Germany: Stone Fruit Report
German total cherry production for CY 2015 is estimated at 50,700 MT. This is an 11 percent decrease compared to the excellent production in CY 2014, and a 5 percent decrease compared to the average of the preceding ten years. Germany is the third largest importer of cherries in the world, after Russia and China. The majority of imports originate in other EU-28 member states. Largest non-EU suppliers are Turkey for sweet cherries and Serbia for tart cherries.