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Cherry Fact Sheet

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Pacific Northwest Sweet Cherries

Cherry Fact Sheet

2018 Sweet Cherry Production Volume: 25,352,062 boxes (20 lb. equivalents) (Includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Utah)

2019 Estimated Sweet Cherry Production Volume: 24,900,000 boxes (20 lb. equivalents) (Includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Utah)

Acreage in Production1:

  • United States: 96,300 acres
  • Pacific Northwest: 53,000 acres

Top Five Sweet Cherry Producing States1:

1. Washington
2. Oregon
3. California
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
2018 25,352,062 32.9%
2017 26,432,194 35.2%
2016 20,972,973 33.1%
2015 19,307,244 30.7%
2014 23,201,595 32.4%
2013 14,254,920 31.6%

Percent by Volume of U.S. Crop (Fresh Consumption) Produced by the Pacific Northwest1: 74%.

Percent by Volume of U.S. Exports (Fresh Consumption) Exported by the Pacific Northwest: 89.7%

Dollar Value of Crop:
Total Export
2018 $989,960,000 $358,391,427
2017 $1,005,060,711 $398,771,700
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
2018 Top Export Markets:
Volume (20 lb. Cases)
Canada 2,778,862
China 1,744,643
Korea 1,218,915
Taiwan 839,498
Hong Kong 451,685
Australia 255,575
Mexico 195,248
Japan 178,998
Vietnam 158,152
Thailand 132,381

1 National Agricultural Statistics Service 2017.  Non-Citrus Fruits and Nuts 2017 Summary   

  All other data provided by the Northwest Cherry Growers, 2018 Foreign Market Statistics

8/8/19

 

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