Australians Urged to Make Most of Pineapples Glut

Australians Urged to Make Most of Pineapples Glut
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Pineapple lovers are lucky to enjoy a glut of tropical fruit at a cheap price as the crop ripened prematurely after an unseasonal winter rain in Queensland.

The cold and wet snap in the sunshine state is expected to result in millions of pineapples—or 70 percent of the annual crop ripening all at once instead of spreading out all year round like usual.

Nina Nguyen
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Nina Nguyen is a reporter based in Sydney. She covers Australian news with a focus on social, cultural, and identity issues. She is fluent in Vietnamese. Contact her at [email protected].
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