Supply and demand

The world market for gum arabic is composed of two main segments: crude gum arabic and processed gum arabic. The crude gum arabic segment includes unprocessed gum and semi-processed gum that undergoes little value addition (such as cleaned or kibbled gum). Virtually all internationally traded crude gum arabic is produced in sub-Saharan Africa. Although crude gum arabic is also produced in parts of South Asia and the Arabian Peninsula, supplies from these regions are outside the scope of the present report due to their small volumes and the fact that they are not traded internationally.27

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