Leading strawberry producing U.S. states 2023
This statistic shows strawberry production in the United States in 2023, by state. In that year, the production of strawberries in California amounted to about 25.7 million cwt.
The strawberry industry
The garden strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa), is a plant cultivated worldwide for its usually red, sweet and aromatic fruit. The strawberries’ distinct flavor makes them popular in all forms: fresh, frozen, canned, as part of food and drink recipes, but also as a widely-used artificial flavoring in cosmetics or perfumes. However, due to the fact that they are sensitive to weather and thrive only under certain climate conditions, worldwide strawberry production is relatively low compared to other fruit crops, such as bananas, which are easier to maintain and produce fruit year-round. In 2021, the global strawberry production reached some 9.2 million metric tons, while the worldwide production of watermelons exceeded 101 million metric tons.
U.S. fruit production and consumption
With an annual strawberry production of 1.39 million tons of in 2022, the United States is one of the leaders of the global strawberry market, accounting for about 15 percent of the total world’s production. Favorable climate conditions make the state of California the largest producer of strawberries in the United States. In 2022, 24.8 million hundredweight of strawberries were produced in California, considerably more than the second ranked, Florida, with about three million hundredweight.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, strawberries are the seventh most popular fruit consumed in the United States. Annually, Americans eat over 100 pounds of fresh fruit per capita.
