Global Starch Products and Market Segments

Countries covered: Global Modified Starches Products, trends and opportunities Detail market segment review New opportunities, trends & insights

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The total utilization of starch in the world today ~62 million tons (USDA, EU Commission). This may approach 70.00 million tons by 2010- an annualized growth of 2-3%. But this is global average. Whereas US grow by ~2%/year, EU at ~2%, and Japan at 1-2%, China and India the growth is strong as expected to be 4-5 % the rest of the world grows at 3-4%. Both the US and EU will have to compete for this growth in China, India, other regions. There are only few starch processors left in the US and even ADM and Cargill are positioning themselves in EU and Asia. Cassava in SE and S Asia and Central America will become more dominant starch commodity as more production technology is deployed. EU is already ahead of US saying so. Cassava, we need to recognize, is 7.5 % of world starch. This figure will rise as China, India, South America and SE Asia continue to improve their production economics.

We have to view starch as a competitor raw material of Cereal grains in food formulation, sugar, molasses, dietary fiber, and ethanol production in any economic analysis. It is glucose conversion that matters now in the schemes of value addition. Modified starch remains very attractive areas due to high margins and many universal food and industrial applications. There are excellent opportunities to grow the business in view of changes in the health, nutritional and functional needs of the changing consumer appetite as we move forward in the global economies. This is a comprehensive report with lot of data and insights in to modified starch products, market segments and future developments and how one can position in the changing global markets

In the area of starch nothing significant has happened since the introduction of waxy in the 40’sand high amylose in the 50’s. The health nutrition trends for enhanced fiber consumption and emphasis on low glycemic (GI) food have recently enhanced the growth of high amylose starch as a source of resistant starch (RS). There are certainly a number of promising new product areas and developments in biotechnology that may eventually lead to significant new business segments. In addition, government policies on a number of fronts will play a role, as discussed in this report.

Carbohydrate economy is moving forward with the pace of new knowledge and technologies developing at a great momentum. Besides the bio-fuel and bio-ethanol story; there are several developments underway using the biotechnology that will introduce new technologies and products that will potentially change the landscape for modified starches. Most notable are natural high phosphate starch that can potential replace chemical modifications especially starting with paper and other industrial application then in foods. Corn with amylase and other enzymes in the grain that can be activated to improve processing economics of the way we process carbohydrates or to create new carbohydrates with novel properties are moving forward. Biotechnology and genomic research is capturing the benefit of biosynthetic pathway that nature utilizes to synthesize carbohydrates

This report provides current situation, products, markets and future of modified starches that are used in foods and industrial sectors. We also provide our insights and perspective of potential future developments

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