Tart cherry production was down in the United States last year. Overall, 41 million fewer pounds were produced in 2023, with just 200.2 million pounds grown. USDA says there was about one-thousand fewer acres in production, and yield-per-acre was about one-thousand pounds per acre less than 2022.
Michigan leads the nation in tart cherry production with more than thirteen times the acreage and four times the production of second-place Utah. Wisconsin ranks third in cherry production.
