Estimates by the SFE indicate that there are 20 companies interested in exporting pineapples to China.

Abel Chaves, president of the National Chamber of Producers and Exporters of Pineapple (Canapep), told Elfinancierocr.com that "... 'Before thinking about production volumes we have to think about how much demand will grow, the pricing scheme that the market will have and the logistics to get the product there. But the answer to whether we can make the cut is yes.'"
 
See also "Figures on Pineapple Exports in Central America"

"... According to the Foreign Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER), while the country sold the equivalent of $465 million in North America, in Asia barely $5 million worth was sold."

Source: elfinancierocr.com

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