Dried Fruit Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Product (Dried Grapes, Dates, Apricots, Figs, Cranberries, Others), By Category, By Distribution Channel (Offline, Online), By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2025 - 2030

Dried Fruit Market Size & Trends

The global dried fruit market size was valued at USD 12.02 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.6% from 2025 to 2030. Increasing consumers' inclination to shift dietary preferences to healthier foods, the growing availability of dried fruit products offered by multiple companies from different regions, technological advancements in food processing technologies, and innovation-based improvements in packaging leading to enhanced shelf life are some of the key growth driving factors for this market.

Increasing awareness regarding the role of fruits and the nutritional benefits of healthier food habits in human well-being, improved trade relations among numerous countries, and growing demand for convenient and nutritious food products are primarily contributing to the growth experienced by this market. In addition, the increasing presence of various companies with diverse portfolios of dried fruits on numerous e-commerce websites and owned or third-party online shopping platforms is projected to add growth opportunities for this market.

Effective use of traditional drying techniques and the emergence of novel technologies such as solar, microwave, vacuum, infrared, freeze, oven, and combination drying have enabled industry participants to enhance their portfolios while focusing on customer preferences. Various drying equipment, including cabinet dryers, tray dryers, tunnel dryers, spray dryers, and others, are available and accessible, contributing to the trader’s capacity to supply vast quantities of dried fruit worldwide.

In addition, advancements in drying technologies such as radio frequency, electro-hydrodynamic, hybrid dehydration, and others are projected to enhance overall production in the coming years. The inclusion of modern technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and others to identify optimal conditions for drying, improve product quality, and reduce costs significantly by ensuring operational excellence is anticipated to fuel the growth of this market during the forecast period.

Multiple organizations in this industry are embracing modern marketing techniques, implementing multi-channel distribution strategies, enhancing their digital footprint, and ensuring improved customer interactions through social media and other platforms. This has significantly influenced the pace of growth for this market in recent years. In addition, efforts by various governments and organizations to encourage the advancement of this market are adding novel opportunities.

For instance, in September 2024, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), with the support of the U.S. government, declared it is investing nearly USD 440 thousand in all-natural dried fruit businesses. The new investment by the U.S. to back the climate-smart process of the dried fruits industry for Pure and Just Limited is projected to develop a range of new jobs and enhance agriculture business productivity.

Product Insights

Dates dominated the global dried fruit industry with a revenue share of 45.1% in 2024. Significant roots in traditions and rituals regarding the use of dates in diet, increasing shift towards veganism, growing utilization by the bakery and confectionary industry, and a large number of consumers choosing healthier foods over regular snacks are some of the key growth drivers for this segment. In addition, convenience and ease of consumption offered by the product add to the growing demand.

The cranberries segment is projected to experience the highest CAGR from 2025 to 2030. The enhanced flavor, chewy texture, and consistent quality offered by sundried or air-dried cranberries have attracted large consumer groups worldwide. The product is increasingly used in multiple application industries, such as food and beverages, sweet and confectionary, cereals and breakfast products, and others. Increasing demand for functional foods, growing awareness regarding the significance of vitamin intake, and ease of availability are projected to drive demand for dried cranberries in the approaching years.

Category Insights

The conventional category held the largest revenue share of the global dried fruit industry in 2024. This is attributed to a larger amount of produce grown through traditional agricultural methods, availability and accessibility of larger quantities, significant difference in cost-effectiveness compared to organically grown fruits, enhanced texture backed by processing, and a noteworthy share in the application industry utilizations.

The organic category is projected to experience the fastest CAGR during the forecast period. Organically grown, less processed dried fruit offerings have been experiencing growth in demand owing to increasing awareness regarding the ill-effects of pesticide residue, over-processing of fresh produce, increasing inclination towards purchasing organic and natural products, and enhanced availability of information regarding the processes associated with finished product before it reaches the shelves or online portfolios for sale. A rise in mindfulness regarding the consumption of food, an increase in preferences for minimally processed products, and ease of availability through online shopping are adding to the growth of this segment.

Distribution Channel Insights

The offline distribution segment dominated the global dried fruit market in 2024. This segment is primarily influenced by factors such as ease of accessibility, large networks of supermarkets and hypermarkets in multiple countries, customary shopping patterns and preferences, the growing availability of multiple brand products in different stores, including specialty, convenience, grocery, and others, attractive offers provided by the organized retail industry participants and more. The offline shopping experience also enables customers to examine product quality and information while ensuring the availability of multiple alternatives under one roof.

The online distribution segment is projected to experience the highest CAGR from 2025 to 2030. Increasing inclination towards online shopping, growing number of participants in the e-commerce industry, rising penetration of quick-commerce platforms in countries such as India, ease of use and convenience offered by the online shopping experience, and focus of multiple market participants on enhancing the digital footprint through offering the products via e-commerce websites or own online platforms are some of the major growth drivers for this segment. Furthermore, services such as doorstep delivery, online credit, multiple payment alternatives, availability of coupons and lucrative discount offers, enhanced customer assistance by portals, and improved customer experiences are primarily influencing the growth of this segment.

Regional Insights

Europe dried fruit industry with a revenue share of 29.5% in 2024. This market is mainly driven by the presence of multiple key participants of the industry, growing demand for ready-to-eat foods, increasing urbanization leading to higher consumption of processed food products, changing consumer behavior, a large number of individuals seeking processed yet healthier alternatives, and ease of availability through multiple points of sale including online and offline.

UK Dried Fruit Market Trends

The UK held the largest revenue share of the regional market in 2024. This is attributed to the factors such as increasing urbanization accompanied by growing demand for convenient food options, large number of customers looking for multiple healthy food products, and availability of several dried fruit products in supermarkets and hypermarkets, and online stores.

North America Dried Fruit Market Trends

North America dried fruit market held significant revenue share of the global industry. The presence of multiple food service businesses operating across numerous states, growing demand from the food & beverages industry, increasing inclination among consumers to purchase natural and organic food products, positive regulatory scenarios, and a large share in global trade are projected to drive the growth of this market.

The U.S. dried fruit market dominated the regional industry with the largest revenue share in 2024. This is attributed to increasing demand from the food service and food & beverages manufacturing sector. Growing awareness regarding food consumption and its significance in overall human wellbeing, availability of diverse portfolios offered by the major companies, increasing focus of global dried fruit industry participants to enhance presence across the U.S., and effective distribution facilitated by the large scale operations of multiple retail businesses are adding growth opportunities for this market.

Asia Pacific Dried Fruit Market Trends

Asia Pacific is projected to experience the fastest CAGR from 2025 to 2030. The rising demand for convenient food products in countries like China and India, which have a large portion of the global population, is driven by several factors. These include the entry of many new companies into the regional market, better access to products through online distribution, increased availability due to growing trade, and a notable rise in the consumption of processed but healthy food options.

India dried fruit market held largest revenue share of the regional industry in 2024. This is attributed to factors such as the importance of dried fruits in conventional meals and preparations and increasing utilization by application industries, including bakeries, restaurants, food processors, beverages, confectionary, and others. The rise in availability enabled by enhanced trade networks and the online presence of multiple major market participants is expected to add significant growth opportunities for this market during the forecast period.

Key Dried Fruit Company Insights

Some of the key companies in the global dried fruit market are AL FOAH, RED RIVER FOODS INC, Geobres, Bergin Fruit and Nut Company, Sun-Maid Growers of California, and others. To address growing demand and increasing competition, the key market participants have been adopting strategies such as innovation, enhanced processes, inclusion of technology assistance, improved digital footprint, and others.

• Sun-Maid Growers of California specializes in fruit-related products, including fruity snacks, yogurt-covered raisins, baked goods, and dried fruits. Its dried fruits portfolio includes mango, mixed berries, apricots, dates, golden figs, and more.

• Bergin Fruit and Nut Company offers a range of products, including nuts, mixes, confections, dried fruits, beans and grains, and nut butter. The company’s dried fruit portfolio features apples, coconut, golden raisins, mango, cranberries, apricots, pineapples, dates, papaya, cherries, strawberries, goji berries, pears, prunes, blueberries, and others.

Dried Fruit Market Report Scope

Global Dried Fruit Market Report Segmentation

This report forecasts revenue growth at global, regional, and country levels and provides an analysis of the latest industry trends in each of the sub-segments from 2018 to 2030. For this study, grand view research has segmented the global dried fruit industry report based on product, category, distribution channel and region.

• Product Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

  • Dried Grapes

  • Dates

  • Apricots

  • Figs

  • Cranberries

  • Others

• Category Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

  • Conventional

  • Organic

• Distribution Channel Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

  • Online

  • Offline

• Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2018 - 2030)

  • North America

    • U.S.

    • Canada

    • Mexico

  • Europe

    • Germany

    • UK

    • France

    • Italy

    • Netherlands

  • Asia Pacific

    • China

    • India

    • Japan

    • Australia

    • Indonesia

  • Latin America

    • Brazil

  • MEA

    • Iran