Persimmon prices: questions and answers
Persimmons: median wholesale price 2.14 EUR/kg across 33 markets in 12 countries, quotes to 11 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of persimmons today?
The median wholesale price of persimmons was 2.14 EUR/kg across 48 current quotes on 33 markets in 12 countries (latest quote 11 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 1.53 and 3.05 EUR/kg.
Each quote is the midpoint of the lowest and highest price the market published, converted to euros per kilogram at the day’s reference rate. Quotes per piece or per pack without a weight are left out of this figure.
How do prices differ between types of persimmons?
| Type | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Type not stated | 36 | 2.17 EUR/kg |
| Firm (Persimon, Rojo Brillante) | 11 | 2.05 EUR/kg |
Firm treated persimmons sold as Persimon or kaki, Sharon fruit from Israel and soft classic persimmons are different products. Each type has its own scale, and quotes whose name gives no type are kept together.
Where are prices of persimmons lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of persimmons were lowest in Turkey (1.08 EUR/kg), Brazil (1.09 EUR/kg), China (1.43 EUR/kg) and highest in South Africa (6.27 EUR/kg), Taiwan (2.78 EUR/kg), France (2.31 EUR/kg), as medians in EUR per kg.
Markets quote different varieties, grades, origins and trade stages, and local prices are converted at the day’s exchange rate, so differences between countries also reflect what is being sold, not only how much it costs.
What is the price of persimmons in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 8 | 1.08 EUR/kg | 60.0 TRY/kg |
| France | 7 | 2.31 EUR/kg | — |
| Taiwan | 7 | 2.78 EUR/kg | 100.7 TWD/kg |
| Spain | 2 | 1.93 EUR/kg | — |
| China | 2 | 1.43 EUR/kg | 6.63 CNY/kg |
| South Africa | 1 | 6.27 EUR/kg | 116.3 ZAR/kg |
| Brazil | 1 | 1.09 EUR/kg | 6.50 BRL/kg |
| Italy | 1 | 2.15 EUR/kg | — |
Countries with the most markets quoting persimmons; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of persimmons going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 6 of 36 quotes for persimmons rose, 11 fell and 19 were unchanged; the median change was 0.0%.
Each market is compared with its own previous quote for the same series, so the figure is not affected by which markets published on a given day. Markets publish daily, weekly or less often, so the comparison covers different periods for different markets.
Which markets publish persimmon prices?
33 markets in 12 countries have current persimmon quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- MIN Rungis France · 5 quotes
- Lyon-Corbas Market France · 4 quotes
- Mercamadrid Spain · 3 quotes
- MIN Nantes France · 3 quotes
- Suzhou Nanhuan Bridge Market China · 2 quotes
- Tshwane Wholesale Market South Africa · 2 quotes
- CEASA Paraná, Curitiba Brazil · 2 quotes
- Wielkopolska Agricultural Exchange (WGRO), Poznań Poland · 2 quotes
Why are there so many different persimmon prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 32 different persimmon quote names, for example: Persimmon EU BIO; Persimmon pomme Spain package of 16; Bright red kaki; Persimmon Spain medium parcel; Mopan persimmon catty; Persimmons container lg mass 5.
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Which country produces the most persimmons?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of persimmons was 5.0 million t in 2024. The largest producer was China with 78.1% of the world total, followed by South Korea and Azerbaijan.
Which country exports the most persimmons?
In 2024 the largest exporter of persimmons was Spain with 171,212 t (27.1% of reported exports), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where do these persimmon prices come from?
Husfarm reads the price bulletins and tables that markets, exchanges and official price reports publish, keeps each price in the market’s own currency and unit with its date and source, and converts it to euros per kilogram for comparison.
How often are persimmon prices updated?
The latest persimmon quote is from 11 November 2026; 16 of 33 markets published persimmon prices in the seven days to 11 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly.
Can I get alerts or download persimmon prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for persimmon prices on a market or across markets, and download the current quotes and their history as CSV files free of charge.
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Prices: market quotes collected by Husfarm, as published by each market; conversions at ECB and market reference rates. Production and trade: FAO, FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0). Answers are calculated automatically from the current data and change when the data changes.