SOURCE: Xinhua The pineapple industry in Cote d’Ivoire experienced a difficult year in 2023, according to an annual report published Thursday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). According to the report, the country’s exports of pineapples to the international market reached only 23,557 tonnes, representingContinue Reading
by V Sajeev Kumar, The Hindu Business Line Rising production, thanks to increased area under the crop, coupled with a subdued upcountry demand due to surplus supply has resulted in pineapple prices dropping 45 per cent compared with last year. The raw fruit is costing ₹18-20 per kg, while AContinue Reading
SOURCE: Fresh Fruit Portal The global pineapple market is expanding, with growth projections from $27 billion in 2023 to $36 billion by 2028. The research firm Mordor Intelligence found that the Asia-Pacific region was the largest pineapple producer in 2021, with 13 million metric tons accounting for 41% of globalContinue Reading
SOURCE: Qian Xiaoyan Benin’s sugarloaf pineapple, dubbed ‘the sweetest pineapple in the world,’ is on show for the first time at the ongoing China International Import Expo in Shanghai and long queues are forming to taste it. “I’m glad our Chinese friends can sample Benin’s pineapples,” Elysee Kahomey, Benin’s assistantContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Sun Daily The “contract farm” model for pineapple cultivation improves youth skills and generates income in a challenging economic climate, said the Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (MPIB). Its chairman, Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali said close collaboration with the private sector will be intensified to ensure economic spillover ofContinue Reading
SOURCE: Catherine Talavera, Philstar Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the tariffs on the country’s banana and processed pineapple exports to South Korea would gradually be eliminated after the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA). Trade Undersecretary and Board of Investments (BOI) managing head Ceferino Rodolfo said theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Qiu Quanlin, China Daily Driving 50 kilometers north from Xuwen Port, the world’s largest roll-on/roll-off passenger terminal, there is another sea to be found — one of fresh pineapples. At this time of year, farmers in Xuwen county of Zhanjiang, in the western coastal area of Guangdong province, areContinue Reading
SOURCE: Mathrubhumi A surge in demand for pineapple has resulted in an increase in its price in the retail markets across Kerala. Major outlets are selling the ripe fruit at Rs 53 per kilogram. Raw pineapple has been trading at Rs 40 per kilogram while special-grade raw pineapple is atContinue Reading
SOURCE: Elizabeth McCauley, Lilian Manansala, and Ryan Bieber / INSIDER Fuwa Biotech ferments pineapple waste to make natural soap, detergent, toilet cleaner, and more. The company says its products are better for the planet than industrial cleaning agents and detergents. Early research suggests the enzymes and acids in fermented fruitContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Star Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Kelantan branch aims to generate up to RM200,000 in revenue this year from the sale of MD2 pineapples and slips that it grows on a 1.6ha land in Bukit Tiu here. Its agrobusiness unit coordinator, Hadhifah Fadhlina Ismail, is optimistic about meeting theContinue Reading
SOURCE: The first sample batch of 300 Sarawak pineapples touched down in Singapore earlier this week. Sarawak Trade and Tourism Office Singapore (STATOS) chief executive officer Chew Chang Guan said the samples were already on their way to local traders for them to test in-market. He said the demand forContinue Reading
