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The volume of pineapples is approximately 10 percent higher than this time last year.
“This is good since several retailers have invested in promoting the category to keep sales at the level the pandemic has increased them to,” says Adriana Garcia of Chestnut Hill Farms, who grow their pineapples in Costa Rica.
The increase is attributed to a few reasons–first, the volume in the industry is concentrated in larger, more technical operations. “Also, the weather conditions have been exceptionally good for pineapples. These factors have positively impacted overall productivity levels which means that the availability of larger pineapples have increased vs. the small and medium sizes.”