Trends and Predictions

•   US MARKET UPDATE from FoodMarketExchange.com San Francisco. Pineapple Market is firm due to the demand for the holiday season and promotions and shortage of supply. Except this trend to continue thought the first half of 2001 as contracted shipments continue to ship late.
• The overall market trend will be steady within the next 1-2 years, and the industry looks positive in the long-term.
• World production of pineapple is estimated to decrease by 2-4% in the year 2001 because price has not been attractive to farmers in the past few years.
• Thailand will still be the world's largest producer of pineapple with Philippines and Brazil as major competitors.
• Thai pineapple export volume is expected to increase steadily, whereas the price will slightly decrease.
• Consumption of pineapple is expected to increase due to the trend towards healthier eating habit.

Trends and Predictions

•  The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, belongs to the oldest and most diverse of the plant families. It is a monocotyledons of which there are two species, known as tall and dwarf. Every coconut palm in the world is basically of the same species, which probably makes it most abundant single food tree in existence. It is called "The Tree Of Life" because almost every part of the tree is used for something. A single coconut has as much protein as a quarter pound beef steak. Thailand's main exports are shelled coconut, coconut oil and desiccated coconut.