date:Feb 18, 2020
ward price movement to a 15 percent drop in production from last years figure of 400,000 tonnes. Many small and medium farmers have stayed away from pineapple cultivation after suffering losses due to floods in the last two years.
The year 2018 was distressing for the sector because of floods, glut in the market and extreme climatic conditions. Climate change had created a dull market that led to the decline in prices, dragging wholesale rates to ?10 a kg.
However, the current surge in prices