Global market valuation was derived through production volume mapping and trade flow analysis. The methodology included:
• Identification of 50+ key commercial herb producers, greenhouse operators, and agricultural cooperatives across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East
• Crop mapping across basil, chives, coriander, parsley, mint, and specialty herb categories, distinguishing between field-grown and hydroponic/greenhouse cultivation methods
• Analysis of reported and modeled annual revenues specific to fresh herb product lines, with separate valuation for conventional and organic certified segments
• Coverage of growers and distributors representing 65-70% of global fresh herb trade volume in 2024
• Extrapolation using bottom-up (cultivated hectarage × yield per hectare × farm-gate price by country) and top-down (export trade value validation) approaches to derive segment-specific valuations for culinary herbs versus medicinal herbs, and fresh-cut versus potted living herb categories