Producers of kaki, also known as the Chinese or ******* anese persimmon, are experiencing crop shortages after an unexpected hailstorm.
According to Fresh Plaza, the Valencia region in Spain is having a tough kaki harvest season. In mid-November, the area was hit with a surprise hailstorm that impacted key kaki production sites.
The president of the Spanish Kaki ******* ociation, Pascual Prats, estimated 20% of the existing harvest was damaged by hail.
He explained, "We were already experiencing a 20% reduction in production compared to our initial expectations for the first part of the sea