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Agricultural Support Services in Germany - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Kai Buschbom-Helmke Kai Buschbom-Helmke Frankfurt, Germany Last Updated: April 2024 WZ A01.61DE

Revenue

€3.7bn

2024

€3.7bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

€XXX.Xm

Employees

20,394

Businesses

5,873

Wages

€XXX.Xm

Agricultural Support Services in Germany industry analysis

The situation of contractors essentially depends on the conditions in agriculture. Weather conditions, structural change within agriculture and regulations all play an important role in the success of the sector. Structural change, for example, means that farms are getting bigger and bigger, while their number is decreasing. On the one hand, this means that there are fewer potential clients, but on the other hand, individual contracts are becoming more and more attractive as their scope increases. The number of agricultural businesses fell from 421,100 in 2000 to 258,700 in 2022. Since 2019, turnover in the sector has risen by an average of 0.2% per year, meaning that it is expected to amount to 3.7 billion euros in 2024. This in turn corresponds to growth of 1.9% compared to the previous year.The harvest conditions in any given year have a significant impact on the industry's turnover. Drought, for example, leads to the cancellation of complete grass cuttings in many places, which has a negative impact on the order situation for contractors. It remains to be seen how weather conditions will develop in the current year, as they are difficult to predict. In any case, they will have a decisive impact on the industry's financial year. Producer prices for both fertilisers and machinery are likely to remain at a high level in 2024. This will lead to high costs for industry players. If the price increases cannot be passed on to customers, this will have a negative impact on the profit margin of contractors.In the next five years, the industry is expected to record average annual sales growth of 0.8% and a total turnover of 3.9 billion euros in 2029. In particular, the expiry of subsidies for biogas plants under the Renewable Energy Sources Act and the further tightening of the Fertiliser Ordinance will pose challenges for industry players. As far as the latter is concerned, however, with their modern machines for spreading liquid manure close to the ground, they are well positioned to meet changing requirements. Nevertheless, industry players must continue to keep pace with technological progress and the increased use of smart farming and make corresponding investments in new equipment and machinery.

Trends and Insights

  • Machinery rings play an important role in the industry. Because of the high costs, the purchase of machines is often not worthwhile for individual farmers, which is why they join together in machine rings and use them jointly.
  • Fodder and grain harvesting is the industry's top-selling service. Contractors are responsible for the entire forage harvesting chain on around 23% of forage land.
  • The largest proportion of companies are located in the North region. Many processing companies and large agricultural businesses are active in Lower Saxony, which means that demand for industry services is high there.
  • Competition within the industry is moderate. Industry players compete for both customers and skilled labour. Contractors with a range of high-performance technology that is well tailored to customer needs are best able to assert themselves.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 0.2 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated €3.7bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

The cancellation of agricultural diesel subsidies is a particular burden on machinery rings

  • Agricultural machinery such as tractors or combine harvesters were exempt from motor vehicle tax until 2024 under the Motor Vehicle Tax Act. In addition, the law provided for an agricultural diesel allowance of 255.60 euros per 1,000 litres for diesel fuel in accordance with the Energy Tax Act.
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Agricultural Support Services in Germany
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

The change in agricultural structures is likely to lead to larger orders and tougher competition

  • The demand for services in the sector is likely to continue to increase in the course of structural change in agriculture, as farms are constantly growing and it is becoming increasingly difficult for them to cultivate their fields entirely without external support. Even for large farms, the purchase of modern agricultural machinery is an investment that can hardly be shouldered, which is why contractors are often hired or machinery is borrowed from machinery rings.

Biggest companies in the Agricultural Support Services in Germany

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue (€m)
2024
Stotz Agrartechnik GmbH & Co. KG
13.4
Osters & Voß GmbH
11.6
Büttner Ökoservice GmbH & Co. KG
9.2

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Products & Services Segmentation

Agricultural Support Services in Germany
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Fodder and grain harvest, Slurry spreading and fertilisation and Plant protection. Fodder and grain harvest is the largest segment of the Agricultural Support Services in Germany.

Trends and Insights

Around half of the industry players offer fodder and grain harvesting as a service

  • Forage harvesters, loader wagons, round balers and square balers are mainly used for harvesting and subsequent baling. Contractors are responsible for the entire forage harvesting chain on around 23% of forage areas. Together with grain harvesting, forage harvesting is the most important service group in the sector.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

The sector comprises the provision of agricultural services on a contract basis. This includes, among other things, contract mowing or the services of machinery rings, i.e. associations of farmers for mutual support.

What's included in this industry?

Fodder and grain harvestSlurry spreading and fertilisationPlant protectionSeed

Companies

Stotz Agrartechnik GmbH & Co. KGOsters & Voß GmbHBüttner Ökoservice GmbH & Co. KG

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Related Terms

MACHINE RINGWIDE DISTRIBUTORSSOIL COMPACTION

Industry Code

WZ 2008

WZ 01.61 - Agricultural Support Services in Germany

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Machinery rings play an important role in the industry. Because of the high costs, the purchase of machines is often not worthwhile for individual farmers, which is why they ...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Fodder and grain harvesting is the industry's top-selling service. Contractors are responsible for the entire forage harvesting chain on around 23% of forage land.

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

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Analyst insights

The largest proportion of companies are located in the North region. Many processing companies and large agricultural businesses are active in Lower Saxony, which means that ...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Europe, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

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Analyst insights

Competition within the industry is moderate. Industry players compete for both customers and skilled labour. Contractors with a range of high-performance technology that is w...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

There are no major players in the agricultural services sector for plant cultivation. Most companies employ fewer than 20 people and are run as family businesses.

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Stotz Agrartechnik GmbH & Co. KG's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Osters & Voß GmbH's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Büttner Ökoservice GmbH & Co. KG's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Stotz Agrartechnik GmbH & Co. KG, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Osters & Voß GmbH, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Büttner Ökoservice GmbH & Co. KG, and factors influencing its performance in the industry

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Extreme weather events lead to crop failures in agriculture and therefore also affect industry players. For contractors, crop failures mean that their services are not requir...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

The industry's profit margin can vary greatly from company to company and from financial year to financial year. High investments in machinery and payment bottlenecks among c...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Agricultural Support Services industry in Germany in 2024?

The market size of the Agricultural Support Services industry in Germany is €3.7bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Agricultural Support Services in Germany industry in 2024?

There are 5,873 businesses in the Agricultural Support Services industry in Germany, which has declined at a CAGR of 1.4 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Agricultural Support Services industry in Germany grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Agricultural Support Services industry in Germany has been growing at a CAGR of 0.2 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Agricultural Support Services industry in Germany over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Agricultural Support Services industry in Germany is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Agricultural Support Services market in Germany?

The biggest companies operating in the Agricultural Support Services market in Germany are Stotz Agrartechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Osters & Voß GmbH and Büttner Ökoservice GmbH & Co. KG

What does the Agricultural Support Services in Germany include?

Fodder and grain harvest and Slurry spreading and fertilisation are part of the Agricultural Support Services industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Agricultural Support Services in Germany?

The company holding the most market share in Germany is Stotz Agrartechnik GmbH & Co. KG.

How competitive is the Agricultural Support Services industry in Germany?

The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Agricultural Support Services industry in Germany.

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