Fresh or processed, pineapple is found all over the world. Nearly two pineapples in five are sold on the international market and canned fruits and juice account for 80 percent of the total.Fresh pineapple is in a particularly strong growth phase at the current time, with imports exceeding 1 million tonnes and there are no signs of that this trend will change. Demand for pineapple and products should increase in the future, driven by the multitude of origins and strong market segmentation.