Northwest Horticultural Council

  • Export Manual
  • Chemicals
  • Organics
  • Industry Facts and Publications
  • Links
  • NW Congressional Delegation
  • About Us
Home » Industry Facts » Cherry Fact Sheet
Print Page

Cherry Fact Sheet

Northwest Horticultural Council

Pacific Northwest Sweet Cherries

Cherry Fact Sheet

2024 Sweet Cherry Production: 19,545,352 (20 lb. cartons)
(Includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Utah)

2024 Production Percentages:

  • The Pacific Northwest produced 68% of the fresh U.S. sweet cherry crop.
  • The Pacific Northwest exported 70% of the fresh U.S. sweet cherry exports by volume.

2023 Production Acreage1:

  • Pacific Northwest: 50,000 acres
  • United States: 87,000 acres

Top Sweet Cherry Producing States1:

1. Washington
2. California
3. Oregon

State Facts:

  • Cherry harvest season generally runs from early June through early August.
  • Washington is the top U.S. producer of sweet cherries, apples, and pears.
  • Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and California are the only states that export sweet cherries.
  • The Washington and Oregon sweet cherry industries employ 20,000 people.
Fresh Production Volume 
(20 lb. cartons)
Percent of Pacific Northwest
Crop Exported
2024 19,545,352 29.6%
2023 18,742,834 32.6%
2022 13,277,332 23.0%
2021 20,342,214 29.2%
2020 19,828,114 28.2%
2019 23,261,628 34.5%
2018 25,352,062 32.9%
2017 26,432,194 35.2%
2016 20,972,973 33.1%
2015 19,307,244 30.7%
Dollar Value of Pacific Northwest Crop
Total Export
2024 $944,892,802 $283,547,146
2023 $697,758,518 $235,369,040
2022 $899,046,936 $204,762,923
2021 $866,903,387 $281,251,801
2020 $1,134,819,318 $358,881,023
2019 $994,628,398 $362,726,029
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
2024 Top Ten Cherry Export Markets
Country Volume 
(20 lb. cartons)
Canada 2,202,860
China 801,360
Taiwan 652,093
Korea 573,106
Mexico 477,087
Vietnam 213,240
Japan 206,620
Hong Kong 202,447
Thailand 124,222
Australia 88,466
Other 246,077
Total Exports 5,787,578

1 Non-Citrus Fruits and Nuts 2023 Summary. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Published May 2024. In 2018 NASS ceased its collection of data from Idaho. Starting in 2018 the NHC includes Idaho in some of its fact sheets based on private sector estimates rather than NASS survey data.

All other data provided by the Foreign Market Statistics Report 2024. Washington State Fruit Commission / Northwest Cherry Growers. Published October 2024.

Updated 2/11/25

 

Industry Facts

  • Apple Fact Sheet
  • Pear Fact Sheet
  • Cherry Fact Sheet

'Banner Image

Northwest Horticultural Council
105 South 18th Street, Suite 105
Yakima, Washington 98901, USA
509-453-3193

  • Home
  • About Us
  • NHC TERMS OF USE
  • NHC PRIVACY STATEMENT
  • Home
  • About Us
  • NHC TERMS OF USE
  • NHC PRIVACY STATEMENT

Copyright © · Northwest Horticultural Council · Log in