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World Market Overview
The consumption of baby corn
in Asia is highest in the world. Now, baby corn
production and markets are expanding worldwide,
especially in Asia, Africa and South America.
Countries well known as exporters of baby corn
include Thailand, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, China, Zimbabwe,
Zambia, Indonesia, South Africa, Nicaragua, Costa
Rica, Guatemala, Honduras. Major baby corn markets
are U.K., the U.S., Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan and
Australia.
However, statistical information on baby corn
production is limited because many producing countries
either neglect to make a report of baby corn production
or barely include it in sweet corn production.
The following is a summary
of the world market situation of baby corn in
each region:
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North
America
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One
of the largest baby corn markets is the U.S. so
we will focus on the U.S market. Many countries
in North America usually import fresh baby corn.
However, fresh baby corn is rarely available in
retail businesses such as supermarkets. It is usually
used in high-end restaurants, which prefer unhusked
baby corn.
As for canned baby corn, the U.S. mostly imports
it from Thailand, Taiwan, and Indonesia. Factories
in the U.S. prefer to buy baby corn in can, and
make it into brined baby corn in glass jars. Individually
Quick Frozen (IQF) baby corn has the smallest market
share in the U.S. market in comparison to other
processed baby corn products because of its high
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Europe
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European
countries import fresh baby corn more than the U.S.
Fresh Baby corn is in most demand here. Baby corn
products are imported both in loose and pre-packed
forms, though the later is more prevalent.
U.K. is the largest fresh baby corn market in the
Europe. In the country, fresh baby corn is normally
distributed through retailers such as supermarkets.
This contrasts with the U.S. market, where fresh
baby corn is used primarily in restaurants.
Among European countries, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Zimbabwe,
Zambia and Kenya are known as big exporting countries.
The Netherlands is also considered an exporter for
this region. But, it is not actually a producer
because it imports baby corn from Asia and Africa,
and re-exports baby corn to northern Europe as well
as the Middle East. |
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Middle
East
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The
import volume of baby corn in Middle East countries
is mainly accounted for by the Netherlands. However,
baby corn from the Netherlands, in fact, comes from
Asia and Africa. The country just imports baby corn
from other producers, and re-exports it to many
countries in this region. Buyers in the Middle East
generally import baby corn in the pre-packed form
like European importers.
In the Middle East, Saudi Arabia is the largest
importer of canned baby corn. |
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Asia
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World
baby corn supplies mostly come from Asian countries.
Therefore, they are regarded as producers rather
than importers. However, there are some Asian countries
that import a lot of baby corn. These are, for instance,
Japan, Malaysia, which usually import canned baby
corn. |
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