BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 11
By Nazrin Israfilova - Trend:
Azerbaijan ranked among top five largest persimmon exporters in the world in 2021, Gadir Yusifov, chairman of the Azerbaijani Association of Persimmon Producers and Exporters, told Trend.
According to Yusifov, at the end of last year, China took the first place in the export of the fruits (about 1.5 million tons), followed by Spain (about 500,000 tons), and South Korea (nearly 250,000 tons).
"The Association of Persimmon Producers and Exporters of Azerbaijan plans to rank among the top three countries in the coming years. At the same time, it’s planned to produce more than 250,000 tons of persimmons, as well as export the products worth $150 million,” he added.
Last year, Azerbaijan exported a record volume of persimmons worth almost $125.9 million, which is by $34.4 million (37.6 percent) less compared to 2020. Previously, the maximum export value of persimmons reached $115 million in 2018, which is by 10.9 percent less than in 2021.
China and Uzbekistan recorded double-digit growth rates of persimmon export value over the 2020. The global exports rose by +18 percent y-o-y to $695M in 2020.
Spain, Azerbaijan, China and Uzbekistan constitute the largest persimmon suppliers worldwide. Russia remains the world’s largest importer of persimmons.
In 2020, the volume of persimmons exported worldwide was estimated at 637,000 tons, picking up by 11 percent from the previous year’s figure.