Panama Fruit has announced the beginning of operations of its new storage and processing plant for pineapple and orange juice, located in the province of Cocle.
Panama Fruit explained that in the plant they will be processing pineapples and fruit that farmers can not sell in the local or international market. The president of the Panamanian company, Pedro Fabrega said that fruit which is not sold on the market due to "lack of color or size", will be used to make juices.
Exports to Holland of pasteurized pineapple juice with a price of $ 0.76 a liter have begun.
The Panamanian company Panamá Fruit plans to send 3,900 tons of pineapple juice to Holland - about 300 tons per month - from its plant in Garicín, Cocle province, reports Panamaamerica.com.pa.
Pedro Fabrega, president of the Panama Fruit company, said that the export is being made in aseptic containers carrying 1,000 liters each which are placed in 40 foot containers. This is different from exporting the juice in tetratapak cartons, as other companies do.
Panama Fruit will start exporting pineapple and orange juice, processed at its plant in Cocle, to Europe.
With the start of its exports to the Netherlands - the first shipment of refrigerated 40 foot containers this week- the firm Panama Fruit takes a step forward towards its main goal of managing an agribusiness service center.
"Pedro Fabrega, the owner, explained that although the processing plant was initially created to prepare citrus juices, they have already started producing pineapple juice, and there are future plans to add other tropical fruits such as passion fruit and mango," reported Prensa.com.
The Panamanian province of Coclé is a destination promoted by a group of 12 companies, Coclé Cluster, introduced new tourism packages.
In the presentation made on May 21, the group insisted on the need for the province to have an international airport so that tourists do not have to go through Tocumen airport.
According to Prensa.com, Pedro Fábrega, one of the 12 members of the corporate conglomerate, "said that the group is not only promoting leisure tourism; it is also promoting agro-industrial tourism so that those who live in the concrete jungle can learn where the food they eat comes from."