mesotrione
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible1.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great$61.77avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Conversion
Great9.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Good$311K$311K/yr · 54K searches
Review moat
Okay1,585.82avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Okay$32.81–$198.90cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Bad-3.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad82%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad98%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, mesotrione is a $311K/yr Amazon United States market (54K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
mesotrione market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $247K–$309K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 9.3%
- Avg BSR
- #252
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 91%
- Out of stock
- 9.8%
- Avg brand age
- 63 months
- Avg seller age
- 148 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 82% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
6 rising
Sellers
34
Top-5 brand share
98%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
82%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Liquid Harvest60%
- Atticus26%
- Primesource5%
- Syngenta4%
- The Andersons3%
- Scotts2%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 50 weeks — -3.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Top mesotrione search terms
- mesotrione35K/yr
- mesotrione herbicide17K/yr
- tenacity mesotrione2K/yr
Top mesotrione 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 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Liquid Harvest Mesotrione - 8oz - Mesotrione Concentrate (Compare to Tenacity) - Pre and Post-Emergent Weed Killer for Lawn and Turf Grasses
Liquid Harvest$32.994.3★1,014 rev
Atticus Torocity Mesotrione Herbicide (8oz) (Compare to Tenacity)
Atticus$33.584.3★1,440 rev
Mesotrione - 16 Ounces - (Compare to Tenacity) - Turf Herbicide
Liquid Harvest$62.094.5★277 rev
Liquid Harvest Mesotrione Bundle - 8 Ounces - Mesotrione Concentrate (Compare to Tenacity) - Pre and Post-Emergent Weed Killer for Lawn and Turf Grasses with 8oz Surfactant
Liquid Harvest$44.204.4★339 rev
Liquid Harvest Mesotrione - 32oz - Mesotrione Concentrate (Compare to Tenacity) - Pre and Post-Emergent Weed Killer for Lawn and Turf Grasses
Liquid Harvest$94.294.3★1,014 rev
Newest
by launch date
The Andersons Meso 4 SC - Mesotrione Pre-Emergent and Post-Emergent Weed Control 8 fl. oz.
The Andersons$34.6217 rev
Atticus Torocity Herbicide (1 Gal) - (Compare to Tenacity) - Mesotrione Concentrate - Selective Weed Killer for Lawns and Turf Grasses - Pre and Post Emergent Control
Atticus$198.9031 rev
Atticus Torocity Mesotrione Herbicide (8oz) (Compare to Tenacity)
Atticus$33.581,440 rev
Liquid Harvest Mesotrione Bundle - 8 Ounces - Mesotrione Concentrate (Compare to Tenacity) - Pre and Post-Emergent Weed Killer for Lawn and Turf Grasses with 8oz Surfactant
Liquid Harvest$44.20339 rev
Liquid Harvest Mesotrione Bundle - 8 Ounces - Mesotrione Concentrate (Compare to Tenacity) - Pre and Post-Emergent Weed Killer for Lawn and Turf Grasses with 8oz Spray Pattern Indicator
Liquid Harvest$45.04136 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumThe Andersons Meso 4 SC - Mesotrione Pre-Emergent and Post-Emergent Weed Control 8 fl. oz.
The Andersons$34.624.5★
Liquid Harvest Mesotrione - 32oz - Mesotrione Concentrate (Compare to Tenacity) - Pre and Post-Emergent Weed Killer for Lawn and Turf Grasses
Liquid Harvest$94.294.3★
Liquid Harvest Mesotrione Bundle - 8 Ounces - Mesotrione Concentrate (Compare to Tenacity) - Pre and Post-Emergent Weed Killer for Lawn and Turf Grasses with 8oz Surfactant
Liquid Harvest$44.204.4★
Mesotrione - 16 Ounces - (Compare to Tenacity) - Turf Herbicide
Liquid Harvest$62.094.5★
Liquid Harvest Mesotrione Bundle - 8 Ounces - Mesotrione Concentrate (Compare to Tenacity) - Pre and Post-Emergent Weed Killer for Lawn and Turf Grasses with 8oz Spray Pattern Indicator
Liquid Harvest$45.044.4★
What buyers say about mesotrione
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“It does a good job controlling existing weeds while also helping prevent new ones from growing”
“Worked as advertised”
“Quality and quick improvements”
“Kill the weeds”
“Effective and easy success”
“reasonably priced”
“The instructions are clear”
“This is a strong”
“This liquid is a cream color”
“long lasting”
What buyers complain about
“Does not work as sold”
“just damaged the grass”
“is turning white”
“also kills weeds”
“Coming from a landscaper: not worth the money”
“The product is small”
“Followed instructions, results were not good”
“The bottle leaked inside the package”
“I'm a little disappointed that it doesn't come with a non-ionic surfactant”
“It did seem a bit thicker than I was expecting”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is mesotrione profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $311K/yr across 11 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -3.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
- How competitive is the mesotrione niche?
- 6 brands and 34 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 82% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in mesotrione?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Plant Growth, Color. The return rate is 1.0%.
- What does it cost to enter the mesotrione niche?
- Listings span $32.81–$198.90; the average listing price is $61.77 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,586 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.