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Cherry Fact Sheet


Northwest Sweet Cherries

2009 Production volume: 20,459,269 cases (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:

2009       28%
2008       28%
2007       28%
2006       25%
2005       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

2009 $541,494,490 $159,458,538
2008 $436,388,970 $127,847,518
2007 $409,261,878 $171,059,820
2006 $504,135,598 $133,717,768
2005 $430,034,520 $129,273,000


2009 Top Export Markets:
     

  Volume
(20 lb. Cases)
Canada 2,224,154
Hong Kong/China 945,656
Taiwan 810,179
Japan 303,197
United Kingdom 295,261
Australia 281,353
Korea 263,075

1 National Agricultural Statistics Service 2007 Census of Agriculture.   

  All other data provided by the Northwest Cherry Growers, 2009 Foreign Market    
  Statistics.

12/29/09

 

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