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Cherry Fact Sheet


Northwest Sweet Cherries

2011 Production volume: 18,371,398 boxes (20 lb. equivalents)

Acreage in production1: 57,029 acres

Number of farms1: 3,191

Major Varieties: Bing, Rainier, Lambert, Van, Chelan, Lapins, Sweetheart

Major Sweet Cherry Producing States1: 

1.  Washington
2.  California
3.  Oregon
4.  Michigan
5.  Idaho
6.  Montana

Cherry harvest season generally runs from early June to mid-August.

Percent of Northwest crop exported:

2011       31%
2010       28%
2009       28%
2008       28%
2007       28%

Percent by volume of U.S. crop (fresh consumption) produced by the Northwest: 54%.

Percent by volume of U.S. exports (fresh consumption) exported by the Northwest: 65 to 75%

Dollar Value of Crop:
Year              Total                  Export

2011 $783,013,504 $257,098,218
2010 $572,624,738 $178,367,963
2009 $541,494,490 $159,458,538
2008 $436,388,970 $127,847,518
2007 $409,261,878 $171,059,820


2011 Top Export Markets:      

  Volume
(20 lb. Cases)
Canada 2,277,371
Hong Kong/China 1,113,845
Taiwan 666,378
Korea 347,905
Australia 332,562
Japan 266,233
United Kingdom 228,825

1 National Agricultural Statistics Service 2007 Census of Agriculture.   

  All other data provided by the Northwest Cherry Growers, 2011 Foreign Market    
  Statistics.

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