Persimmons

The new season of the Italian Rojo Brillante persimmons seems to be opening under good auspices for Gallicchio Frutta, a company that has made this crop its core business, to the point of launching a new brand, "Divino - the Italian Kaki". read more

Persimmon harvesting recently started in California. The Giumarra Companies started with Fuyu persimmons in mid-October and began packing Hachiya persimmons this week. “We are also eagerly awaiting the start of our Sugar & Spice™ persimmon harvest in mid-November,” says Kellee Harris,
read more

Growers across Jammu and Kashmir are experimenting with persimmons as a new fruit crop. According to Naveed Hamid, Chief Executive Officer of SKUAST-K’s Innovation, Incubation, and Entrepreneurship Centre, persimmons hold immense potential as a cash crop. read more

The Götterfrucht brand, whose rights holder has been Grundhöfer GmbH based in Frankfurt since the end of 2022, was previously known for oranges. Starting this year, clementines and other products will also operate under this label: "We are expanding the Götterfrucht brand to include
read more

The first sales of Rojo Brillante persimmons from the Sibari plain (Calabria), grown by members of the Agrusib cooperative under the Apollo brand, started on October 23rd. read more

The supply of Spanish persimmons currently exceeds demand. "About three weeks ago, the first goods were received and we have quite abundant quantities available, while the price level is below last year's level. Nevertheless, demand has been rather modest so far," says Seckin Yildirim (right),
read more

From miniature to pie varieties to jumbo sized jack o' lanterns, pumpkins of all sizes decorated stores and ad flyers this week. Seventeen varieties of apples were reported this week, perfect for baking, bobbing or covering with caramel. Other fruits such as grapes, pears, persimmons,
read more

The Rojo Brillante kaki campaign started about 3 weeks ago for Anecoop, the largest operator of this product in Spain, which handles about half of the national production. For this campaign, the entity expects the kaki harvest to reach around 110,000 tons; a recovery compared to the previous
read more

The week at the Bologna Food Centre was not exciting in terms of sales, but there are a few seasonal products that stand out from the others. We are talking about persimmons, which, together with pears and apples, are recording good sales trends. Gianmaria explained them to us
read more

"There's a lot of cull fruit this season, in most cases, it exceeds 50%. Therefore our production prospects are that there will be much less production than last season and we will hardly reach 250,000 tons," said Ximo Madramany, LA UNIÓ's kaki cultivation union head. read more

In the province of Valencia, the main kaki producing area in Spain, the Rojo Brillante kaki harvest is progressing more slowly than usual and with an abundance of small and medium sizes due to the influence of warmer than usual weather. The demand is high and prices remain at profitable levels. read more

Quantities of pumpkins, which are entering full production, increase significantly. Continuing hot weather dampens demand for persimmons and chestnuts. For apples, the campaign of Annurca apples from Campania and Fuji apples is starting. The plum campaign is drawing to a close. Slowdown in the
read more

The event was attended by numerous officials from the Valencian government, as well as the president of the Generalitat Valenciana, Carlos Mazón Guixot. read more

"For the persimmon, we are dealing with a completely unprecedented year. It couldn't be any other way for a production basin like the one in Romagna, which has seen it all from a meteorological point of view. Thus beganEnrico Bucchi, director
read more

The start of the kaki season is on the starting blocks for the Tipo variety, while the brilliant Rojo will have to wait until early November. This was announced to IFN by Filippo Fabbri of the homonymous farm in Santarcangelo di Romagna (Rimini), and
read more

The start of the kaki season is on the starting blocks for the Tipo variety, while the brilliant Rojo will have to wait until early November. This was announced to IFN by Filippo Fabbri of the homonymous farm in Santarcangelo di Romagna (Rimini), and
read more

At the Centro Agroalimentare di Bologna (Caab) we recorded brisk trading yesterday. Given the still high temperatures, some references are achieving positive trends, also thanks to interesting quality and a general lack of supply. read more

The Italian pumpkin campaign is now in full swing, with its different varieties such as Butternut, Long Violet and Moscata. The national persimmon campaign is proceeding smoothly, with the start of sales of the Vanilla variety from Campania. Hot weather damages some productions, from chestnuts
read more

The Italian pumpkin season kicks off with Moscata, Long Violet and the first batches of Butternut. Volumes are growing for persimmons and chestnuts for which an increase in demand is expected. Golden mountain apples are on the market and the Melinda brand product is on its way. Good demand
read more

The Italian pumpkin season kicks off with Moscata, Long Violet and the first batches of Butternut. Volumes are growing for persimmons and chestnuts for which an increase in demand is expected. Golden mountain apples are on the market and the Melinda brand product is on its way. Good demand
read more