From January to February this year, the average price of canned pineapple imported by the EU increased by 10% per ton compared with the same period last year. Nevertheless, the EU's purchasing power for canned pineapples has increased by 5%. According to the latest Customs data from Global Trade Information Corporation (GTIC), the 28 EU countries imported more than half of the total imports of 41,322 tons of canned pineapple from Thailand from January to February this year, while the export volume of canned pineapple from Thailand increased by 14% and the amount increased by 30% over the same period. The average price of canned pineapple paid by the 28 EU countries was US$1311 per ton, which exceeded US$162 per ton for the same period in 2015. Following Thailand, Indonesia ranks second in the number of canned pineapples exported to the European Union. From January to February this year, Indonesia exported 9 187 tons of canned pineapple to the European Union, an increase of 16.6% over the previous year; the total amount of $11.87 million, an increase of 36% over the previous year; and the average export price of $1 292 per ton, an increase of 17% over the previous year. Kenya is the third largest exporter of canned pineapple to the European Union. From January to February this year, Kenya exported 4583 tons of canned pineapple to the European Union, a 28% decrease over the previous year, with an average export price of $1292 per ton, which was the same as the same period last year. Kenya exported 973 tons of canned pineapple to the United States, down 48% from the previous year. Projected production declines in the region, information shows that in September 2015, Kenya's food subsidiary and the country's largest exporter of fresh fruit and canned pineapple failed to renew their leased pineapple plantations in the country, which may result in forced closure of its factories. The closure of the plant has not been confirmed. Over the same period, EU 28 countries imported 3566 tons of canned pineapple from the Philippines, down 15% from the previous year, with an average price of $1461 per ton, an increase of 11% over the previous year. This price is the highest in the six regions where European Union imports canned pineapple. China's export of canned pineapple to the 28 EU countries increased by 56% under radical pricing strategies, with an average price of US$1,106 per ton, down 4% from the previous year, the only drop in the average price of canned pineapple suppliers. Vietnam exports 160 tons of canned pineapple to 28 EU countries. Although the quantity is small, it has increased by 70% over the previous year, with an average price of $1071 per ton, an increase of 11% over the previous year. Canned pineapple imports from the United States have soared in the same period as those from the 28 European Union countries.