Northwest Horticultural Council
Pacific Northwest Sweet Cherries
Cherry Fact Sheet
2021 Sweet Cherry Production: 20,342,214 boxes (20 lb. equivalents)
(Includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Utah)
2020 Acreage in Production1:
- United States: 85,000 acres
- Pacific Northwest: 52,000 acres
2020 Top Three Sweet Cherry Producing States1:
1. Washington
2. California
3. Oregon
Cherry harvest season generally runs from early June through August.
Percent by Volume of U.S. Crop (Fresh Consumption) Produced by the Pacific Northwest in 20211: 69%
Percent by Volume of U.S. Exports (Fresh Consumption) Exported by the Pacific Northwest in 2021: 72%
| Production Volume Boxes (20 lb. equivalents) | Percent of Pacific Northwest Crop Exported | |
| 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% |
| 2014 | 23,201,595 | 32.4% |
| 2013 | 14,254,920 | 31.6% |
| Dollar Value of Crop: | ||
| Total | Export | |
| 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 |
| 2014 | $880,277,144 | $299,015,970 |
| 2013 | $670,914,353 | $211,904,418 |
| 2021 Top Ten Export Markets: | |
| Volume (20 lb. Cases) | |
| Canada | 2,087,061 |
| China | 1,008,559 |
| Korea | 845,925 |
| Taiwan | 603,415 |
| Mexico | 418,045 |
| Japan | 265,429 |
| Hong Kong | 188,139 |
| Vietnam | 154,283 |
| Australia | 134,283 |
| Thailand | 58,384 |
| Other | 173,109 |
| Total | 5,936,632 |
1 National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Non-Citrus Fruits and Nuts 2020 Summary
All other data provided by the Northwest Cherry Growers, 2021 Foreign Market Statistics Report
2/18/22