation systems in the same hectares of land.
  Micro irrigation has allowed the producers to
  grow higher value crops such as fruits to achieve
  higher profitability and cultivate crops round
  the year. As a result, it has not only reduced
  the cost of applying water but has also prevented
  problems related to overwatering, such as
  increased disease and pest activity, root damage,
  and reduced yields. Moreover, energy usage with
  micro irrigation systems has been found to be
  lesser by KWh/hectare depending upon the crop
  along with - reduction in fertilizer and
  pesticides costs. Declining total area under
  irrigation in the country has also forced
  agricultural growers and government agencies to
  encourage utilization of efficient micro
  irrigation techniques so as to achieve greater
  yield per hectare of land. This has aided in the
  growth of the micro irrigation industry and
  adoption of superior micro irrigation equipments
  in the country. The federal government assisted a
  large number of agriculture producers with better
  irrigation practices including micro irrigation
  by providing them financial assistance, and
  technical assistance.

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• Which Segment is Expected to Perform Better in
  the US Micro Irrigation Market?
• Sprinkler irrigation systems have had a dominant
  market share as compared to drip irrigation
  systems in the US and are expected to continue to
  account for a larger market share in the
  forecasted period between 2016 and 2020 as well.
  This is primarily due to the potential of
  sprinkler systems to effectively irrigate large
  farmlands in the country. Drip irrigation systems
  are far more expensive and are ideal for
  installation in small farms due to their higher
  capital cost and maintenance. However, they are
  more efficient irrigation systems utilizing much
  lesser water and fertilizers and also prevent
  weed growth. Owing to the superior efficiency of
  drip irrigation systems, they are expected to
  witness higher adoption as compared to sprinkler
  systems in the forecasted period. Market share of
  drip systems in the micro irrigation market is
  anticipated to incline from in 2015 to in
  2020.

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• How is the US Micro Irrigation Market valued in
  the future?
• The micro irrigation industry in the US grew
  rapidly during 2010-2015 owing to superior
  efficiency of the systems in water usage and crop
  yields, easy implementation of fertigation and
  chemigation, lesser labor requirements and
  minimized fertilizer / nutrient loss. Several
  beneficial attributes of micro irrigation systems
  coupled with water scarcity and drought
  situations in many states are likely to catalyze
  the growth of the micro irrigation industry in
  the near future. The net farm income of the US is
  expected to decline for the third straight year
  by in 2016, with recovery expected in 2017.
  Hence, in the short term farmer sentiments on
  investing in micro irrigation system is
  anticipated to remain low and the industry is
  forecasted to grow at slower pace as compared to
  2010-2015. Nevertheless, net farm income is
  forecasted to witness positive growth post 2017
  and subsequently augment the growth of the micro
  irrigation industry in the long term. The micro
  irrigation market is expected to grow from USD
  million in 2016 to USD million in 2020 at a
  CAGR of between 2015 and 2020.

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