Costa Rica gets go a head to export pineapple to China
"This authorization will allow us to sell our pineapple in China, a country that shows a growing trend in consuming and importing this product," Trade Minister Alexander Mora said in a statement.
The Central America country had been seeking a phytosanitary permit to send pineapple to China since 2010. Costa Rican pineapple exports rose more than 8 percent in 2016 to a five-year high of $873 million, according to government data with the US and Europe buying 97% of the country's total production.
source: dailymail.co.uk
