Band 7+: The charts show world pineapple exports by the top three pineapple-producing countries in 2009 and 2019, and a breakdown of the cost to the consumer of each pineapple in 2019. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The first chart illustrates the exports of the top three pineapple-producing countries from 2009 to 2019. The second graph shows the breakdown of the cost per pineapple for a consumer in 2019.

Overall, it can be seen that exports from countries A and C increased, while imports from country B fell dramatically. Regarding the breakdown of costs, distribution and retail occupied the greatest proportion.

Firstly, the number of pineapples exported from country A rose considerably from roughly 1 to 10 million metric tons in 2019. In contrast, imports from country B declined sharply by approximately 2 million metric tons. Concerning country C, there was an export growth of about 0.3 MT.

Secondly, the breakdown of costs mainly consisted of distribution and retail, which had 35%, followed by profit at 18% and taxes at 16%. The figures for international transport and import licenses were lower, at 12% and 10%, respectively. The remaining 9% was taken by export costs and producer, although producer was slightly greater by a percent.