The overall value of exported sweet cherries accelerated by an average 113.7% encompassing all exporting countries since 2017 when total sweet cherries shipped were valued at $1.99 billion.
From 2020 to 2021, the overall tally for globally exported sweet cherries increased by 23.2% starting from $3.45 billion.
The top 5 most valuable exporters of sweet cherries are Chile, Hong Kong, United States of America, Turkey, and Spain. Combined, that quintet of major suppliers accounted for 85.6% of all international sales for sweet cherries during 2021. Such a high percentage indicates a strongly concentrated group of major sweet cherry exporters.
From a continental perspective, Latin America (excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean) sold the highest dollar worth of exported sweet cherries during 2021 with shipments totaling $1.79 billion or 42.2% of the global total. In second place were Asian exporters at 33.1%. Another 12.3% of worldwide sweet cherries shipments originated from North America, with 10.3% shipped from countries in Europe.
Tinier percentages came from Oceania’s (2.1%) Australia and New Zealand only, and Africa (0.1%).
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
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of sweet cherries during 2021.
- Chile: US$1.8 billion (41.6% of exported sweet cherries)
- Hong Kong: $1.1 billion (25.3%)
- United States: $458.3 million (10.8%)
- Turkey: $183.5 million (4.3%)
- Spain: $153.8 million (3.6%)
- Uzbekistan: $84.9 million (2%)
- Austria: $80.2 million (1.9%)
- Canada: $62.8 million (1.5%)
- Greece: $58.2 million (1.4%)
- Australia: $53.7 million (1.3%)
- Italy: $42.3 million (1%)
- New Zealand: $34.2 million (0.8%)
- Azerbaijan: $31.1 million (0.7%)
- Netherlands: $28.4 million (0.7%)
- Argentina: $24.2 million (0.6%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 97.4% of global sweet cherries exported in 2021.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing exporters of sweet cherries since 2020 were: Spain (up 132.7%), Austria (up 76.4%), Chile (up 43.1%) and Italy (up 41.4%).
Those countries that posted declines in their international sales of sweet cherries were led by: Azerbaijan (down -36.1%), Argentina (down -28.6%), Greece (down -22.4%), Turkey (down -18%) and New Zealand (down -17.4%).
Countries Earning Best Trade Surpluses from Sweet Cherries
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for sweet cherries during 2021. 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$1.8 billion (net export surplus up 43.1% since 2020)
- United States: $346.4 million (down -13.3%)
- Turkey: $183.3 million (down -18%)
- Spain: $138.9 million (up 181.5%)
- Uzbekistan: $84.8 million (up 40.3%)
- Greece: $58 million (down -22.4%)
- Australia: $42.3 million (down -16.1%)
- New Zealand: $33.6 million (down -18%)
- Azerbaijan: $30.9 million (down -36%)
- Argentina: $23.8 million (down -29.8%)
- Iran: $16.5 million (down -31.1%)
- Italy: $8.7 million (reversing an -$8.4 million deficit)
- Serbia: $7.5 million (down -2%)
- South Africa: $4.6 million (up 448.4%)
- Lebanon: $4.5 million (up 238.7%)
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.
Countries Facing Worst Trade Deficits from Sweet Cherries
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for sweet cherries during 2021. 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$2 billion (net export deficit up 19% since 2020)
- Hong Kong: -$512.9 million (up 3,779%)
- Germany: -$170.6 million (up 1.8%)
- South Korea: -$168 million (up 19.3%)
- Russia: -$134.8 million (down -10.7%)
- Taiwan: -$111.3 million (up 19.4%)
- Canada: -$92.6 million (down -2.3%)
- United Kingdom: -$62.7 million (up 46.1%)
- Japan: -$57.3 million (up 27.1%)
- France: -$49.1 million (up 266%)
- Vietnam: -$31.9 million (down -23.3%)
- Kazakhstan: -$25.4 million (up 63.1%)
- Austria: -$22.5 million (down -25%)
- Switzerland: -$19.2 million (up 26.3%)
- Thailand: -$19.1 million (down -3%)
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.
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 2021
The 78 countries showcased in the automated database below sold 100% of all exported sweet cherries during 2021.
| Rank | Exporter | Sweet Cherry Exports | 2020-1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chile | $1,767,839,000 | +43.1% |
| 2. | Hong Kong | $1,074,379,000 | +26.5% |
| 3. | United States | $458,326,000 | -4.1% |
| 4. | Türkiye | $183,457,000 | -18% |
| 5. | Spain | $153,763,000 | +132.7% |
| 6. | Uzbekistan | $84,855,000 | +40.3% |
| 7. | Austria | $80,233,000 | +76.4% |
| 8. | Canada | $62,819,000 | +16.4% |
| 9. | Greece | $58,223,000 | -22.4% |
| 10. | Australia | $53,696,000 | -8% |
| 11. | Italy | $42,303,000 | +41.4% |
| 12. | New Zealand | $34,169,000 | -17.4% |
| 13. | Azerbaijan | $31,076,000 | -36.1% |
| 14. | Netherlands | $28,446,000 | +27.7% |
| 15. | Argentina | $24,200,000 | -28.6% |
| 16. | Iran | $16,545,000 | -31.1% |
| 17. | Germany | $16,452,000 | -15.4% |
| 18. | Belgium | $14,812,000 | -6.8% |
| 19. | France | $10,015,000 | -10.8% |
| 20. | Serbia | $7,691,000 | -4.6% |
| 21. | Syria | $5,163,000 | -1.1% |
| 22. | South Africa | $4,863,000 | +188.4% |
| 23. | Lebanon | $4,532,000 | +238.5% |
| 24. | Moldova | $4,432,000 | -30.8% |
| 25. | North Macedonia | $2,490,000 | -36% |
| 26. | Latvia | $2,324,000 | +21.2% |
| 27. | Portugal | $2,300,000 | +30.5% |
| 28. | Poland | $2,117,000 | +205.9% |
| 29. | Denmark | $2,042,000 | +25.7% |
| 30. | Lithuania | $1,765,000 | -25.7% |
| 31. | United Kingdom | $1,564,000 | -59% |
| 32. | Bulgaria | $1,501,000 | -36.3% |
| 33. | Kyrgyzstan | $1,475,000 | +46.9% |
| 34. | Estonia | $1,319,000 | +122.1% |
| 35. | Romania | $951,000 | -13.7% |
| 36. | Croatia | $782,000 | -54.7% |
| 37. | Hungary | $654,000 | +124% |
| 38. | Armenia | $531,000 | -79.9% |
| 39. | Georgia | $492,000 | -39.6% |
| 40. | Kazakhstan | $437,000 | +75.5% |
| 41. | Singapore | $428,000 | +7.5% |
| 42. | Ukraine | $424,000 | -47.8% |
| 43. | Afghanistan | $392,000 | +216.1% |
| 44. | Czech Republic | $356,000 | -3% |
| 45. | Thailand | $338,000 | +244.9% |
| 46. | Sweden | $323,000 | -90.2% |
| 47. | Tajikistan | $311,000 | +135.6% |
| 48. | Ireland | $279,000 | +106.7% |
| 49. | Slovenia | $235,000 | -25.9% |
| 50. | Tunisia | $179,000 | +588.5% |
| 51. | Russia | $140,000 | +233.3% |
| 52. | Luxembourg | $109,000 | 0% |
| 53. | Jordan | $85,000 | -58.3% |
| 54. | China | $75,000 | -40.5% |
| 55. | Switzerland | $75,000 | +44.2% |
| 56. | United Arab Emirates | $65,000 | +116.7% |
| 57. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $57,000 | -16.2% |
| 58. | Morocco | $52,000 | +477.8% |
| 59. | Belarus | $44,000 | -61.1% |
| 60. | Albania | $37,000 | +23.3% |
| 61. | Vietnam | $37,000 | 0% |
| 62. | Bangladesh | $31,000 | -56.9% |
| 63. | Slovakia | $24,000 | -25% |
| 64. | Mexico | $18,000 | 0% |
| 65. | Japan | $17,000 | -54.1% |
| 66. | Costa Rica | $13,000 | 0% |
| 67. | Malaysia | $10,000 | +400% |
| 68. | Pakistan | $9,000 | 0% |
| 69. | Finland | $7,000 | -30% |
| 70. | India | $3,000 | 0% |
| 71. | Guatemala | $2,000 | +100% |
| 72. | Indonesia | $1,000 | 0% |
| 73. | Israel | $1,000 | 0% |
| 74. | Ivory Coast | $1,000 | 0% |
| 75. | Curaçao | $1,000 | 0% |
| 76. | Sri Lanka | $1,000 | 0% |
| 77. | Algeria | $1,000 | -83.3% |
| 78. | Uganda | $1,000 | 0% |
Focusing on all exporters of sweet cherries, the fastest growers from 2020 to 2021 were Tunisia (up 588.5%), Morocco (up 477.8%), Malaysia (up 400%), Thailand (up 244.9%), Lebanon (up 238.5%), then Russia (up 233.3%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the above table’s columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that 2021 data was unavailable.
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Research Sources:
Alibaba, Supplier Information for Fresh Cherries. Accessed on September 5, 2022
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on September 5, 2022
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on September 5, 2022
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on September 5, 2022
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on September 5, 2022
