Azerbaijan is in the top 3 largest producers and exporters of persimmon in the world

Azerbaijan closes the top three largest persimmon producers in the world with 192.4 thousand metric tons. According to Zerkalo.az, this is stated in the message of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). According to the information, the main suppliers of persimmons in the world market are China (3 million 429.4 thousand metric tons), South Korea (200.6 thousand metric tons), Azerbaijan (192.4 thousand metric tons), Japan (187. 9 thousand metric tons) and Brazil (170.2 thousand metric tons). According to the FAO forecast, the growth of the global persimmon market in 2023-2028 will be 6.16% per year. Ultimately, the global persimmon market is expected to grow from $0.84 billion in 2023 to $1.13 billion in 2028. Read also: Azerbaijan: Apple exports up in 2022, persimmons down In 2021, persimmon exports in value terms increased by 12.7% compared to 2018 and reached $620.1 million. During this period, Spain, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan were the leading ...