Overall sales of exported cranberries increased by an average 9.4% since 5 years earlier in 2020 when globally exported cranberries sales were $591 million.
Year over year, the dollar value for exported cranberries expanded by 9.2% compared to $573.9 million starting from 2023.
A cranberry is a hard, sour and bitter-tasting fruit. Therefore, roughly 95% of cranberries are processed into cranberry juice or sauce. Cranberry juices are typically sweetened with one teaspoon of sugar per ounce or are blended with other fruit juices to reduce tartness.
The 5 biggest exporters of cranberries (United States of America, Canada, Netherlands, Chile and Germany) generated 94.1% of all international cranberries sold during 2024.
Applying a continental lens, countries in North America sold the highest dollar worth of exported cranberries during 2024 with shipments valued at $416.2 million or 66.3% of the global total. In second place were exporters based in Europe (27.3%). Tinier international sales of cranberries originated from Latin America (5.3%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Asia (1.1%), Africa (0.08%) then Oceania’s Australia and New Zealand (0.05%).
Shifting our focus to imported cranberries, the 5 leading importers of cranberries in 2024 were the Netherlands, mainland China, Germany, United States of America and Canada. Collectively, that quintet of top import countries bought over half (53.3%) of global cranberry imports.
The above percentages suggest a much more concentrated cohort of 65 total cranberries exporters (94.1% for the corresponding top 5 exporters) compared to some 140 buying countries, islands and territories with the top 5 importers consuming more than half (53.3%) the worldwide total.
Of the global imports total from a continental perspective, 55% of cranberries was delivered to European countries ahead of importers located in Asia (23.2%), North America (16%), Latin America (2.8%) including the Caribbean, Oceania (2.3%) mostly Australia and New Zealand, then customers in Africa (0.6%).
Worldwide, the average unit price paid by cranberries importers was $3,895 per ton in 2024. That dollar amount reflects a -5.7% downturn based on the average tonnage rate of $4,129 for 2023.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for cranberries is 200893 including prepared or preserved cranberries.
Top Cranberries Exports by Country
Below are the top 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of cranberries during 2024.
- United States: US$291.6 million (46.4% of total cranberries exports)
- Canada: $124.6 million (19.8%)
- Netherlands: $115.3 million (18.4%)
- Chile: $32.8 million (5.2%)
- Germany: $26.6 million (4.2%)
- United Kingdom: $4 million (0.6%)
- Italy: $3.69 million (0.6%)
- Malaysia: $3.69 million (0.6%)
- Austria: $3.1 million (0.5%)
- Belgium: $2.4 million (0.4%)
- Poland: $2.3 million (0.4%)
- Finland: $2.2 million (0.4%)
- Slovakia: $2.1 million (0.3%)
- Spain: $1.63 million (0.3%)
- Denmark: $1.6 million (0.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 98.4% of globally exported cranberries in 2024.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing cranberries exporters since 2023 were: Belgium (up 278.1%), Finland (up 77.1%), Italy (up 48.8%) and Austria (up 32.4%).
Major suppliers that posted declines in their exported cranberries sales were led by: Spain (down -61.6% from 2023), Poland (down -60.8%), Denmark (down -31.3%), Slovakia (down -23%) and Germany (down -2.8%).
Top Cranberries Imports by Country
Overall spending on imported cranberries increased by 6.6% over the 5-year period starting in 2020 and grew by 5.8% since 2023.
Below are the 15 best buying markets as measured by the highest dollar value worth of cranberries imported during 2024.
- Netherlands: US$101.9 million (17% of total cranberries imports)
- mainland China: $74 million (12.4%)
- Germany: $72.8 million (12.2%)
- United States: $37.8 million (6.3%)
- Canada: $32.5 million (5.4%)
- Poland: $31.2 million (5.2%)
- Mexico: $25.6 million (4.3%)
- United Kingdom: $21.6 million (3.6%)
- France: $16.7 million (2.8%)
- Spain: $12.7 million (2.1%)
- South Korea: $11.4 million (1.9%)
- Italy: $10.5 million (1.7%)
- India: $10.2 million (1.7%)
- Taiwan: $9.7 million (1.6%)
- Australia: $9.5 million (1.6%)
By value, the listed 15 countries bought nearly four-fifths (79.9%) of globally imported cranberries in 2024.
Among the top importers, the fastest-growing cranberries importers since 2023 were: Germany (up 66.5%), Australia (up 31.8%), mainland China (up 28.2%) and France (up 18.2%).
Those buyer countries that posted declines in their imported cranberries purchases were led by: Mexico (down -41.1% from 2023), Poland (down -17.1%), Italy (down -8.9%), Taiwan (down -8.2%) and South Korea (down -3.6%).
Lowest and Highest Unit Prices for Imported Cranberries
In 2024, the world’s average unit price for imported cranberries was US$3,895 per ton down by -5.7% from $4,129 for 2023.
The average tonnage charge for the number one cranberries importer, the Netherlands, was higher at $4,023 per ton in 2023.
Ranked in ascending order, listed below are the countries paying the lowest average unit prices for imported cranberries in 2024.
- Ghana: US$835 per ton (down -79.1% from 2023)
- British Virgin Islands: $1,000 per ton (2023 data unavailable)
- Sierra Leone: $1,000 per ton (2023 data unavailable)
- Belize: $1,000 per ton (2023 data unavailable)
- Samoa: $1,000 per ton (up 100%)
- Democratic Republic Congo: $1,000 per ton (2023 data unavailable)
- Grenada: $1,750 per ton (down -12.5%)
- Honduras: $1,846 per ton (down -29%)
- Uganda: $2,000 per ton (2023 data unavailable)
- Senegal: $2,000 per ton (2023 data unavailable)
- Kyrgyzstan: $2,000 per ton (up 377.3%)
- Gabon: $2,000 per ton (2023 data unavailable)
- Zambia: $2,000 per ton (2023 data unavailable)
- Bhutan: $2,250 per ton (2023 data unavailable)
- Pakistan: $2,333 per ton (up 203.4%)
Experiencing the severest reductions in average unit price paid per ton for cranberries from 2023 to 2024 were low-cost importers Ghana (down -79.1%), Honduras (down -29%) and Grenada (down -12.5%).
The following countries paid for imported cranberries incurring the highest average unit prices.
- Qatar: US$20,000 per ton (2023 data unavailable)
- Bahamas: $12,000 per ton (up 342.2% from 2023)
- Oman: $12,000 per ton (up 176.9%)
- Faroe Islands: $11,000 per ton (up 10%)
- Venezuela: $11,000 per ton (up 100%)
- Bermuda: $10,333 per ton (up 14.8%)
- Mauritius: $10,333 per ton (down -12.4%)
- Curaçao: $9,000 per ton (up 350%)
- Macao: $8,333 per ton (up 30.9%)
- Kuwait: $8,286 per ton (up 57.8%)
- Norway: $7,714 per ton (down -1.4%)
- Jamaica: $7,000 per ton (down -16%)
- Bahrain: $7,000 per ton (up 40%)
- Seychelles: $7,000 per ton (up 16.7%)
- Kenya: $7,000 per ton (up 40%)
The strongest gains in terms of higher average unit prices paid in 2024 compared to 2023 were experienced by importers Curaçao (up 350%), Bahamas (up 342.2%), Oman (up 176.9%), Venezuela (up 100%) and Kuwait (up 57.8%).
See also Top Strawberries Exporters by Country, Sweet Cherries Exports by Country, Top Saffron Exports & Imports by Country Plus Average Prices, Top Jams Exporting Countries and Top Figs Exports & Imports by Country Plus Average Prices
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Alibaba, Cranberry Showroom. Accessed on August 1, 2025
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on August 1, 2025
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on August 1, 2025
Wikipedia, Cranberry. Accessed on August 1, 2025