Tag: pineapples

With an average volume of 73,000 tons, Mexico was ranked the world’s seventh largest exporter of fresh or dried pineapples during 2016-2020, with a 1.9 percent share in global sales of fruit.

In the face of a possible pumpkin shortage and soaring pumpkin prices, Dole Food Company, Inc. is encouraging Halloween revelers to carve a pineapple instead this year.

Coral Gables, FL (June 28, 2021) – Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc., one of North America’s leading marketers and distributors of high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, today announces the expansion of its exclusive and luxurious Pinkglow pineapple to select retailers in limited markets throughout Canada.

Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc., one of North America’s leading marketers and distributors of high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, has today announced the official relaunch of its Honeyglow pineapple, further showcasing the brand’s range and diverse product line in the pineapple space.

Robust exports of Costa Rican pineapples have led to a price increase of 14 percent in the first 12 weeks to April 7 of 2021.

INEC released a preliminary report showing that bananas and pineapples together represented 16.2 percent of the total value exported by Cost Rica during 2020, according to Nacion, a Costa Rican reporting agency.

Turns out it might have backfired to have an amazingly delicious, perfectly tart and ripe Honeyglow compared to the milder flavor of a Pinkglow, which has been described as "cotton candy-like." 

Pamela breaks vacation to join Greg to talk about the latest USDA food box news.

Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc., one of North America’s leading marketers and distributors of high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, is excited to announce the launch of its newest product, the Petit Pinkglow Pineapple, exclusively in the Dallas market.

La Dona Fruit – a leading producer and exporter of fresh golden pineapples and tropical fruits in Latin America – is ecstatic to announce the official opening this week of its groundbreaking Valle Verde packhouse and coldstore for Tahiti limes in Apartadó, Antioquia, in the north of Colombia.