The molecular breeding industry in China is entering a stage of rapid growth, with the market size increasing from 700 million yuan in 2020 to 3 billion yuan in 2024, a compound annual growth rate of 43.9%. It is expected to reach 200 billion yuan by 2029. Molecular assisted marker breeding, transgenic technology, and gene editing constitute the core technical system. The continuous acceleration of gene editing and transgenic applications will further promote the application of molecular assisted marker technology in trait integration and precise breeding.
The molecular breeding testing market is also expanding rapidly, with the market size increasing from 300 million yuan to 1.5 billion yuan from 2020 to 2024, a compound annual growth rate of 56.5%. It is expected to reach 10.6 billion yuan by 2029, with further demand for targeted sequencing technology from the industry side. Under the differentiation of the 'breeding, propagation, and promotion' system, CRO services have emerged to meet the needs of small and medium-sized breeding enterprises. Sample socialization processing has become a trend, while testing platforms are evolving towards integrated capabilities of 'phenotyping + analysis + delivery'.
Policy support, intellectual property protection, and technological integration together shape the future of the industry. National strategies continue to be strengthened, multi-omics, AI, and automation are accelerating their implementation, pushing the breeding system from 'experience-based breeding' towards 'data-driven breeding'. Molecular breeding is at a critical juncture of industrial upgrading and technological breakthroughs, nurturing broad development opportunities.
Recently, Frost & Sullivan (hereinafter referred to as 'Frost & Sullivan') officially released the '2025 China Molecular Breeding Industry White Paper' (hereinafter referred to as the 'White Paper'). The report aims to conduct a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the molecular breeding industry, exploring the driving factors behind industry development from multiple aspects such as policies and regulations, industrial development, market demand, technological innovation, etc., tapping into the huge potential of industry development, and tracking the future development trends of the industry.
