Overall exports of strawberries increased by 26.9% compared to $3.72 billion five years earlier in 2018.
Year over year, globally exported strawberries depreciated by -3.9% compared to $4.91 billion for 2021.
Fresh strawberries accounted for $3.39 billion worth of worldwide strawberry exports or 71.7% of the overall total. That percentage compares to 72% for 2021 and 70.4% in 2018.
Exported frozen strawberries represent $1.34 billion or the remaining 28.3% of the global strawberry sum.
The value of globally exported fresh strawberries fell in value by -4.4% since 2021 when fresh strawberries exports were valued at $3.54 billion. Shipments of frozen strawberries depreciated at a slightly slower pace, down by -2.7% from $1.34 billion for 2021.
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.
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 2022.
- Mexico: US$833 million (24.6% of exported fresh strawberries)
- Spain: $733.2 million (21.7%)
- United States: $595.9 million (17.6%)
- Netherlands: $295.7 million (8.7%)
- Belgium: $156 million (4.6%)
- Greece: $137.5 million (4.1%)
- Egypt: $117.5 million (3.5%)
- Morocco: $68.6 million (2%)
- South Korea: $57.6 million (1.7%)
- Italy: $42 million (1.2%)
- Japan: $40.1 million (1.2%)
- France: $38.6 million (1.1%)
- Türkiye: $31.6 million (0.9%)
- Poland: $26.1 million (0.8%)
- Germany: $25.5 million (0.8%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 94.5% of globally exported fresh strawberries in 2022.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing fresh strawberries providers from 2021 to 2022 were: Poland (up 27.6%), Mexico (up 11.4%), Japan (up 8.5%) and Egypt (up 6.8%).
Those countries that posted the severest declines in their exported fresh strawberries sales were: Türkiye (down -31.6% from 2021), Belgium (down -22.9%), Netherlands (down -19.3%), Italy (down -14.7%) and Spain (down -14.1%).
Frozen Strawberries Exports by Top Countries
The following list showcases the 15 nations that garnered the highest international sales of frozen strawberries in 2022.
- Egypt: US$277.1 million (20.7% of exported frozen strawberries)
- Mexico: $189.1 million (14.2%)
- Poland: $136.7 million (10.2%)
- Chile: $128.8 million (9.6%)
- Morocco: $100.5 million (7.5%)
- China: $76.9 million (5.8%)
- Netherlands: $56.2 million (4.2%)
- Belgium: $49.8 million (3.7%)
- Peru: $48.1 million (3.6%)
- Türkiye: $46.8 million (3.5%)
- Spain: $45.1 million (3.4%)
- United States: $44.7 million (3.3%)
- Germany: $26 million (1.9%)
- Serbia: $18.2 million (1.4%)
- France: $15.1 million (1.1%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 94.2% of globally exported frozen strawberries for 2022.
Among the top exporters, growth providers for frozen strawberries were: Egypt (up 17.1% from 2021), Serbia (up 5.9%) and Belgium (up 4.4%).
Major suppliers that posted declines in their exported frozen strawberries sales were led by: Peru (down -22.3% from 2021), France (down -19.1%), Netherlands (down -14.4%), Spain (down -13.4%) and Chile (down -10.3%).
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 August 11, 2023
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on August 11, 2023
Wikipedia, Strawberry. Accessed on August 11, 2023
