Cranberries

Cranberry trade begins with product form and intended use—not a generic berry label. Fresh whole berries, frozen fruit, sweetened dried cranberries, juice, concentrate, sauce and puree are separate commercial products. Comparable offers require variety or cultivar where specified, fresh or processing use, grade and inspection basis, size, color, firmness, defects, pack, origin, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and information vintage.

Editorial evidence reviewedReviewed 2026-09-04Release 2026-09-19-batch-230
Global production
680 MT
2023/24
Market value
$1.4B
Producing countries tracked
9
Grading systems
1
Active supply risks
3
Trade corridors
3
Latest reviewed evidence

The figures below are USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates for the 2025 United States cranberry crop, published in May 2026. They describe utilized production, harvested area, average yield and fresh-market use. They are dated domestic crop measures—not global trade totals, a current physical offer or a live delivered price.

United States utilized cranberry production
7.47
million barrels · crop year 2025
United States harvested cranberry area
35300
acres · crop year 2025
United States average cranberry yield
212.7
barrels per acre · crop year 2025
United States fresh-market cranberries
306740
barrels · crop year 2025

Fresh, frozen, dried and juice cranberries are separate products

Fresh whole fruit is traded against condition, color, size and pack requirements. Frozen berries, sweetened dried cranberries, juice, concentrate, sauce and puree carry different processing, composition, packaging and end-use specifications. Atlas keeps product form, intended use and the applicable standard explicit before comparing lots or evidence.

Grade, color, size and condition travel with the lot

USDA AMS U.S. No. 1 fresh cranberries must be one variety or of similar varietal characteristics, clean, mature, firm and not soft or decayed. The standard also addresses color, size and damage tolerances. A physical record preserves the exact grade, size specification, color, firmness, defects, pack and net weight, temperature history, inspection point and arrival condition.

Crop totals do not determine a delivered cranberry price

USDA NASS estimated 7.47 million barrels of utilized U.S. cranberry production in 2025 from 35,300 harvested acres, with average yield of 212.7 barrels per acre; 306,740 barrels entered the fresh market. These dated measures describe domestic crop scale and use. A delivered price still requires the exact product form, specification, grade, pack, origin, destination, Incoterm, delivery window and current physical evidence.

Questions procurement teams ask

Are fresh, frozen and dried cranberries interchangeable?

No. Fresh whole berries, frozen fruit, sweetened dried products, juice, concentrate, sauce and puree have different identities, composition, standards, packaging, logistics and end uses.

What does the 7.47 million barrel figure represent?

It is USDA NASS's estimate of utilized United States cranberry production for the 2025 crop year. It is a dated domestic crop measure, not a global total or a current physical price.

What does U.S. No. 1 cover for fresh cranberries?

The USDA standard addresses varietal similarity, cleanliness, maturity, firmness, decay, damage, color, size and lot tolerances. Unless otherwise specified, each berry must be at least thirteen thirty-seconds of an inch in diameter.

Which fields make physical cranberry offers comparable?

Product form, intended use, variety where specified, grade and inspection basis, size, color, firmness, defects and condition, packaging and net weight, cold-chain history, origin, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and evidence date.

Sources and provenance

Figures retain their source, period and review date. Corroboration is not promoted to primary evidence.

Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2025 Summary
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service · Primary government annual crop estimate · accessed 2026-09-04
Fresh Cranberry Grades and Standards
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service · Primary government fresh-fruit grade and inspection standard · accessed 2026-09-04
How To Import Plants and Plant Products into the United States
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Primary government plant-health guidance · accessed 2026-09-04
Grading systems
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National and regional grading frameworks defining tradeable quality.
Producers
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Country-level production, share of global output, exporter/importer status.
Supply risks
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Active and seasonal supply-side risks — weather, disease, geopolitical, regulatory.
Documentation
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Required export and import documents per origin-destination corridor.