Market Trends of Turf Protection Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the Turf Protection Market according to our research experts:
Expansion of Sports Activities
All of the sports events found host cities globally, indicating increasing parallel demand to stage sporting events of varying sizes depending on the scale, requirements, and objectives. Thus, maintaining turf is essential for commercial sports purposes. Increasing demand for turf for residential and commercial properties, in turn, creates demand for the turf protection market. Thus, driving the growth of the forecast market in the near future. According to the Physical Activity Council, United States, the number of participants increased from 216.9 million in 2017 to 229.7 in 2020. Thus, the turf protection requirements are likely to increase due to the increasing football and golf activities.
For instance, Germany is famous for its sports activities, more precisely for football, the Bundesliga League, and others for which the stadiums are usually jam-packed. This is encouraging and bringing a high entry of attendees to the stadium, which is likely to boost the market growth over the forecast period.
Adoption of integrated pest management in the turf is likely to add a bonus to the turf protection market. Growing demand for bio-based protections to reduce health hazards and cost-effectiveness are likely to gear up the market.
North America Dominates the Market
North America dominates the turf protection market in terms of revenue generation as compared to that of markets of other regions. The presence of major players and an increasing number of sports fields in the region are major factors to drive the growth of turf protection. According to the Physical Activity Council, US, the participation rate in sports activities increased to 75.6% in 2020 from 72.7% in 2017. Huge residential regions with plenty of play areas, public parks, and a large number of golf courses are some of the factors that define the extent of the market in the region. The United States occupies the majority of the turf and ornamental chemical inputs market share within the region, followed by Canada. Mexico, due to its harsh climatic conditions, is still in a nascent stage. However, it is expected to grow considerably due to comparatively warmer southern regions.
In 2021, BASF introduced Alucion 35 WG insecticide specifically for the golf course market. This new dual-active, non-restricted use product provides golf course superintendents with a highly effective solution for controlling a wide range of surface-feeding insects. The insecticide protects turf from insect pests, including nuisance ants, chinch bugs, cutworms, and annual bluegrass weevils.
