Carob Sector in Spain and Portugal
Spain and Portugal are the two largest producers of carob in Europe and most likely in the world. In both countries, production is concentrated in certain coastal areas; the flesh of the fruit and especially the carob gum obtained from the seed is exported to the world through a developed processing industry.
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Carob is a product native to the Mediterranean basin and its production is concentrated in a few countries. Spain, Portugal, Italy, Morocco, Greece, Cyprus and Turkey provide most of the world's production. However, the answer to the question "how much carob is produced in the world?" varies significantly depending on which data source is looked at.
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