Pineapples should mature after 15-24 months depending on the planting material used.
While harvesting it is best to cut, rather than to break the fruit by the stalk.
With adequate management, the main crop should yield about 70 tonnes/ha, while ratoon crops yield on the average 50 tonnes/ha. At least two ratoon crops can be grown after the plant crop.
When the production is for export:
Harvest them while they are not yet too much yellowish ( the yellow at ¼ of the whole fruit)
They don’t have to weight more than1.5 kg because the buyer in Europe do like the ones with 1.3-1.5kg with small crown,
When the production is for processing industrial supply:
Harvest themwhen they are yellowish up to ¼ of the whole fruit,
They have to wiigh up to 1.8kg to 2.0kg,
When the production is for the local market:
Harvest themwhen they are yellowish up to ½ of the whole fruits,
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