Food & Beverage Ingredients · Direct
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Procurement Category Intelligence

Acidulants - Citric Acid

Overview
Market size
$3.3B
global, USD
CAGR
4.1%
base to forecast
Buyer power
-2.2
supplier-favoured
Suppliers
10
tracked players
Signals
12
2 high severity

Market outlook

2031$4.1B

What changed

Demand by region

Asia Pacific demand40%
Europe demand25%
North America demand22%
Latin America demand8%
Rest of world demand5%
share of global demandtotal 100%

Cost drivers

Carbohydrate feedstocks (corn, cassava, molasses)45%
Energy and utilities (steam, electricity)25%
Logistics and ocean freight15%
Chemical inputs and fermentation nutrients10%
Labor and fixed manufacturing overhead5%
share of delivered cost (analyst estimate)

Supplier watchlist

10 tracked