(Updates with more quotes, details)By Meenakshi Sharma
MUMBAI, June 14 (Reuters) - India's guar gum export may rise 20-25 percent in 2010/11 spurred by demand and hopes of higher output on good progress of monsoon rains in the country, the head of a trade body said on Monday."We expect guar gum export to rise by 20-25 percent this year in comparison to last year," said Purshottam Hissaria, President, Indian Guar Gum Manufacturers' Association.
India is the world's largest producer and exporter of guar gum and shipped about 200,000 tonnes of the commodity in the year ending March, he said. The final figures are awaited from federal government.
"If the output remains good...export will definitely rise," said Hissaria.
Hopes of a normal monsoon and attractive prices are likely to boost guar acreage in India by about 10 percent in the upcoming sowing season, government officials and industry players said. The output fell by over 80 percent last year due to the worst monsoon in four decades. For a graphic on guar seed acreage and output in Rajasthan, click: here http://graphics.thomsonreuters.com/10/IN_GRSD0510.gif
"Due to shortage of water in canals in the irrigated areas, farmers may sow more guar because it requires less water and also improves the fertility of the land," Hissaria had told Reuters. "Famers also got good price this year."
Planting of the rain-fed crop commences from the beginning of June in irrigated areas, while farmers in non-irrigated areas sow after mid-June, when monsoon reaches Rajasthan.
India's monsoon delivered normal rainfall in the past week, weather office said on Thursday, boosting prospects of higher farm output and lower inflation in Asia's third-largest economy.
DEMAND RECOVERY
A recovery in the global economy may boost exports of the commodity which has industrial and food usage, Hissaria said.
"Demand from oil drilling companies is good and may remain strong during the year," he added.
Industrial guar gum is the most sought-after guar product, and accounts for about 45 percent of total demand. Industrial gum is used as a controlling agent in oil wells to facilitate easy drilling and prevent fluid loss.
Oil drilling industries were hit by economic slowdown for the past two years impacting guar gum exports, Hissaria said. (Editing by Sunil Nair)
Article courtesy via REUTERS & Rajasthan state farm department.
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Easy solubility in cold and hot water
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Better thickening agent
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High viscosity
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Guar gum is extracted from the seed of Cyamopsis tetragonoloba, an annual leguminous plant originating from India and Pakistan, also cultivated in the United States. Guar Gum grows best in sandy soils, in areas of West, Northwest India and parts of Pakistan, which are ideal for it's farming. Jodhpur City in the North Western state of Rajasthan in India is the most important processing center of Guar Gum and contributes approximately 40% of the world's Guar Gum supply. Indian Guar Gum Products are exported and supplied all over the world by different guar gum exporters, guar gum manufacturers, guar gum suppliers and guar gum exporter. Many food emulsifier exporter also exports superior quality food additive, food thickener and food emulsifier.
Guar gum is an emulsifier, thickener, and stabilizer approved for use in a wide range of foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. Gum Technology Stabilizers are carefully controlled blends of various food ingredients. They are mostly natural vegetable gums which come from sources such as seeds, plant exudate and marine plants. These may be blended with other hydro-colloids or food ingredients such as fats or emulsifiers.
India is famous for guar gum products and food additives. It is sold as a white to yellowish odorless powder, which is available in different viscosities depending on the desired one. One advantageous property of guar gum is that it thickens without the application of heat. Guar Gum has the following properties, which make it useful in variety of applications.
Easy solubility in cold and hot water
Film forming property
Resistance to oils, greases and solvents
Better thickening agent
Water binding capacity
High viscosity
Functioning at low temperatures
Industrial application of guar gum includes the textile industry where guar gum's excellent thickening properties are used for textile sizing, finishing and printing. In the paper industry Guar is used as an additive where It gives denser surface to the paper used in printing. And in the explosive industry guar is mixed in Ammonium Nitrate, Nitroglycerine and Oil explosives, where it helps maintain the explosive properties of the product even in wet conditions.
In the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry, Guar Gum is used as an effective binder, stabilizer, dis-integrator and thickener. In bakeries, diaries and in production of meat and, dressings and sauces, Guar is an important natural food supplement with high nutritional value, for weight gain and cholesterol reduction. In cosmetics, especially shampoos and toothpastes, guar gum is used primarily as a thickening and suspending agent. In beverages, it is used as stabilizer for preparing chocolate drinks and juices. Guar is also widely used in tobacco, leather, insecticides and pesticides, crayons, adhesives etc. Guar gum comes in different forms - from seeds to powder. Main types of Guar Gum include Guar Seed, Un-dehusked Split, Refined Split, Pulverized Guar Gum Powder, Guar Protein and Guar Meal.
