Germany: Overview on the German Cherry Sector - 2025

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   GM2025-0015
Germany is the third-largest importer of sweet and sour cherries in the world. Between 52 and 77 percent of cherries consumed in Germany are imported, mostly from other EU member states. The German Federal Office of Statistics estimates cherry production for MY 2025/26 (April/March) at 49,900 MT. Opportunities for U.S. sweet cherries are best in August/September, after the German domestic growing season.

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