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wild bird seed 40 lbs

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a small market ($260K/yr) — wild bird seed 40 lbs doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$260K

Growth (1y)

+105.9%

Products

31

Brands

9

was 9 a year ago

Sellers

43

Price range

$9.86–$48.43

Returns

0.0%

Rating

4.5★

52/100

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Scored 52/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
13
×0.30
Growth
66
×0.30
Competition
72
×0.20
Quality gap
40
×0.10
Returns
100
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 97 weeks — +105.9% year over year.
5K3KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26Jul '24Dec '24Apr '25Aug '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Competition

37%Wagner's
  • Wagner's37%
  • Kaytee33%
  • Armstrong Bird Food13%
  • Nature Anywhere6%
  • Lyric4%
  • Audubon Park2%
  • Other (3 brands)5%

The top 5 products take 40% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 9 brands and 43 sellers compete here.

Brands

9 flat

was 9 a year ago

Sellers

43

Top 5 brand share

93%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend
8Wagner's$27.514.4★3,8215%rising
9Wagner's$24.184.6★16,2305%falling

Product shelf

All 31 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall32%

“Excellent product”

Value For Money32%

“Excellent value”

Pet Friendly7%

“Happy animals”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“As Advertised”

Size-Overall4%

“Good Size”

Ease Of Cleaning3%

“No mess”

Plant Growth2%

“The variety of seeds is good as well”

Pest/Insect Control2%

“It also attracts squirrels and raccoons”

Ease Of Use2%

“Convenient coming to my home”

Durability1%

“Very durable bag and not flimsy”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money22%

“A bit pricey”

Quality-Overall12%

“Seems like low quality”

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

“Bad advertising”

Pest/Insect Control8%

“Bug infestation”

Contamination7%

“There were bugs in the bag”

Natural Resource Wastage5%

“Waste of $$”

Ease Of Cleaning5%

“Big mess”

Size-Overall5%

“much smaller”

Durability2%

“Bag fell apart when I used it”

Leak-Proof2%

“check for leaks”

Top return reasons

  • Size-Overall16%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product16%
  • Value For Money15%
  • Leak-Proof14%
  • Contamination7%
  • Ease Of Cleaning6%
  • Functionality-Overall3%
  • Quality-Overall3%
  • Defective Material/Parts3%
  • Ease Of Use2%

Data scraped July 9, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.66 median price · 2.2% median returns across 14,544 tracked niches.