Cherry is an important export item of Hungary in all its forms

Tight 60 thousand tons of this year's harvest (photo: Horizont Media) Hungary is the world's largest exporter of fresh cherries. According to the data of the CSO, the export of fresh goose from the country increased by 8 percent to 11.1 thousand tons last year, 8 percent more fresh cherries were sold in the German export market, ie 8.45 thousand tons. (See our article on the subject: Sour cherries: the tug of war is going with German traders.) Exports to Poland fell by 88 percent to 90.4 tons. Imports of fresh cherries (mainly from Serbia) decreased by 54 percent to 1.89 thousand tons in 2020. Hungary is also a net exporter of frozen sour cherries, with a foreign trade surplus of 1.22 thousand tons in 2020: 2.18 thousand tons of exports, compared to 957 tons of imports. The majority of exports went to Germany. Hungary was also a net exporter of canned cherries in 2020, with a foreign trade surplus of 26.3 thousand tonnes: exports reached 28.3 thousand tonnes, and imports were ...