The consumption of sugar products in the world is growing, what is it now, and after 4 years?

The volume of global consumption of sugar products in physical terms by 2028, i.e. for the next 4 years, it may grow by 10.6% compared to 2023 and reach 69.7 million tons. This was stated in the presentation of the deputy director of the Russian federal center "Agroexport" Yevgeny Zaitsev, during an international conference. According to research and analysis, the volume of consumption in the world as a whole of confectionery is growing at an average of 4.4% per year in financial terms. By 2028, it is projected to reach $657.2 billion in value terms, with physical consumption of 69.7 million tons. As for the past year 2023, the world consumption of sugar products stands at $509.2 billion in value terms. And in physical terms, confectionery consumption reaches 63 million tons worldwide. For the current year 2024, forecasts indicate an increase in the consumption of confectionery products compared to last year, both in physical terms and in financial terms, but to a different ...