Joselyn Villalobos Salas, VISA FRUITS AND TUBERS, of Costa Rica.
VISA has more than 700 hectares for pineapple production. According to Joselyn, heavy rains have slowed down the harvesting process, since the roads leading to the plantations are muddy, making transport more difficult, and cold temperatures are also causing the fruit to need more time to reach the necessary sweetness.
Joselyn pineapples, VISA's sweet premium variety
"The fruit which is not as sweet can be shipped to markets like Russia, where they prefer greener pineapples, or be used for juice production, but it cannot be exported to the European market, which is very demanding when it comes to Brix, and we won't risk damaging our reputation by shipping fruit that is other than excellent," affirms Joselyn.
VISA-labelled pineapples
Joselyn Villalobos Salas
VISA
Tel.: 2473-3112 ext. 115
jvillalobos@visasa.com
www.visasa.com