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Cherry tree fruit blossomGlobally, sales from exported sweet cherries totaled US$5.85 billion in 2025.
The overall value of exported sweet cherries grew by an average 37.4% encompassing all exporting countries from five years earlier in 2021 when total sweet cherries shipped were valued at $4.26 billion.
From 2024 to 2025, overall sales for globally exported sweet cherries slowed to a 4.4% gain starting from $5.61 billion.
The top 5 most valuable exporters of sweet cherries were Chile, Hong Kong, United States of America, Spain and Canada. Combined, that quintet of major suppliers accounted for 90.4% of all international sales for sweet cherries during 2025. Such a high percentage indicates a highly concentrated group of major sweet cherry exporters.
From a continental perspective, suppliers in Latin America (excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean) sold the highest dollar worth of exported sweet cherries during 2025 with shipments totaling $3.51 billion or 60% of the global total. In second place were exporters located in Asia at 19.6%. Another 9.7% of worldwide sweet cherries shipments originated from North America, with 8.3% shipped from countries in Europe.
Tinier percentages came from sellers in Oceania (2.1%) Australia and New Zealand mostly, and Africa (0.2%).
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 080929 for fresh cherries. That sub-code excludes sour cherries.
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of sweet cherries during 2025.
- Chile: US$3.5 billion (59.6% of exported sweet cherries)
- Hong Kong: $1 billion (17.8%)
- United States: $476.5 million (8.1%)
- Spain: $192.9 million (3.3%)
- Canada: $93.5 million (1.6%)
- Greece: $81.1 million (1.4%)
- New Zealand: $68.9 million (1.2%)
- Australia: $55.7 million (1%)
- Türkiye: $48.2 million (0.8%)
- Belgium: $41.6 million (0.7%)
- Italy: $36.9 million (0.6%)
- Netherlands: $26.8 million (0.5%)
- Argentina: $26.2 million (0.4%)
- Moldova: $25.4 million (0.4%)
- France: $25.3 million (0.4%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 97.9% of sweet cherries exported worldwide in 2025.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing exporters of sweet cherries since 2024 were: Canada (up 959%), Moldova (up 85.9%), Belgium (up 60.6%) and Spain (up 49.3%).
Those countries that posted year-over-year declines in their international sales of sweet cherries were: Türkiye (down -76.9%), Argentina (down -28.8%), Australia (down -10.1%) and the United States of America (down -5.8%).
The 83 countries showcased in the automated database below sold 100% of all exported sweet cherries during 2025.
| 1 | Chile | $3,486,024,000 | +12.9% |
| 2 | Hong Kong | $1,043,009,000 | +1.6% |
| 3 | United States | $476,545,000 | -5.8% |
| 4 | Spain | $192,910,000 | +49.3% |
| 5 | Canada | $93,518,000 | +959% |
| 6 | Greece | $81,111,000 | +0.1% |
| 7 | New Zealand | $68,889,000 | +21.4% |
| 8 | Australia | $55,656,000 | -10.1% |
| 9 | Türkiye | $48,199,000 | -76.9% |
| 10 | Belgium | $41,551,000 | +60.6% |
| 11 | Italy | $36,903,000 | +42.4% |
| 12 | Netherlands | $26,774,000 | +4% |
| 13 | Argentina | $26,228,000 | -28.8% |
| 14 | Moldova | $25,408,000 | +85.9% |
| 15 | France | $25,263,000 | +30.8% |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | $20,843,000 | -15.6% |
| 17 | Austria | $16,457,000 | -83.6% |
| 18 | South Africa | $13,392,000 | +136.7% |
| 19 | Germany | $12,274,000 | -23.4% |
| 20 | Bulgaria | $10,065,000 | -38.7% |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | $9,087,000 | -87.1% |
| 22 | mainland China | $8,988,000 | +765.9% |
| 23 | Armenia | $4,256,000 | +51.1% |
| 24 | Latvia | $4,040,000 | +35.6% |
| 25 | Syria | $3,405,000 | -63.2% |
| 26 | United Kingdom | $2,855,000 | -22.3% |
| 27 | Singapore | $2,431,000 | +30.6% |
| 28 | Poland | $2,346,000 | +7.8% |
| 29 | Portugal | $2,016,000 | +97.5% |
| 30 | Romania | $1,849,000 | -48.7% |
| 31 | Serbia | $1,493,000 | -86.3% |
| 32 | Iran | $1,378,000 | +56.6% |
| 33 | Afghanistan | $1,259,000 | -67.1% |
| 34 | Croatia | $801,000 | -57.4% |
| 35 | Hungary | $645,000 | -60.4% |
| 36 | Kyrgyzstan | $557,000 | -74.8% |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | $511,000 | +83.8% |
| 38 | Lithuania | $481,000 | +34.7% |
| 39 | North Macedonia | $467,000 | -85.1% |
| 40 | Ireland | $342,000 | +78.1% |
| 41 | Tajikistan | $296,000 | -44% |
| 42 | Aruba | $232,000 | +307% |
| 43 | Bangladesh | $224,000 | +474.4% |
| 44 | Denmark | $223,000 | -91.3% |
| 45 | Czech Republic | $215,000 | -18.3% |
| 46 | Thailand | $214,000 | +48.6% |
| 47 | Sweden | $142,000 | +30.3% |
| 48 | Lebanon | $132,000 | -89.9% |
| 49 | Japan | $128,000 | +113.3% |
| 50 | Slovakia | $127,000 | +119% |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | $114,000 | -10.2% |
| 52 | Georgia | $89,000 | -79.2% |
| 53 | Luxembourg | $82,000 | -34.9% |
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | $81,000 | -57.8% |
| 55 | Slovenia | $75,000 | -52.2% |
| 56 | Malaysia | $65,000 | +71.1% |
| 57 | Estonia | $62,000 | -4.6% |
| 58 | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $52,000 | +333.3% |
| 59 | Guatemala | $43,000 | +1333% |
| 60 | Vietnam | $34,000 | 0% |
| 61 | Switzerland | $33,000 | +94.1% |
| 62 | Albania | $32,000 | 0% |
| 63 | Morocco | $27,000 | +2600% |
| 64 | India | $25,000 | +525% |
| 65 | Jordan | $19,000 | -98.3% |
| 66 | Ukraine | $14,000 | -88.8% |
| 67 | Pakistan | $8,000 | -90.7% |
| 68 | Russia | $8,000 | -81.8% |
| 69 | Brazil | $7,000 | 0% |
| 70 | Finland | $6,000 | 0% |
| 71 | Taiwan | $4,000 | +33.3% |
| 72 | South Korea | $3,000 | +200% |
| 73 | Ecuador | $3,000 | 0% |
| 74 | Colombia | $2,000 | 0% |
| 75 | Mexico | $2,000 | 0% |
| 76 | Indonesia | $1,000 | 0% |
| 77 | Nigeria | $1,000 | 0% |
| 78 | Norway | $1,000 | -50% |
| 79 | Mozambique | $1,000 | 0% |
| 80 | Oman | $1,000 | 0% |
| 81 | Antigua/Barbuda | $1,000 | 0% |
| 82 | Trinidad/Tobago | $1,000 | 0% |
| 83 | Uganda | $1,000 | 0% |
Focusing on all exporters of sweet cherries, the fastest growers from 2024 to 2025 were Morocco (up 2,600%), Guatemala (up 1,333%), Canada (up 959%), mainland China (up 765.9%) then India (up 525%).
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 2025 data was unavailable.
Countries Earning Best Trade Surpluses from Sweet Cherries
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for sweet cherries during 2025. 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$3.5 billion (net export surplus up 12.9% since 2024)
- United States: $239 million (down -34.6%)
- Spain: $160.3 million (up 48.7%)
- Greece: $80.9 million (up 3.9%)
- New Zealand: $68.3 million (up 21.4%)
- Türkiye: $48.2 million (down -76.9%)
- Australia: $44.3 million (down -16.7%)
- Moldova: $25.3 million (up 87.5%)
- Argentina: $22.8 million (down -37.7%)
- Azerbaijan: $20.5 million (down -16.3%)
- Belgium: $18.7 million (up 307.4%)
- South Africa: $12.5 million (up 165.2%)
- Uzbekistan: $9.1 million (down -87.1%)
- Armenia: $4.2 million (up 51.6%)
- Bulgaria: $3.6 million (up 146.2%)
World-leading sweet cherries supplier 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 2025. 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.
- mainland China: -US$3.4 billion (net export deficit down -5.6% since 2024)
- Taiwan: -$184.7 million (up 40.4%)
- Germany: -$173.8 million (up 10.1%)
- South Korea: -$150.8 million (up 12.3%)
- Hong Kong, China: -$83.2 million (down -8.2%)
- United Kingdom: -$80.2 million (up 22.6%)
- Vietnam: -$64.3 million (up 34.1%)
- Russia: -$50.7 million (down -64.9%)
- Canada: -$46.6 million (down -70.8%)
- Japan: -$42.6 million (up 6.2%)
- Thailand: -$38.7 million (up 39.4%)
- Mexico: -$35.7 million (up 9.6%)
- France: -$29.5 million (down -8.9%)
- Brazil: -$24.8 million (up 22.1%)
- Austria: -$21.8 million (down -23.2%)
The People’s Republic of China incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of sweet cherries. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights mainland 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)
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Research Sources:
Alibaba, Supplier Information for Fresh Cherries. Accessed on September 11, 2026
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on September 11, 2026
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on September 11, 2026
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on September 11, 2026
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on September 11, 2026
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