Kenyan entrepreneur makes leather shoes or handbags, made from pineapples
Project manager and entrepreneur Wangechi Kuria explains that the pineapple value chain, especially in her country of Kenya it is about three things; the fruits, the juice and - in limited form

Global Nature Fund: Mainstreaming biodiversity in tropical supply chains is possible
For about four and a half years, experts from the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ, the Global Nature Fund (GNF) and the Lake Constance Foundation have been developing and

Solid demand for pineapples despite the arrival of summer fruit
“We have reached a turning point,” explains Antoine Guyot of Del Monte France. “The market was well focused during the first months of 2023, with a high demand and prices that followed.” A

GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW PINEAPPLES
The global pineapple market is experiencing various dynamics across different regions. In the Netherlands, natural flowering in Costa Rica has resulted in larger volumes of pineapples being

Belarusian tomatoes are more expensive than pineapples and bananas
Tomatoes and cucumbers are the most in-demand vegetables in Belarus. Their prices are high. Overseas coconuts and pineapples remain on the shelves, despite their affordable cost. The lowest price

Caimito Fruits is now expanding into Europe, offering exotic fresh fruits from Panama
Caimito Fruits Europe S.L, a new fruit distribution company incorporated by Panama-based pineapple farm Caimito Fruits Panama, is set to make history by becoming the first European fruit

"We will explore the possibility of Xuwen pineapples entering the European market"
In May of this year, Xuwen MuchSweet Produce Cooperatives, which mainly deals in Xuwen pineapples, will bring several pineapple varieties to Italy to participate in the MacFrut Expo held on May

Making a name for Ugandan fresh produce
What are Uganda’s main fresh produce exports and markets in Europe? We make about $50m annually from fruit and vegetable exports and our aim is to increase that to around $200m in the next four

Cabinet in Taiwan approves bill that stipulates jail terms for illegally exporting crops
Taiwan’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture admits it would be difficult to find out how Taiwan’s mango pineapples reached China. Regardless, to combat this type of theft in the future, the

Very light supplies of pineapples during Easter week
Pineapples are seeing strong demand this week leading up to Easter. “It’s quite a big pineapple holiday with many retailers doing promotions,” says Bobby Van Ligten with Pura Vida Farms in

'Pineapples, let's wait for the Easter effect'
One of the fruits experiencing an acceleration in sales during the days leading up to Easter is definitely pineapple. We investigated the trends for this fruit with Gerardo Parisi, salesman at

Uganda’s jackfruit journey
In many ways jackfruit is a funny old fruit. This spiky tropical colossus is the largest tree fruit in the world, weighing up to 45kg and measuring as much as 100cm long. It has a distinctive,

FAO: World exports of tropical fruits fall 5% in 2022
A recent report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations showed that world exports of tropical fruits fell by 5% in 2022. Mangos, pineapples and avocados are among the most

“Nearly 30,000 direct jobs and 120,000 indirect jobs are at risk”
The National Chamber of Pineapple Producers and Exporters (CANAPEP), which comprises about 85% of the 43,000 hectares of pineapples in Costa Rica, has warned that “the appreciation of the colon

"The pineapple harvest in El Hierro scheduled for January is starting to be harvested now due to the cold wave"
Without a doubt, pineapples are one of Spain's most imported tropical fruits. Faostat data indicate that in 2021 the fruit was, in fact, the third most purchased item among the main tropical

First sunburn, then rain: now pineapple growers hope for upturn in volumes and demand
A small group of KwaZulu-Natal pineapple growers supply the whole of South Africa with fresh pineapples. In Hluhluwe, Queen pineapples are produced on dryland fields for 52 weeks of the year with

Spain increases pineapple orders from Panama
Capitan Piña, a pineapple grower from Panama has seen increased orders from Spain. The owner, Ing. Eliezer Dominguez says: “Our expectations for this 2023 is to grow as a company in production,

"Demand and prices for colored pineapple remain stable, while those for green pineapple have fallen, despite scarcity"
The vast majority of pineapples currently consumed in Spain come from Costa Rica. Although the demand is not high at this time of the year, that for colored pineapples has remained stable so far

GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW PINEAPPLES
The global pineapple market shows a varied picture, with cold and rainy spells affecting the cultivation in some countries like Costa Rica, South Africa, and Spain. The demand for pineapples in

Costa Rican pineapple producer sees waning demand in Europe
The demand for pineapples in Europe is waning, causing the Costa Rican pineapple producer Fertinyc to turn to Israel and the Middle East. According to Hellen Madrigal, sales manager at Fertinyc

Pineapple prices remain interesting in France despite the school holidays
Coming from Ivory Coast, Costa Rica, as well as Ecuador and Panama, pineapples are currently sold in France at 8 to 13 € [8.5 to 13.8 USD] per package for the big brands, and 8 to 10 € [8.5 to

Japan’s fruit imports sink to lowest in 5 years
Recent data from the Japanese Ministry of Finance shows that Japan’s fruit imports dropped by over 8% Y-o-Y in 2022 to 1.63 million tons, which is even lower than the 1.66 million tons imported