Northwest Horticultural Council
Pacific Northwest Sweet Cherries
Cherry Fact Sheet
2016 Sweet Cherry Production Volume: 20,972,973 boxes (20 lb. equivalents)
Acreage in Production1:
- United States: 89,830 acres
- Pacific Northwest: 48,650 acres
Top Five Sweet Cherry Producing States1:
1. Washington
2. California
3. Oregon
4. Michigan
5. Idaho
Cherry harvest season generally runs from early June through August.
| Production Volume Boxes (20 lb. equivalents) | Percent of Pacific Northwest Crop Exported | |
| 2016 | 20,972,973 | 33.1% |
| 2015 | 19,307,244 | 30.7% |
| 2014 | 23,201,595 | 32.4% |
| 2013 | 14,254,920 | 31.6% |
| 2012 | 22,955,031 | 35% |
| 2011 | 18,371,398 | 31% |
Percent by Volume of U.S. Crop (Fresh Consumption) Produced by the Pacific Northwest1: 78%.
Percent by Volume of U.S. Exports (Fresh Consumption) Exported by the Pacific Northwest: 65 to 75%
| Dollar Value of Crop: | ||
| Total | Export | |
| 2016 | $905,972,719 | $311,124,010 |
| 2015 | $826,724,492 | $284,572,184 |
| 2014 | $880,277,144 | $299,015,970 |
| 2013 | $670,914,353 | $211,904,418 |
| 2012 | $759,505,935 | $283,254,304 |
| 2011 | $783,013,504 | $257,098,218 |
| 2016 Top Export Markets: | |
| Volume (20 lb. Cases) | |
| Canada | 2,181,602 |
| China | 1,852,437 |
| Korea | 1,063,420 |
| Taiwan | 575,316 |
| Hong Kong | 306,498 |
| Japan | 216,112 |
| Australia | 191,689 |
| Mexico | 133,322 |
1 National Agricultural Statistics Service 2015 Census of Agriculture
All other data provided by the Northwest Cherry Growers, 2016 Foreign Market Statistics
1/23/17