Germany: Stone Fruit Report 2016
Germany is the third-largest importer of cherries in the world after Russia and China. From 2014 to 2016, between 54 and 68 percent of the cherries consumed in Germany were imported, with the majority of imports originating in other EU-28 member states. The largest non-EU cherry suppliers are Turkey for sweet cherries and Serbia for tart cherries. Total German cherry production for CY 2017 is estimated at 26,000 MT. This represents a decrease of 43 percent compared to CY 2016 and 47 percent compared to the historical (2007-2016) ten year average, the result of a severe April frost.
