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Top Persimmons Exports & Imports by Country Plus Average Prices

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In 2023, worldwide exports of fresh persimmons totaled US$564.3 million in sales.

International revenues from exported persimmons decreased by an average -5.2% from 5 years earlier in 2019 when globally exported persimmons generated cashflow of $595.3 million.

Year over year, the overall dollar value of persimmon exports grew by 6.9% compared to $528 million in 2022.

Like apples, fresh whole persimmons are typically eaten in bite-size slices. The skin of a persimmon is edible, albeit some consumers prefer to peel persimmons before eating them. Persimmons can also be cooked or dried.

The 5 biggest exporters of persimmons (Spain, Azerbaijan, mainland China, United States of America and Uzbekistan) sold 85.1% worth of all exported persimmons during 2023.

Applying a continental lens, exporters in European countries sold the highest dollar worth of persimmons during 2023 thanks to shipments valued at $290.8 million or 51.5% of the global total. In second place were suppliers in Asia at 44.4%. Tinier percentages originated from North America’s United States (1.7%), Africa (1%), Oceania’s New Zealand and Australia only (0.8%) and Latin America excluding Mexico (0.5%) but including the Caribbean.

Turning to persimmon imports, the 5 leading importers of persimmons in 2023 were the Russian Federation, Germany, Vietnam, Italy and France. Combined, that quintet of top buyers approached three-fifths (56.7%) of globally imported persimmons).

Those percentages suggest a more concentrated cohort of 70 total of exporters of persimmons (85.1% for top 5 suppliers) compared to 140 importing countries, islands and territories for the top 5 importers (56.7%).

Nevertheless, well over two-thirds (71.8%) of globally imported persimmons was delivered to European countries well ahead of importers in Asia (22.6%), North America (4%), Africa (1.1%), Latin America (0.3%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then Oceania (0.2%) mostly buyers in Australia.

Worldwide, the average unit price paid by importers of persimmons was $1,117 per ton in 2023. That dollar amount results from a flatlining -0.2% downturn from the average tonnage rate of $1,119 for 2022.

For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 081070 for fresh persimmons.

Top Persimmons Exports by Country

Below are the top 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of persimmons during 2023.

  1. Spain: US$242.9 million (43% of total exported persimmons)
  2. Azerbaijan: $127.2 million (22.5%)
  3. mainland China: $91.6 million (16.2%)
  4. United States: $9.5 million (1.7%)
  5. Uzbekistan: $8.8 million (1.6%)
  6. Italy: $8.7 million (1.5%)
  7. Poland: $8.2 million (1.5%)
  8. France: $8.2 million (1.5%)
  9. Lithuania: $7.9 million (1.4%)
  10. Georgia: $6.4 million (1.1%)
  11. Israel: $6.2 million (1.1%)
  12. Japan: $4.5 million (0.8%)
  13. South Africa: $4.2 million (0.7%)
  14. Netherlands: $4.1 million (0.7%)
  15. New Zealand: $3.8 million (0.7%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 96.1% of persimmons globally exported in 2023.

Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing persimmons exporters since 2022 were: Lithuania (up 112.8%), Poland (up 53.9%), Spain (up 48%) and the United States of America (up 28.2%).

Listed suppliers that posted declines in their exported persimmons sales were led by: Uzbekistan (down -83% from 2022), Netherlands (down -48.1%), New Zealand (down -35.7%), Italy (down -21.4%) and Japan (down -11.9%).

Top Persimmons Imports by Country

The overall cost for imported persimmons inflated by 13.4% over the 5-year period starting in 2019 and accelerated by 12.5% since 2022.

Below are the 15 best buying markets as measured by the highest dollar value worth of persimmons imported during 2023.

  1. Russia: US$125.1 million (22% of total imported persimmons)
  2. Germany: $71.9 million (12.6%)
  3. Vietnam: $60.2 million (10.6%)
  4. Italy: $32.9 million (5.8%)
  5. France: $32.3 million (5.7%)
  6. Ukraine: $25.4 million (4.5%)
  7. Thailand: $22.2 million (3.9%)
  8. Canada: $17.5 million (3.1%)
  9. Poland: $17 million (3%)
  10. Switzerland: $14 million (2.5%)
  11. United Kingdom: $13.5 million (2.4%)
  12. Belarus: $11.2 million (2%)
  13. Lithuania: $9.7 million (1.7%)
  14. Kazakhstan: $9.3 million (1.6%)
  15. Czech Republic: $6.3 million (1.1%)

By value, the listed 15 countries bought 82.4% of globally imported persimmons in 2023.

Among the top importers, the fastest-growing persimmons importers since 2022 were: Vietnam (up 400.7%), Lithuania (up 65.8%), Poland (up 63.0%) and the Czech Republic (up 56.5%).

A pair of listed buyer countries posted declines in their purchases of imported persimmons, namely Kazakhstan (down -46.9% from 2022) and Russia (down -17.1%).

Lowest and Highest Unit Prices for Imported Persimmons

In 2023, the world’s average unit price for imported persimmons was US$1,117 per ton down by -0.2% compared to $1,119 per ton for 2022.

At $750 per ton the average tonnage charge for the number one persimmons importer, Russia, was significantly lower than the world average.

Ranked in ascending order, listed below are the countries paying the cheapest average unit prices for imported persimmons in 2023.

  1. Lesotho: $87 per ton (up 210.7%)
  2. Mauritania: $206 per ton (down -19.2%)
  3. Liberia: $250 per ton (down -50%)
  4. Paraguay: $300 per ton (up 20%)
  5. Albania: $362 per ton (down -60.2%)
  6. Zambia: $400 per ton (down -60%)
  7. Myanmar: $405 per ton (down -1.2%)
  8. Laos: US$417 per ton (down -76%)
  9. Bolivia: $456 per ton (up 12.3%)
  10. Kyrgyzstan: $462 per ton (up 21.9%)
  11. Hungary: $477 per ton (down -32.8%)
  12. Kazakhstan: $490 per ton (down -4.7%)
  13. Ghana: $500 per ton (down -50%)
  14. Slovakia: $560 per ton (down -33.2%)
  15. Armenia: $574 per ton (up 2.7%)

Recording the greatest reductions in average unit price per ton for persimmons were low-cost importers Laos (down -76% from 2022), Albania (down -60.2%), Zambia (down -60%), Liberia (down -50%) and Ghana (also down -50%).

The following countries paid for imported persimmons costing the highest average unit prices.

  1. Bhutan: US$14,500 per ton (2022 data unavailable)
  2. mainland China: $7,750 per ton (2022 data unavailable)
  3. Taiwan: $7,426 per ton (up 13.9% from 2022)
  4. French Polynesia: $6,400 per ton (up 6.7%)
  5. Maldives: $6,077 per ton (down -4.4%)
  6. Costa Rica: $5,917 per ton (up 18.3%)
  7. Hong Kong: $5,160 per ton (up 10%)
  8. Brunei Darussalam: $5,067 per ton (up 10.6%)
  9. Japan: $5,000 per ton (down -37.5%)
  10. El Salvador: $5,000 per ton (2022 data unavailable)
  11. Papua New Guinea: $5,000 per ton (up 25%)
  12. New Caledonia: $4,750 per ton (down -1.7%)
  13. Australia: $4,244 per ton (down -10.1%)
  14. Mauritius: $4,233 per ton (up 11.6%)
  15. Seychelles: $4,000 per ton (down -20%)

The strongest inflation in terms of higher average unit prices in 2023 compared to 2022 were paid by importers in Papua New Guinea (up 25%), Costa Rica (up 18.3%), Taiwan (up 13.9%) and Mauritius (up 11.6%).

See also Top Cranberries Exports & Imports by Country Plus Average Prices, Top Strawberries Exporters by Country, Pineapples Exports by Country, Sweet Cherries Exports by Country and Bananas Exporters Ranked by Average Prices & Shipment Weight

Research Sources:
Alibaba, Persimmons Showroom. Accessed on December 4, 2024

Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on December 4, 2024

International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on December 4, 2024

Wikipedia, Persimmon. Accessed on December 4, 2024