The given diagram illustrates how pineapples are grown and prepared for sale, associated with various pineapple products.
Overall, the process involves 3 main stages: cultivating pineapples under controlled conditions, processing them into several manufactured goods and packaging them for distribution.
Pineapples take approximately a year to fully develop before they are processed and marketed. Initially, the plants are grown in rows with a spacing of 26 cm, requiring a temperature of 23-30 degrees for optimal growth. After 7 months, they are sprayed with a chemical substance named ethaline. At harvest, the largest pineapples can weigh 2 kg and reach a height of 30 cm.
In the next stage, pineapples are washed with water to remove dirt after being collected. They are then classified based on their size. Small and medium-sized pineapples are peeled and processed differently: the smallest ones are sent to an extractor to produce juice while the medium-sized pineapples are chopped and canned. In contrast, the largest pineapples remain whole, then they are waxed and preserved. Finally, the packaged pineapples are transported by ship to various markets for sale.
