Global cherry production reaches 5 million tons and China's imports have increased for 10 consecutive years, accounting for half of global trade

Production of major global producers Although the planting conditions in Turkey, the largest producer, are favorable this year, it is expected to fall short of last year's good weather and record high yields, and production is expected to fall by 48,000 tons to 900,000 tons. As demand from the EU remains strong, its exports are expected to be close to 85,000 tons. Shandong, the largest cherry producing area in China, suffered a drought this year, but other producing areas have increased planting areas and normal growing conditions, which is conducive to continued growth in production. China's production is expected to increase by 50,000 tons to 850,000 tons. Benefiting from increased production in Chile and the United States, imports are expected to increase by 7% to 415,000 tons. Poland's production recovery is limited due to frost, and the EU's production is expected to increase by 10,000 tons to 715,000 tons. The simultaneous growth of production and imports has driven the EU's ...