The first container of Panamanian pineapples destined  for Chinese consumers   set sail on Tuesday, October 1  to Beijing

They came from the  ​​La Chorrera and will be followed by  12.5 containers a week sent in the coming months.

The head of Agribusiness of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA), Thomas Solis, said fruit export will be  12 to 25 containers a week in 2020 and   25 to 50 containers per month in 2021  and within 5 years, they are expected to reach 100 containers per week.

The People's Republic of China represents a potential consumer market of 1,4 billion inhabitants for Panama .

Sergio Vargas, of the Panama Ananas Trading Inc, said that in addition to China they export the product to 20 countries in Europe, the United States, South America and the Caribbean.