date:Aug 16, 2016
which creates an unusually high demand. The price of the larger sizes is somewhere around 14 or 15 Euro, size 8 is sold for 12 to 14 Euro, and even the smaller sizes are sold for 11 to 12 Euro, says Frank. It seems like 2016 will be an unusually good year for pineapples. During the past 32 weeks, there were only 5 weeks that ran at a deficit the rest was very profitable.
Costa Rica controls the market
Besides, the pineapple importers do not really have a choice, according to Frank. Costa Rica c