Origins / Americas
Costa Rica
The home of the MD2 'Gold' pineapple and a major banana exporter, with weekly direct fruit services into the UK south coast.
- Growing regions
- Limón, Puntarenas, Guanacaste
- Transit to UK
- 12–16 days by sea
- Mode
- Reefer container
- UK entry
- Portsmouth / Southampton
- Main season
- Year-round
- Trade terms
- UK–Central America Association Agreement
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Why Costa Rica
- MD2 pineapples year-round
- Bananas and plantain
- Weekly direct fruit-line sailings
Season by product
| Product | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banana | ||||||||||||
| Pineapple | ||||||||||||
| Coconut | ||||||||||||
| Watermelon | ||||||||||||
| Melon |
From Costa Rica
What we bring in.
In season · 2 originsTropical & exotic
Banana
Colombia · Costa Rica
In season · 2 originsTropical & exotic
Pineapple
Costa Rica · Colombia · Mexico
In season · 2 originsTropical & exotic
Coconut
Vietnam · Costa Rica
In season · 2 originsGrapes & melons
Watermelon
Spain · Morocco · Brazil · Costa Rica
In season · 2 originsGrapes & melons
Melon
Spain · Morocco · Brazil · Costa Rica
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