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Facts & Figures
CAOBISCO Represents Back To Top
- over 2000 companies
- 245,000 direct employees
- More than 51 billion Euros annual turnover
- A production of 10,4 million tonnes of products
- 4,4 billion Euros of exports, i.e. 10% of the total value of food exports from the European Union
- An import volume of 1,2 billion Euros
- 30% of the European production of sugar
- 35% skimmed milk powder
- 50% of the world production of cocoa beans
- As well as a large share of the glucose, butter, wheat, eggs and dried fruit produced in the European Union
These figures speak for themselves.
The companies from CAOBISCO sectors play an essential role in European economy: promotion of employment, stimulant for European agricultural production, stimulation of international trade.
The data presented in the graphs which follow are taken from the Statistical Bulletin published jointly by CAOBISCO and ICA.
Available Graphs (Click to download)
Remarks concerning production and consumption trends:
Please note that figures of 2010 include the Turkish production, which explains the big step forward of sugar confectionery production/consumption in 2010.
Please also note that the top part of the bars (in lighter tone) give an idea of the production/consumption in Australia, Brazil, Japan and USA (except for fine bakery wares, where only figures of Japan are available).
