Agricultural Colorants; Pigments and Dyes Are Primarily Used For Coloring Applications

Agricultural Colorants
Agricultural Colorants

Agricultural Colorants refer to application of colorants to improve the health of seeds and meet the criteria of Codes of Federal Regulations (CFR). These dyes and pigments are used in a wide variety of agriculture applications. They are often used in floral, dried flowers, fertilizer & seed, ice-melt & deicing, pond & lake, and water-tracing & leak detection industries. Colorants are primarily used for coloring applications, such as to color fertilizers and seeds, deicing & ice-melt, dried flowers, and lakes & ponds, among others.

Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) estimates that exports of Agricultural Colorants Market totaled US$ 2.3 billion in 2009–2010 and US$ 4.9 billion in 2017.

Fertilizers are colored to enhance its appearance and value. High tinting strength helps reduce cost while light fastness properties will withstand UV rays for surface and large scale fertilizer dyeing. Colored seeds offer various benefits, such as high quality appearance, uniform shape, prevention from pest attacks, enhanced crop performance, protection from seasonal diseases, improved flow, and better drying behavior. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered dyes and pigments are approved for contact with food seeds.

In terms of revenue, the global Fermentation Chemicals Market was estimated to be worth US$ 65000.00 Million in 2021, exhibiting a CAGR of 5.6% over the forecast period (2022 to 2030).

Market players offer FD&C (Food, Drug & Cosmetic) dyes for contact with food crops and seed treatments. Some players also offer a wide variety of other colors that while not approved for use with edible seed or potable water are perfectly suitable for use with pesticides, fertilizers, livestock, snow melt, ponds, and landscaping.

Agricultural Colorants are also used to create a differentiating factor between different qualities and to avoid errors in applications. However, the selection of colorant depends on the colour category, colour strength, stability, and compatibility.

The agricultural sector can be broadly classified in several peculiar groups where color-application is required for almost every group. They are available in standard form so that these can be used on a wide variety of products.

They can also be used to identify specific application formulations. The global Agricultural Colorants is growing rapidly mainly due to the increasing demand for colorants in fertilizers and crop protection.

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