Market trends within seaweed cultivation

This report offers a detailed inside in the current market trends related to the cultivation of seaweed. With this report, the reader will dive into the European market size, challenges & opportunities of upscaling cultivation and seaweed applications and products available on the market. Currently, the western market for farmed seaweed is characterised by elevated pricing and insufficient production volumes. Rather than competing on volume, Western application trends prioritise high-value, functional ingredients and sustainable solutions. For this reason, cultivation is viewed as an essential strategy to guarantee a reliable supply of high-quality raw materials with a consistent, tailored chemical profile. Cultivation offers a technological advantage by allowing for strain selection and optimising growth conditions to boost specific, high-value compounds (e.g., increase protein and pigments), directly increasing the value of the biomass across the entire value chain. This report provides an overview to overcome bottlenecks in the development and valorisation of seaweed farming together with potential uses of the farmed algae.