Editing Guar gum (section)

==Production and trade==

The guar bean is principally grown in [[India]], [[Pakistan]], the [[United States]], [[Australia]] and [[Africa]]. India is the largest producer, accounting for nearly 80% of world production.<ref>{{cite web |title=GUAR MARKET - GROWTH, TRENDS, COVID-19 IMPACT, AND FORECASTS (2022 - 2027) |url=https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/guar-market |access-date=20 October 2022 |website=www.mordorintelligence.com/}}</ref> In India, [[Rajasthan]], [[Gujarat]], and [[Haryana]] are the main producing regions. The US has produced 4,600 to 14,000 tonnes of guar over the last 5 years.<ref>Guar in West Texas http://lubbock.tamu.edu/files/2013/06/Guar-Production-Industry-Texas-May2013-Trostle.pdf</ref>{{when|last five years before 2013?|date=June 2021}} Texas acreage since 1999 has fluctuated from about 7,000 to 50,000 acres.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Trostle|first1=Calvin|title=Guar Update, West Texas|url=http://lubbock.tamu.edu/files/2012/05/Guar-Production-Industry-Prospects-18May2012-Texas.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://lubbock.tamu.edu/files/2012/05/Guar-Production-Industry-Prospects-18May2012-Texas.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live|publisher=Texas AgriLife Research & Extension Center|access-date=5 February 2017|date=18 May 2012}}</ref> The world production for guar gum and its derivatives is about 1.0 million tonnes. Non-food guar gum accounts for about 40% of the total demand.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-03 |title=The Ultimate Guide To The Industrial Uses of Guar Gum |url=https://www.guarresources.com/uses-of-guar-gum/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222174549/https://www.guarresources.com/uses-of-guar-gum/ |archive-date=2022-12-22 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=www.guarresources.com |language=en-US}}</ref>