In 2024, the US exported nearly $506 million in fresh cherries worldwide, up 10% in value and 3% in volume from the previous year
In the first half of this year, US fresh fruit exports fell 17% in volume and 15% in value.
This was due to:
- bad weather: the USDA predicts 41% for cherry crop loss in Michigan)
- iCE interventions and visa delays there is a shortage of farm labour
- trump’s trade wars. US shipments to China never fully recovered after Trump’s trade war in 2018. Sales to Canada fell 18% in volume in the first six months.
Source : Reuters
