Abstract: The development history of four major transnational seed companies was introduced in this paper. Meanwhile, the current situation of China’s seed industry was analyzed. The problems of China’s seed industry were the disconnection of seed breeding, reproduction and marketing, and seed companies of small scale and low international competitiveness. Thus, it was concluded that only through forming large-scaled seed companies which were supported by science and technology and capable of combining seed breeding, reproduction and marketing to compete in the international seed market, could the future seed industry in China be in a sustainable development and break away from the control of foreign seed industry.