Wholesale sour cherry prices on the European market

Sour cherries (Prunus cerasus) are a vital fruit crop in Central and Eastern Europe, primarily destined for processing into juices, preserves, dried fruit, and confectionery ingredients. Poland, Hungary, and Turkey are the world's leading producers, with significant volumes traded on European markets. On the Fresh-market.info portal, we publish daily wholesale prices and market reports from major exchanges and wholesale markets in Poland (including Bronisze, Wroclaw, Poznan), as well as key EU countries — Hungary, Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands.

What types of sour cherries do we track?

For precise market analysis, we divide quotations into several important segments relevant to producers and processors:

• Fresh sour cherries: harvested for direct sale at wholesale markets, used in baking, gastronomy, and artisan preserves
• Frozen sour cherries: IQF product for year-round processing — Poland is one of the world's largest exporters in this category
• Sour cherry concentrate: a key commodity for the beverage industry, with prices closely tied to harvest volumes and global stocks

Factors influencing sour cherry prices

Sour cherry prices depend heavily on Polish and Hungarian harvest volumes, spring frost risk during flowering, mechanical harvesting efficiency, demand from juice concentrate and frozen fruit buyers, and competition from Turkish exports. Stock levels of frozen and concentrated product from previous years also shape current pricing. Using price charts on Fresh-market.info, wholesale buyers and processors can track historical trends and forecast price changes to secure the most favorable deals.