Costa Rica: For the first time, pineapple export yields more than bananas

Until recently, bananas were the most important export product of Costa Rica. But in the first half of this year, Costa Rica has become a pineapple republic. For the first time, the export of pineapples yielded more than the export of bananas. In six months, 427 million dollars of bananas left the country, but the pineapple export yielded 459 million, according to figures from Costa Rican export bureau Procomer.