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Cherry Fact Sheet

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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

 

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