Pandemic Gardening Boom Boosted 2020 Home & Garden Pesticide Sales
CLEVELAND, Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Freedonia Group analysis of the $2.4 billion US home and garden pesticide market finds that surging gardening activity during the Covid-19 pandemic boosted 2020 demand for garden herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and other pesticides:
- CLEVELAND, Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Freedonia Group analysis of the $2.4 billion US home and garden pesticide market finds that surging gardening activity during the Covid-19 pandemic boosted 2020 demand for garden herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and other pesticides:
During the initial phases of lockdown, gardening activity boomed nationwide, but as many garden supply retailers reported record sales, they also found themselves sold out of products like seeds. - Home and garden pesticide suppliers like Scotts Miracle-Gro reported healthy year-over-year growth in their consumer segments for the second and third quarters of 2020.
- Strong sales were also reported by many industry participants through the summer and fall.
- Home & Garden Pesticides and spin-off study Home & Garden Insecticides are now available from the Freedonia Group.