Overall sales of exported cranberries increased by an average 3% since 5 years earlier in 2021 when globally exported cranberries sales were $647.7 million.
Year over year, the dollar value for exported cranberries expanded by 6.1% compared to $628.3 million starting from 2024.
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 93% of all international cranberries sold during 2025.
Applying a continental lens, countries in North America sold the highest dollar worth of exported cranberries during 2025 with shipments valued at $433.8 million or 65.1% of the global total. In second place were exporters based in Europe (28.5%). Lesser international sales of cranberries originated from Latin America (5.2%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Asia (1.2%), Oceania’s Australia and New Zealand (0.02%), then Africa (also 0.02%).
Shifting our focus to imported cranberries, the 5 leading importers of cranberries in 2025 were the Netherlands, Germany, mainland China, Mexico and Poland. Collectively, that quintet of top import countries bought over half (52.6%) of global cranberry imports.
The above percentages suggest a much more concentrated cohort of 64 total cranberries exporters (93% for the corresponding top 5 exporters) compared to some 140 buying countries, islands and territories with the top 5 importers consuming more than half (52.6%) the worldwide total.
Of the global imports total from a continental perspective, nearly three-fifths (59.1%) of cranberries was delivered to European countries ahead of importers located in Asia (20.1%), North America (15.9%), Latin America (2.6%) including the Caribbean, Oceania (1.7%) mostly Australia and New Zealand, then customers in Africa (0.5%).
Worldwide, the average unit price paid by cranberries importers was $3,547 per ton in 2025. That dollar amount reflects a -9% in deflation based on the average tonnage rate of $3,898 for 2024.
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 2025.
- United States: US$300.6 million (45.1% of total cranberries exports)
- Canada: $133.2 million (20%)
- Netherlands: $122.4 million (18.4%)
- Chile: $34.3 million (5.1%)
- Germany: $29.9 million (4.5%)
- Italy: $6.4 million (1%)
- Spain: $6.3 million (0.9%)
- United Kingdom: $3.6 million (0.5%)
- Slovakia: $3.5 million (0.5%)
- Austria: $3.18 million (0.5%)
- Malaysia: $3.18 million (0.5%)
- Belgium: $2.9 million (0.4%)
- Poland: $2.7 million (0.4%)
- Estonia: $2 million (0.3%)
- Türkiye: $1.4 million (0.2%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 98.3% of globally exported cranberries in 2025.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing cranberries exporters since 2024 were: Spain (up 287.7%), Estonia (up 189.8%), Türkiye (up 73%) and Italy (up 72%).
Major suppliers that posted year-over-year declines in their exported cranberries sales were: Malaysia (down -13.7% from 2024) and the United Kingdom (down -10.5%).
Top Cranberries Imports by Country
Overall spending on imported cranberries increased by 17.4% over the 5-year period starting in 2021 and grew by 7.4% since 2024 to US$639.9 million during 2025.
Below are the 15 best buying markets as measured by the highest dollar value worth of cranberries imported during 2025.
- Netherlands: US$116.4 million (18.2% of total cranberries imports)
- Germany: $86.1 million (13.5%)
- mainland China: $57.9 million (9.1%)
- Mexico: $39.3 million (6.1%)
- Poland: $36.6 million (5.7%)
- Canada: $35.3 million (5.5%)
- United States: $27.5 million (4.3%)
- United Kingdom: $21.3 million (3.3%)
- France: $20.8 million (3.3%)
- Spain: $16.3 million (2.5%)
- Italy: $15.8 million (2.5%)
- India: $13.7 million (2.1%)
- South Korea: $11.9 million (1.9%)
- Taiwan: $10.8 million (1.7%)
- Japan: $9.1 million (1.4%)
By value, the listed 15 countries bought over four-fifths (81.1%) of globally imported cranberries in 2025.
Among the top importers, the fastest-growing cranberries importers since 2024 were: Mexico (up 53.7%), Italy (up 49.9%), India (up 34.2%) and Spain (up 28.3%).
Those buyer countries that posted year-over-year declines in their imported cranberries purchases were: United States of America (down -27.3% from 2024), mainland China (down -21.7%) and the United Kingdom (down -1.4%).
Lowest and Highest Unit Prices for Imported Cranberries
In 2025, the world’s average unit price for imported cranberries was US$3,547 per ton down by -9% from $3,898 for 2024.
The average tonnage charge for the number one cranberries importer, the Netherlands, was higher at $4,007 per ton in 2024.
Ranked in ascending order, listed below are the countries paying the lowest average unit prices for imported cranberries in 2025.
- Kyrgyzstan: US$444 per ton (down -77.8% from 2024)
- Kazakhstan: $826 per ton (down -73.7%)
- Sierra Leone: $875 per ton (down -41.7%)
- Libya: $977 per ton (2024 data unavailable)
- Ghana: $1,000 per ton (down -80%)
- Gabon: $1,000 per ton (down -50%)
- Angola: $1,000 per ton (2024 data unavailable)
- Mali: $1,000 per ton (2024 data unavailable)
- New Caledonia: $1,000 per ton (down -73.3%)
- Tanzania: $1,000 per ton (2024 data unavailable)
- Mexico: $1,346 per ton (down -61.9%)
- Barbados: $1,500 per ton (down -41.7%)
- Gambia: $1,500 per ton (2024 data unavailable)
- Curaçao: $1,833 per ton (down -79.6%)
- Georgia: $1,857 per ton (down -53.6%)
Experiencing the severest reductions in average unit price paid per ton for cranberries from 2024 to 2025 were low-cost importers Ghana (down -80%), Curaçao (down -79.6%) and Kyrgyzstan (down -77.8%).
The following countries paid for imported cranberries incurring the highest average unit prices.
- Qatar: US$17,000 per ton (up 142.9% from 2024)
- Mauritius: $13,750 per ton (up 33.1%)
- Kuwait: $9,250 per ton (up 11.6%)
- Namibia: $9,000 per ton (up 100%)
- Morocco: $9,000 per ton (down -18.2%)
- Norway: $8,420 per ton (up 9.2%)
- Faroe Islands: $8,333 per ton (down -24.2%)
- Jamaica: $8,000 per ton (up 3.7%)
- Macao: $8,000 per ton (down -4%)
- Cuba: $8,000 per ton (2024 data unavailable)
- Iceland: $7,563 per ton (up 13.2%)
- Brunei Darussalam: $7,500 per ton (up 50%)
- Greenland: $7,000 per ton (2024 data unavailable)
- Switzerland: $6,469 per ton (up 6.6%)
- Austria: $6,433 per ton (up 16.4%)
The strongest gains in terms of higher average unit prices paid in 2025 compared to 2024 were experienced by importers in Qatar (up 142.9%), Namibia (up 100%), Brunei Darussalam (up 50%), Mauritius (up 33.1%) and Austria (up 16.4%).
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
Research Sources:
Alibaba, Cranberry Showroom. Accessed on August 3, 2026
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on August 3, 2026
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on August 3, 2026
Wikipedia, Cranberry. Accessed on August 3, 2026