The overall value of exported sweet cherries accelerated by an average 66.1% for all exporting countries since 2016 when total sweet cherries shipped were valued at $2.06 billion. From 2019 to 2020, sweet cherries exports rose in value by 11%.
The 5 biggest exporters of sweet cherries are Chile, Hong Kong, United States, Turkey and Greece. Combined, that quintet accounted for 83.6% of international sales for sweet cherries during 2020. That percentage indicates a strongly concentrated group of sweet cherry suppliers.
From a continental perspective, Latin America (excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean) sold the highest dollar worth of exported sweet cherries during 2020 with shipments valued at $1.3 billion or 37.1% of the global total. In second place were Asian exporters at 34.9% while another 15.5% of worldwide sweet cherries shipments originated from North America.
Smaller percentages came from Europe (9.5%), Oceania (2.9%) from Australia and New Zealand only, and Africa (0.05%).
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 080929 for fresh cherries. That sub-code excludes sour cherries.
Sweet Cherries Exports by Country
Countries
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of sweet cherries during 2020.
- Chile: US$1.2 billion (36.1% of exported sweet cherries)
- Hong Kong: $849.1 million (24.8%)
- United States: $477.7 million (14%)
- Turkey: $223.7 million (6.5%)
- Greece: $75.1 million (2.2%)
- Spain: $66.1 million (1.9%)
- Uzbekistan: $60.5 million (1.8%)
- Australia: $58.4 million (1.7%)
- Canada: $54 million (1.6%)
- Azerbaijan: $48.6 million (1.4%)
- Austria: $45.5 million (1.3%)
- New Zealand: $41.4 million (1.2%)
- Argentina: $34.1 million (1%)
- Italy: $29.7 million (0.9%)
- Netherlands: $19.4 million (0.6%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 97% of global sweet cherries exported in 2020.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing exporters of sweet cherries since 2019 were: Italy (up 151.5%), Austria (up 95.3%), Greece (up 65%) and Argentina (up 42.5%).
Four countries posted declines in their international sales of sweet cherries, namely Spain (down -29.3%), Netherlands (down -25.4%), New Zealand (down -7%) and Australia (down -2.6%).
Advantages
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for sweet cherries during 2020. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s sweet cherries exports and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- Chile: US$1.2 billion (net export surplus up 15.1% since 2019)
- United States: $399.4 million (down -2.7%)
- Turkey: $223.5 million (up 21.6%)
- Greece: $74.8 million (up 64.8%)
- Uzbekistan: $60.5 million (up 15.1%)
- Australia: $50.4 million (up 4.7%)
- Spain: $49.4 million (down -40.8%)
- Azerbaijan: $48.4 million (up 15.2%)
- New Zealand: $41 million (down -6.4%)
- Argentina: $34.1 million (up 42.7%)
- Serbia: $7.6 million (up 63.3%)
- Moldova: $6.3 million (up 76.4%)
- Syrian Arab Republic: $4.9 million (down -25.9%)
- North Macedonia: $3.8 million (up 54.5%)
- Armenia: $2 million (up 89.9%)
Overtaking the United States of America since 2018, Chile earned the highest surplus in the international trade of sweet cherries. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms Chile’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.
Opportunities
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for sweet cherries during 2020. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s sweet cherries import purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- China: -US$1.6 billion (net export deficit up 17.5% since 2019)
- Germany: -$167.5 million (up 11.9%)
- Russia: -$150.9 million (up 16.8%)
- South Korea: -$140.7 million (up 2.9%)
- Canada: -$94.7 million (up 27.6%)
- Taiwan: -$93.2 million (down -7.4%)
- Japan: -$45.1 million (up 14.1%)
- United Kingdom: -$42.7 million (down -8.6%)
- Vietnam: -$41.6 million (up 12.4%)
- Austria: -$30 million (up 57.2%)
- Thailand: -$19.7 million (down -1.2%)
- Kazakhstan: -$15.6 million (up 55.3%)
- Switzerland: -$15.2 million (up 22.2%)
- France: -$13.4 million (down -45.2%)
- Hong Kong: -$13.2 million (down -94.1%)
The People’s Republic of China incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of sweet cherries. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights China’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for sweet cherries-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Companies
Sweet Cherries Exporting Companies
According to global trading platform Alibaba, the following companies are also examples of sweet cherries-trading companies located in the country shown within parentheses.
- AA Group, S. Coop (Spain)
- Aldera Dis Ticaret Ve Danismanlik Limited Sirketi (Turkey)
- Bay Street Mobile LLC (United States)
- Gold Fuji Co Ltd (Australia)
- Gounousi An. Helen (Greece)
- Industrias Agricolas Sudamricanas LTDA (Chile)
- Jining Eagle International Trade Co Ltd (China)
- Macfarlane Consultancy BV (Netherlands)
- MG-Fruits EU (Austria)
- Sutherland S.A. Produce Inc (Canada)
Searchable List of Sweet Cherries Exporting Countries in 2020
The 76 countries showcased in the automated database below sold 100% of all exported sweet cherries during 2020.
| Rank | Exporter | Sweet Cherry Exports (US$) | 2019-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chile | $1,235,131,000 | +15.1% |
| 2. | Hong Kong | $849,068,000 | +11% |
| 3. | United States | $477,671,000 | -0.02% |
| 4. | Turkey | $223,710,000 | +21.7% |
| 5. | Greece | $75,061,000 | +65% |
| 6. | Spain | $66,065,000 | -29.3% |
| 7. | Uzbekistan | $60,476,000 | +15% |
| 8. | Australia | $58,372,000 | -2.6% |
| 9. | Canada | $53,955,000 | +5.9% |
| 10. | Azerbaijan | $48,616,000 | +15.2% |
| 11. | Austria | $45,471,000 | +95.3% |
| 12. | New Zealand | $41,375,000 | -7% |
| 13. | Argentina | $34,132,000 | +42.5% |
| 14. | Italy | $29,720,000 | +151.5% |
| 15. | Netherlands | $19,380,000 | -25.4% |
| 16. | Germany | $19,205,000 | +9% |
| 17. | Belgium | $15,610,000 | -9.3% |
| 18. | France | $11,232,000 | +43.9% |
| 19. | Serbia | $8,063,000 | +49.8% |
| 20. | Moldova | $6,407,000 | +68.4% |
| 21. | Syrian Arab Republic | $5,132,000 | -24.3% |
| 22. | North Macedonia | $3,892,000 | +58.9% |
| 23. | United Kingdom | $3,690,000 | +81.4% |
| 24. | Sweden | $3,295,000 | +138.1% |
| 25. | Armenia | $2,637,000 | +92.3% |
| 26. | Lithuania | $2,376,000 | +52.2% |
| 27. | Bulgaria | $2,355,000 | -62.8% |
| 28. | Latvia | $1,922,000 | +12.5% |
| 29. | Croatia | $1,725,000 | +416.5% |
| 30. | South Africa | $1,686,000 | +1% |
| 31. | Denmark | $1,666,000 | -13.8% |
| 32. | Portugal | $1,444,000 | +169.4% |
| 33. | Lebanon | $1,339,000 | -54.5% |
| 34. | Romania | $1,102,000 | +81% |
| 35. | Kyrgyzstan | $1,004,000 | -64.4% |
| 36. | Georgia | $815,000 | +179.1% |
| 37. | Ukraine | $813,000 | -69.1% |
| 38. | Poland | $692,000 | -45.5% |
| 39. | Estonia | $607,000 | -16.2% |
| 40. | Singapore | $398,000 | +9.3% |
| 41. | Czech Republic | $367,000 | -51.6% |
| 42. | Slovenia | $317,000 | -26.8% |
| 43. | Iran | $315,000 | -96.2% |
| 44. | Hungary | $292,000 | -25.1% |
| 45. | Kazakhstan | $249,000 | -49% |
| 46. | Jordan | $204,000 | +1033% |
| 47. | Belarus | $138,000 | -67.5% |
| 48. | Ireland | $135,000 | +264.9% |
| 49. | Tajikistan | $132,000 | -62.6% |
| 50. | China | $126,000 | -75.7% |
| 51. | Afghanistan | $122,000 | -94.4% |
| 52. | Luxembourg | $109,000 | -18.7% |
| 53. | Thailand | $98,000 | +1300% |
| 54. | Bangladesh | $72,000 | +157.1% |
| 55. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $68,000 | -45.2% |
| 56. | Switzerland | $52,000 | -49% |
| 57. | Russia | $42,000 | -16% |
| 58. | Japan | $37,000 | +68.2% |
| 59. | Slovakia | $33,000 | -81.6% |
| 60. | Albania | $30,000 | -45.5% |
| 61. | Iraq | $27,000 | 0% |
| 62. | Finland | $10,000 | 0% |
| 63. | Morocco | $9,000 | +80% |
| 64. | Algeria | $6,000 | 0% |
| 65. | United Arab Emirates | $5,000 | -86.1% |
| 66. | Mexico | $4,000 | 0% |
| 67. | Brazil | $3,000 | 0% |
| 68. | India | $3,000 | -85.7% |
| 69. | Mozambique | $2,000 | 0% |
| 70. | Malaysia | $2,000 | -75% |
| 71. | Indonesia | $1,000 | 0% |
| 72. | Guatemala | $1,000 | -85.7% |
| 73. | Ivory Coast | $1,000 | 0% |
| 74. | South Korea | $1,000 | 0% |
| 75. | Ethiopia | $1,000 | 0% |
| 76. | Ecuador | $1,000 | 0% |
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the columns below. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that 2020 data was unavailable.
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Research Sources:
Alibaba, Supplier Information for Fresh Cherries. Accessed on September 24, 2021
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on September 24, 2021
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on September 24, 2021
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on September 24, 2021
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on September 24, 2021
