Overall exports of strawberries increased by 47.9% compared to $4.11 billion five years earlier in 2020.
Year over year, globally exported strawberries accelerated by 19.6% compared to $4.82 billion for 2023.
Renown for its bright red color, juicy texture, sweetness and distinct aroma, a strawberry is a popular fruit eaten raw or consumed in prepared foods and drinks including puddings, jams, pies, ice cream, milkshakes and juices.
Fresh strawberries accounted for $4.32 billion worth of worldwide strawberry exports or three-quarters (74.8%) of the overall total. That percentage exceeds the 73% for 2023 and 71% in 2020.
Exported frozen strawberries represent $1.45 billion or the remaining 25.2% of the global strawberry sum.
The value of globally exported fresh strawberries grew in value by 11.3% since 2023 when fresh strawberries exports were valued at $1.3 billion.
Shipments of frozen strawberries in 2024 expanded by 22.7% compared to $3.52 billion for 2023.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 081010 for fresh strawberries. The 6-digit prefix for frozen strawberries is 081110.
Fresh Strawberries Exports by Top Countries
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of raw strawberries during 2024.
- Mexico: US$1.3 billion (29.8% of exported fresh strawberries)
- Spain: $811.9 million (18.8%)
- United States: $686.1 million (15.9%)
- Netherlands: $381.1 million (8.8%)
- Belgium: $220.8 million (5.1%)
- Greece: $182.6 million (4.2%)
- Egypt: $118.1 million (2.7%)
- Morocco: $98.5 million (2.3%)
- South Korea: $67.5 million (1.6%)
- Italy: $50.8 million (1.2%)
- France: $48.9 million (1.1%)
- South Africa: $37.3 million (0.9%)
- Japan: $35.7 million (0.8%)
- mainland China: $34.1 million (0.8%)
- Canada: $32.1 million (0.7%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 94.8% of globally exported fresh strawberries in 2024.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing fresh strawberries exporters from 2023 to 2024 were: Mexico (up 71.5%), mainland China (up 71.3%), Morocco (up 46.5%) and South Africa (up 32.4%).
Those countries that posted declines in their exported fresh strawberries sales were: Japan (down -18.8% from 2023), Egypt (down -10.7%), South Korea (down -3.1%) and Canada (down -1.2%).
Frozen Strawberries Exports by Top Countries
The following list showcases the 15 nations that garnered the highest international sales of frozen strawberries in 2024.
- Egypt: US$391.6 million (27% of exported frozen strawberries)
- Mexico: $186 million (12.8%)
- Poland: $126.4 million (8.7%)
- Chile: $112.1 million (7.7%)
- Morocco: $95.2 million (6.6%)
- mainland China: $89.3 million (6.2%)
- Netherlands: $62.2 million (4.3%)
- Peru: $56.5 million (3.9%)
- United States: $55.1 million (3.8%)
- Belgium: $51.9 million (3.6%)
- Türkiye: $38.2 million (2.6%)
- Germany: $33.8 million (2.3%)
- Spain: $31.7 million (2.2%)
- Serbia: $16.6 million (1.1%)
- Guatemala: $12.4 million (0.9%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 93.7% worth of globally exported frozen strawberries for 2024.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing frozen strawberries exporters from 2023 to 2024 were: Morocco (up 45.2%), Germany (up 40.2%), mainland China (up 24.4%) and the United States of America (up 22.2%).
Those countries that posted declines in their exported frozen strawberries sales were: Spain (down -15.6% from 2023), Netherlands (down -5.1%), Serbia (down -2.4%), Belgium (down -1.9%) and Peru (down -1.7%).
See also Top Cranberries Exports & Imports by Country Plus Average Prices, Apples Exports by Country, Bananas Exports by Country, Sweet Cherries Exports by Country and Kiwifruit Exports by Country
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on June 22, 2025
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on June 22, 2025
Wikipedia, Strawberry. Accessed on June 22, 2025