fodder trays
Skip itA small market ($31K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible$27.39avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Incredible$14.81–$68.43cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Returns
Great1.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Good819.47avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Okay84%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Conversion
Okay2.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-1.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad78%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Market size
Bad$31K$31K/yr · 50K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, fodder trays is a $31K/yr Amazon United States market (50K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
fodder trays market data
- Units sold / yr
- 1K–2K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $34K–$41K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.2%
- Avg BSR
- #82
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 0.9%
- Avg brand age
- 40 months
- Avg seller age
- 179 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 78% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
13 falling
Sellers
15
Top-5 brand share
84%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
12%
- Legigo30%
- PHAIN20%
- LeJoy Garden17%
- MUDUOBAN11%
- Pampered Chicken Mama7%
- SOLIGT3%
- Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 12%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 62 weeks — -1.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
Top fodder trays search terms
- fodder trays for chickens25K/yr
- fodder trays11K/yr
- fodder9K/yr
- fodder system6K/yr
Top fodder trays products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Legigo 10 Pack Seed Sprouter Trays- Soil-Free Cultivation Germination Tray BPA Free Nursery Tray with Planting Paper for Indoors or Outdoors Sprouting Seeds Grow Grass Beans (Without Lids)
Legigo$21.554.4★477 rev
PHAIN 4-Tier Seed Sprouting Kit with Drain Holes and Drain Tray Upgrade Stackable Microgreens Fresh Organic Bean Seed Sprouter Tray Ripple Soil-Free Sprouter Tray for Beans Alfalfa Seeds
PHAIN$19.114.1★252 rev
4 Layers Sprout Trays with Extra Strength Plastic Shelf Soil-Free Healthy Wheatgrass Seeds Grower & Storage Trays for Garden Home Office
LeJoy Garden$25.024.0★1,693 rev
5 Layers Seed Starter Kit - Seed Sprouter Trays with Clear Lid & Stainless Steel Shelf Soil-Free Germination Trays for Indoor/Outdoor Microgreens Wheatgrass Mung Beans Cat Grass & Seedling Growing
MUDUOBAN$33.104.0★198 rev
Non-GMO Fodder Seeds for Chickens (3 pounds) Pasture Grass Seed Wheat Grass Seeds for Growing Wheat Seeds for Fodder | Pampered Chicken Mama
Pampered Chicken Mama$19.984.6★457 rev
Newest
by launch date
JNYLYFC Chicken Feeder Waterer 6 Pack Duck Feeder Supplies Hanging Fence Feed Trough with Clips for Goat Sheeple Piglet Gooses Turkeys Dog Livestock Poultry Black
JNYLYFC$32.32211 rev
PHAIN 4-Tier Seed Sprouting Kit with Drain Holes and Drain Tray Upgrade Stackable Microgreens Fresh Organic Bean Seed Sprouter Tray Ripple Soil-Free Sprouter Tray for Beans Alfalfa Seeds
PHAIN$19.11252 rev
SOLIGT Extra Thick Heavy Duty 10 Pack Seed Starting Trays - Microgreens Growing Trays Seedling Plant Germination Starter Tray Transplant Fodder Flats No Holes No Leakage Reusable 14 * 10.8 * 2.3
SOLIGT$31.80468 rev
FELISTORY 12 Pack Green Seed Sprouter Trays with Lid Soil-Free Cultivation Germination Tray Fodder Sprouting Trays Nursery Tray with Planting Paper for Indoors Outdoors
FELISTORY$35.20136 rev
warmfarm Pack 10 of Seed Sprouter Tray with Drain Holes Seed Germination Trays Kit BPA Free Nursery Tray Soil-Free Wheatgrass Tray Sprouter Microgreens Growing Kit (Green-10 Pack)
warmfarm$20.57143 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumJNYLYFC Chicken Feeder Waterer 6 Pack Duck Feeder Supplies Hanging Fence Feed Trough with Clips for Goat Sheeple Piglet Gooses Turkeys Dog Livestock Poultry Black
JNYLYFC$32.324.5★
warmfarm Pack 10 of Seed Sprouter Tray with Drain Holes Seed Germination Trays Kit BPA Free Nursery Tray Soil-Free Wheatgrass Tray Sprouter Microgreens Growing Kit (Green-10 Pack)
warmfarm$20.574.4★
Legigo 16 Pack Seed Sprouter Trays- Soil-Free Cultivation Germination Tray BPA Free Nursery Tray with Planting Paper for Indoors or Outdoors Sprouting Seeds Grow Grass Beans and More
Legigo$28.554.4★
RooTrimmer 20 Pack 1020 Trays No Drain Holes 20 x 10 Extra Thick Heavy Duty Seed Starting Trays -Reusable Propagation Flats for Microgreens Seedlings Plant Germination Fodder and Transplant
RooTrimmer$68.434.7★
Legigo 5 Pack Seed Sprouter Trays with Lids- Soil-Free Cultivation Germination Tray BPA Free Micro Greens Growing Trays Seed Sprouting Trays Kit with Germinating Paper for Wheatgrass Beans and More
Legigo$23.534.4★
What buyers say about fodder trays
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Easy to Use”
“Im really impressed with this growing kit”
“they're of a consistent quality”
“The trays are sturdy”
“Great value”
“keeping your kitchen clean”
“it works as expected”
“Durable and well-made”
“The material are durable would recommend it”
“Size is good”
What buyers complain about
“So small”
“Bad seeds”
“Chemical Odor”
“Not worth the price”
“Leaky crap”
“a blow molded thin more thick of a liner than a tray”
“was disappointed with the instructions that came with this product”
“The manufacturer went cheap”
“Stuff sprung in day or two”
“Putting this together is a nightmare”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is fodder trays profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $31K/yr across 15 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -1.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- How competitive is the fodder trays niche?
- 13 brands and 15 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 78% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 84% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in fodder trays?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Plant Growth, Smell. The return rate is 1.2%.
- When does demand for fodder trays peak?
- Demand peaks in Aug; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the fodder trays niche?
- Listings span $14.81–$68.43; the average listing price is $27.39 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 819 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.