Pineapples can be the base of a larger tropical display. Surround them with bananas, mangoes, kiwifruit and other tropicals that sell well in your produce department. Make pineapple a star of your tropicals category to boost sales and improve profits.
Shipping
40-lb cartons/flats, 2-layer 20-lb. cartons/flats, 1-layer RPC -- 6413, 6416, 6419, 6420 Consumer packs 12-, 16-, 40- and 80-oz. bags of fresh-cut chunks, wedges and spears Fresh-cut cylinders 20-oz. packs Fresh cored pineapple 32-oz. bags Foodservice packs 5-pound plastic airtight pouches of wedges, cylinders, spears and tidbits
Grades
United States U.S. fancy U.S. No. 1 U.S. No. 2 Hawaii Hawaii fancy Hawaii No. 1 Hawaii cocktail
Handling
Temperature: mature green, 50 to 55 F (10 to 12.8 C); ripe, 45 F (7.2 C), 32 to 35 F (0 to 1.7 C) Relative humidity: 85-90% Mist: no Typical shelf life: 14 to 36 days Odor-sensitive (Do not store or transport odor-sensitive items with commodities that produce odors. Pineapples will absorb odors produced by avocados and green peppers.) Susceptible to chilling injury (Damage sometimes is not apparent until produce is returned to a higher temperature.) Fruit with a deep yellow shell color has higher sugar content because it is picked later in the growing process.
